Wild Card Playoff Games, 2026

played in Washington, DC

31 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	10	0	7	-	24
Washington Redskins	14	7	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 DET - Chris McCullough 1 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
1Q: 06:06 WAS - Blaine Foster 6 run (K.C. Compton extra point)
1Q: 01:04 WAS - Blaine Foster 2 run (K.C. Compton extra point)
2Q: 10:26 DET - George Price 35 field goal
2Q: 02:05 WAS - Leon Horn 8 run (K.C. Compton extra point)
2Q: 00:53 DET - Morten Cote 18 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
4Q: 13:02 WAS - K.C. Compton 26 field goal
4Q: 00:55 DET - Teddy Hastings 10 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
4Q: 00:27 WAS - Ben Carter 18 pass from Leon Horn (K.C. Compton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 DET - Chris McCullough 1 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
1Q: 06:06 WAS - Blaine Foster 6 run (K.C. Compton extra point)
1Q: 01:04 WAS - Blaine Foster 2 run (K.C. Compton extra point)
2Q: 10:26 DET - George Price 35 field goal
2Q: 02:05 WAS - Leon Horn 8 run (K.C. Compton extra point)
2Q: 00:53 DET - Morten Cote 18 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
4Q: 13:02 WAS - K.C. Compton 26 field goal
4Q: 00:55 DET - Teddy Hastings 10 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
4Q: 00:27 WAS - Ben Carter 18 pass from Leon Horn (K.C. Compton extra point)

Team Statistics DET WAS
Record 11-6 11-6
First Downs 24 27
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 17 15
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 385 406
- Offensive Plays 71 64
- Yards per Play 5.42 6.34
Net Rushing Yards 134 114
- Rushing Attempts 28 32
- Yards per Rush 4.79 3.56
Net Passing Yards 251 292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 23 - 2 30 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 251 306
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.84 9.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/55 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 3/43
Kick Returns/Yards 3/79 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 2/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:05 29:55

Team Statistics	DET	WAS
Record	11-6	11-6
First Downs	24	27
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	17	15
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	385	406
- Offensive Plays	71	64
- Yards per Play	5.42	6.34
Net Rushing Yards	134	114
- Rushing Attempts	28	32
- Yards per Rush	4.79	3.56
Net Passing Yards	251	292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 23 - 2	30 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	251	306
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.84	9.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/55	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	3/43
Kick Returns/Yards	3/79	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	2/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:05	29:55

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:36	OWN 34	12	66	Touchdown
1	5:56	1:24	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	0:55	5:34	OWN 20	14	62	Field Goal
2	8:15	1:34	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
2	4:53	1:29	OWN 38	3	7	Interception
2	1:58	1:15	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
3	13:03	4:53	OWN 11	10	43	Punt
3	4:49	1:28	OWN 41	4	10	Punt
4	12:54	2:05	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
4	8:26	2:54	OWN 33	7	26	Interception
4	2:06	1:18	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 20	3	42	Game

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:24	3:28	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
1	4:32	3:37	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
2	10:21	2:06	OWN 20	4	25	Punt
2	6:41	1:48	OWN 44	5	19	Interception
2	3:24	1:26	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 20	2	25	Half
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
3	8:10	3:21	OWN 5	6	17	Punt
3	3:21	5:27	OWN 21	12	70	Field Goal
4	10:49	2:23	OWN 6	7	17	Punt
4	5:32	3:26	OWN 32	6	32	Missed FG
4	0:48	0:21	OPP 47	4	47	Touchdown

Game MVP: Leon Horn, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Teddy Hastings	17	58	3.41	12	1
Christian Crane	10	68	6.80	24	3
Dexter Dodge	1	8	8.00	8	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zack Redsteer	15	28	1.87	11	2	0
Blaine Foster	13	54	4.15	13	3	2
Leon Horn	3	25	8.33	10	1	1
Henry Hickman	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	43	23	251	0/0	3	42	2	74.8

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leon Horn	30	23	306	2/14	1	40	1	105.7

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Teddy Hastings	5	6	34	6.80	3	10	1
TE Chester Mariotti	4	8	55	13.75	29	42	0
WR Morten Cote	3	6	40	13.33	5	18	1
WR Cary Bielby	2	6	21	10.50	3	12	0
FB Alvin Ellis	2	2	24	12.00	19	13	0
WR Dwayne Gelbart	2	4	36	18.00	25	29	0
WR Chris McCullough	2	2	16	8.00	5	15	1
RB Christian Crane	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Isaac Briggs	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0
TE Brent Kingsblood	1	6	10	10.00	0	10	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Warren Knight	6	8	93	15.50	12	26	0
WR Ben Carter	6	7	117	19.50	51	40	1
TE Trent Patterson	5	5	35	7.00	12	12	0
RB Zack Redsteer	3	5	23	7.67	18	15	0
TE Freddie Winters	1	1	6	6.00	7	6	0
WR Scottie Couloumbe	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Kenneth Montgomery	1	2	26	26.00	12	26	0
WR Curtis Schuneman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Grant Prescott	1	9	9.00	0

