Michael Strahan was told that it was “not the time” for his comments regarding the Detroit Lions following their unexpected playoff loss to the Washington Commanders.
Strahan, who was part of Fox’s coverage during the Lions’ matchup with the Commanders, made his remarks after Detroit’s surprising defeat. Despite finishing the regular season as the No. 1 seed and winning 15 of their 17 games, the Lions were beaten 45-31 by the Commanders at Ford Field on Saturday night.
The NFC playoff game was broadcast live on Fox across the nation. Strahan tried to remain positive about Detroit’s overall season, stating on the network’s post-game coverage, “Washington went out there and played a great game.” He continued, “But for Detroit, I mean what a great season they had. They should be proud of their season, and this is why: they had so many injuries on that team, especially defensively, and they still made it this far. And I think it just caught up with them. It’s hard to overcome that many defensive injuries, no matter how well they played later in the season defensively.”
However, Strahan’s remarks didn’t sit well with everyone. Zach Gelb, the host of a CBS Sports Radio show, expressed his disapproval on X, writing, “There can’t be a Lions fan on the planet who wants to hear Michael Strahan right now say how proud the Lions should be of the season they had with all the injuries they suffered. They were the number 1 seed and just lost in the divisional round! Not the time for that!”
Lions head coach Dan Campbell was visibly emotional in his post-game press conference, saying, “It just hurts to lose, man,” as he struggled to hold back tears. “And I don’t care if you’re the 7-seed, 6-seed, 5-seed, 1-seed. ‘Cause I’ve lost at all of them, damn near, and it stings and it hurts. It hurts. You have to get up, body’s beat to s***, mentally stay locked in and do those things, so long season.”
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Dan Campbell moved to tears following Lions’ devastating playoff defeat to Commanders
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell became emotional after his team suffered an unexpected 45-31 defeat at home to the Washington Commanders.
Following the Lions’ upset loss in the divisional round of the playoffs, Campbell took responsibility for the result.
“We just didn’t get it done,” Campbell said after the game. “It’ll be something that I’m going to be, you know, I’m going to have a lot of time here to really look at it, think about it, and figure it out. How do we improve? What do we need to fix? The whats, the whys, the hows, all of it.”
Moments later, Campbell became emotional.
“It’s hard. You know, when you lose. When you lose these games, man. It’s like the players,” Campbell said, pausing to regain composure and fighting back tears. “What they put into it. A lot of people don’t know what they go through. You have to get up, bodies beat to [expletive]. You know, mentally stay locked in and do those things. Long season.”
Entering the postseason as the No. 1 seed in the NFC for the first time in franchise history after setting a record with 15 wins, the Lions earned a first-round bye and were heavily favored against the Commanders.
However, Jayden Daniels and the Commanders dominated in the second quarter, outscoring Detroit 28-14 to lead 31-21 at halftime. Daniels and Washington maintained their momentum in the second half, shocking the top-seeded Lions in Detroit.
The Lions allowed 481 total yards to Washington and committed five turnovers, including four from quarterback Jared Goff (three interceptions and one lost fumble).
“Unfortunate, obviously. It sucks,” Goff said. “Worst part of this job. You hate it when you feel like you let guys down. You want to win these types of games at home.”
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