Rob “Lion Eyes” Gonzales stood on a swath of the turf from Pontiac Silverdome in his basement, sporting his signature shades with blue frames and leaping lions on silver lenses that obstruct his view.

After decades of heartbreak, some of Michigan’s oldest Detroit Lions fans are hoping to see the team’s first-ever Super Bowl appearance.

Jayden Daniels threw for two touchdowns to help Washington Commanders reach the NFC title game for the first time in 33 years; Washington will play the winner of Sundays Los Angeles Rams-Philadelphia Eagles game for a spot in the Super Bowl,

Detroit, which needed to win just two home games to make the first Super Bowl in franchise history, is out. The Commanders are moving onto the NFC title game for the first time since the end of the '91 season.