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Irving Jenkins	1	20	20.00	0
CB Antoine Littlejohn	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alvin Ellis	0	0	1	0

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Antoine Littlejohn	1	0	0	0
Curtis Schuneman	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	5	247	49.4	40.8	56	3

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roosevelt Kickert	4	198	49.5	45.3	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
George Price	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
K.C. Compton	1/2	0/1	0/1	26	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sam Arce	2	17	8.5	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Littlejohn	3	43	14.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Cotchery	2	50	25.0	0
Raymond Blanton	1	29	29.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scottie Couloumbe	3	80	26.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jumbo Starks	8	0	0.0	31	31
S Adrian Cotchery	7	0	0.0	29	26
OLB Daniel Lewis	6	2	0.0	31	32
CB Ricardo Altuna	5	1	0.0	28	29
DE Devin Page	3	0	2.0	18	22
CB Wes Huntley	3	2	0.0	27	28
ILB Louis Hall	3	1	0.0	18	15
CB Grant Prescott	3	1	0.0	24	25
DE Dana Newhart	2	1	0.0	22	18
S Sherman Ferguson	2	1	0.0	25	25
DT Vince Cash	2	1	0.0	20	22
OLB Harold McBeal	2	0	0.0	8	3
DT Kenneth Wallace	1	0	0.0	17	15
DE Vinny Pritchett	1	0	0.0	19	19
WR Sam Arce	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Thomas Shepherd	1	0	0.0	7	8
CB Raymond Blanton	1	0	0.0	14	15
WR Morten Cote	1	0	---	---	---

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Brandon Robertson	5	1	0.0	24	33
CB Bobby Taylor	5	0	0.0	25	39
CB Nick Blackburn	4	1	0.0	19	32
ILB Zack Thomason	4	1	0.0	16	27
S Terry Chernetsky	4	0	0.0	10	14
ILB Seth Levine	3	1	0.0	12	15
CB Rod Lemus	3	1	0.0	18	35
S Walt Gomez	3	1	0.0	21	31
S Victor Jeffords	3	1	0.0	23	33
DT John Morgenstern	2	2	0.0	22	31
OLB Irving Jenkins	2	0	0.0	13	18
CB Antoine Littlejohn	2	0	0.0	6	15
DE Adam McDonald	1	2	0.0	15	26
DT Cary Parrella	1	2	0.0	11	20
DT J.T. Shapiro	1	0	0.0	7	14
DE Terrance Lusk	1	0	0.0	13	17
OLB Claude Duran	1	0	0.0	11	8
DT J.R. Sheldon	1	0	0.0	12	19
S Ethan Halsey	1	0	0.0	11	17
WR Curtis Schuneman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Conrad Whitfield	1	0	0.0	4	4
OLB William Overleese	0	1	0.0	15	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Devin Page	2.0	0	0	1	22
DT Vince Cash	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Vinny Pritchett	0.0	0	1	1	19
DT Kenneth Wallace	0.0	0	1	0	15
OLB Daniel Lewis	0.0	0	0	1	32

Washington	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brandon Robertson	2	2	33
DE Terrance Lusk	2	0	17
DT Cary Parrella	2	0	20
DT J.R. Sheldon	1	1	19
DT J.T. Shapiro	1	0	14
ILB Seth Levine	1	0	15
DE Adam McDonald	1	0	26
ILB Zack Thomason	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ricardo Altuna	7	0	0	29
CB Grant Prescott	3	0	1	25
CB Wes Huntley	3	0	0	28
ILB Jumbo Starks	3	0	0	31
OLB Daniel Lewis	2	0	0	32
ILB Louis Hall	1	1	0	15
OLB Thomas Shepherd	1	1	0	8
ILB John Lynch	1	0	0	4
S Sherman Ferguson	1	0	0	25
DE Devin Page	1	0	0	22
S Lamont Buchanan	0	1	0	15

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bobby Taylor	5	1	0	39
CB Nick Blackburn	4	0	0	32
CB Antoine Littlejohn	3	1	1	15
CB Rod Lemus	2	0	0	35
S Terry Chernetsky	2	0	0	14
S Walt Gomez	1	1	0	31
OLB Irving Jenkins	1	0	1	18
ILB Seth Levine	1	0	0	15
DE Brandon Robertson	1	0	0	33
OLB William Overleese	1	0	0	25
OLB Conrad Whitfield	1	0	0	4
ILB Zack Thomason	1	0	0	27
S Victor Jeffords	0	2	0	33
OLB Claude Duran	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Lance Salter	2	4	1	28	43
Dusty Edwards	1	4	0	21	35
Randy Quimby	1	3	0	26	36
Alvin Ellis	1	3	0	22	33
Chester Mariotti	1	2	0	23	37
Dean Dresslar	1	2	0	9	15
Rico Schleinat	0	5	0	23	36
Jesse Brusca	0	4	0	19	35

