Sam Cosmi has been knocked down, but he is not pitying himself. The former Texas Longhorn tackle was injured Saturday night in the second quarter of the Commanders' 45-31 upset over the Lions in Detroit.
Detroit Lions cornerback Amik Robertson suffered an elbow injury on the Washington Commanders' second snap and walked off the field in tears in Saturday night's divisional playoff game.
The Commanders will likely be without a starting offensive lineman as they try to advance to the Super Bowl. Right guard Sam Cosmi had to leave Saturday night's win over the Lions with a knee injury and Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports he is having an MRI to determine the severity of the injury on Sunday.
Rookie Mike Sainristil, taken in the second round 48 picks after Daniels, had two interceptions, and safety Quan Martin returned his pick of Jared Goff 40 yards for a touchdown. Dorance Armstrong also forced Goff to fumble as part of the 45-31 victory on Saturday night.
Jayden Daniels and the nothing-to-lose Washington Commanders sent the top-seeded Detroit Lions to a stunningly swift playoff exit. Daniels threw for two touchdowns and fellow rookie Mike Sainristil had two interceptions,
They became the first team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to win four consecutive games by scoring on the final play, with rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels working his magic week after week. Now they're facing Philadelphia in the NFC championship game on Sunday after rolling over Detroit.
Breaking down all 5 turnovers created by the Commanders defense in the playoff win over the Lions For the Commanders to win this game, it was always going to require a shootout with the defense getting a few turnovers to give the offense an extra possession or two.
Detroit Lions cornerback Amik Robertson broke his arm in the 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders. He was hurt on the second snap, tackling receiver Terry McLaurin, and walked off the field in tears in Saturday night’s divisional playoff game.
If a 12-5 record and the wild-card win over the Bucs didn’t convince remaining skeptics, hammering the NFC's top seed did the trick.
The Washington Commanders were dealt a significant injury blow after head coach Dan Quinn revealed guard Sam Cosmi suffered an ACL injury and will be out for the rest of the playoffs