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Deion Castillo	3	7	30	1	29
Alvin Finley	3	5	31	0	30
Levon Moss	1	5	26	0	27
Derek Shimizu	1	4	15	0	11
Fred Beechler	0	5	28	0	30
Pat Carlisle	0	1	23	1	26
Artie Harts	0	1	2	0	3
Al Tucker	0	1	18	0	18

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Harold McBeal	2	13
Christian Crane	1	17
Alvin Ellis	1	16
Quentin Wilkinson	1	14
Adrian Cotchery	1	9
Wes Huntley	0	17
Isaac Briggs	0	15
Gus Strickland	0	15
Dwayne Gelbart	0	12
Thomas Shepherd	0	12
John Lynch	0	11
Raymond Blanton	0	11
Chester Mariotti	0	9
Rich Paschke	0	6
Randy Quimby	0	6
George Price	0	6
Dana Newhart	0	6
Ricardo Altuna	0	6
Dean Dresslar	0	6
Tracy Durham	0	6
Kenneth Wallace	0	5
Darrell Shepherd	0	5
Jesse Brusca	0	4
Sam Arce	0	4
Sherman Ferguson	0	3
Louis Hall	0	3
Daniel Lewis	0	2
Vince Cash	0	2
Jumbo Starks	0	2
Brent Kingsblood	0	2
Lance Salter	0	2
Grant Prescott	0	2
Cary Bielby	0	1
Vinny Pritchett	0	1
Billy Frysinger	0	1
Teddy Hastings	0	1

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Freddie Winters	3	17
Trent Patterson	2	16
Antoine Littlejohn	0	24
Randy Poole	0	22
Irving Jenkins	0	17
Curtis Schuneman	0	16
Al Tucker	0	16
Scottie Couloumbe	0	13
Terry Chernetsky	0	12
Seth Levine	0	11
Walt Gomez	0	9
K.C. Compton	0	8
Rod Lemus	0	7
Fred Beechler	0	6
Derek Shimizu	0	6
Norman Meyer	0	6
Artie Harts	0	5
J.R. Sheldon	0	4
Roosevelt Kickert	0	4
John Morgenstern	0	4
Adam McDonald	0	4
Henry Hickman	0	4
Claude Duran	0	3
Conrad Whitfield	0	3
Alvin Finley	0	2
Deion Castillo	0	2
Ethan Halsey	0	2
Kenneth Montgomery	0	2
Vincent Stowe	0	2
Terrance Lusk	0	1
Warren Knight	0	1
Bobby Taylor	0	1
Brandon Robertson	0	1
Victor Jeffords	0	1
Zack Thomason	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	72	6.5
Middle	4	11	2.8
Right	13	51	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	20	58	2.9
Right	6	33	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	43	23	2	0	1	6	11	3	2

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leon Horn	30	23	4	0	0	3	2	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	30	16	132	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	119	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	32	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	75	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	10	199	18.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Chester Mariotti	8	4	1	55	1	37
WR Cary Bielby	6	2	0	21	0	29
RB Teddy Hastings	6	5	0	34	0	30
TE Brent Kingsblood	6	1	0	10	0	27
WR Morten Cote	6	3	0	40	0	19
WR Dwayne Gelbart	4	2	0	36	1	15
FB Alvin Ellis	2	2	0	24	0	33
WR Chris McCullough	2	2	0	16	0	3
RB Christian Crane	2	1	0	3	0	13
WR Isaac Briggs	1	1	0	12	0	1

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Warren Knight	8	6	93	1	22
WR Ben Carter	7	6	117	2	29
RB Zack Redsteer	5	3	23	0	15
TE Trent Patterson	5	5	35	0	25
TE Kenneth Montgomery	2	1	26	1	7
TE Freddie Winters	1	1	6	0	4
WR Curtis Schuneman	1	0	0	0	11
WR Scottie Couloumbe	1	1	6	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Christian Crane	3	9	3.00	6.80

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Blaine Foster	3	18	6.00	4.15
Zack Redsteer	2	12	6.00	1.87
Leon Horn	1	8	8.00	8.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	5	4	44	8.80	5.84

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leon Horn	1	1	18	18.00	10.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris McCullough	2	2	16	8.00	8.00
WR Morten Cote	2	1	18	9.00	6.67
RB Teddy Hastings	1	1	10	10.00	5.67

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ben Carter	1	1	18	18.00	16.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	1	1
Teddy Hastings	1	0
Christian Crane	1	1

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Zack Redsteer	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	11	7	4

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leon Horn	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Teddy Hastings	3	3	1
WR Morten Cote	3	1	1
WR Cary Bielby	1	0	0
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	1	1
TE Chester Mariotti	1	0	0
WR Chris McCullough	1	1	1
RB Christian Crane	1	1	0

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Warren Knight	3	2	2
WR Ben Carter	3	2	2
WR Curtis Schuneman	1	0	0
TE Trent Patterson	1	1	0
WR Scottie Couloumbe	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,300 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,000 (20,900)
End Zone 9,800 (15,100)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,400)
Club Seats 10,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (7,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,300 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,000 (20,900)
End Zone	9,800 (15,100)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,400)
Club Seats	10,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (7,000)