Ford Field will be rocking on Saturday night, Jan. 18, as the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions welcome the No. 6 seed Washington Commanders in the NFC Divisional Round. The Lions are looking for their second straight trip to the NFC Championship Game.

Montgomery’s return is the big talking point of the week, and we’ll examine what to expect from that and more in this week’s depth chart projection.

One injury that Ravens and Bills fans are specifically paying attention to involves Ravens wideout Zay Flowers, who hasn't practiced since he injured his knee during Baltimore's Week 18 win over the Cleveland Browns.

On the flip side, several Lions players were listed as "no practice" coming off an extra week of recovery. Right guard Kevin Zeitler (hamstring), cornerback Ennis Rakestraw Jr. (hamstring/illness) and defensive lineman Pat O'Connor (calf) were all listed as nonparticipants on the report.

The Detroit Lions have emerged from their bye week and are now beginning their on-field preparations for the divisional round when they'll host the Washington Commanders on Saturday. And it looks like the week off did members on the roster some good,

Campbell said he expects to have David Montgomery for the Lions' first playoff game. He said Lions got positive news on Terrion Arnold and Kevin Zeitler, so so positive on Pat O'Connor.

On Tuesday, Lions head coach Dan Campbell gave a short but affirmative answer to whether or not running back David Montgomery ... in was defensive lineman Pat O'Connor, who picked up a calf ...

After missing the last three games with a knee, Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery is expected back for the playoffs.

The NFL's eight remaining teams are trying to stay as healthy as possible ahead of their respective divisional round playoff games, with trips to the AFC and NFC conference title games at stake.  One injury that Ravens and Bills fans are specifically paying attention to is the status of Ravens wideout Zay Flowers,

An offense with Pro Bowl talent across the board was the driving force behind Detroit's success throughout the season. In fact, the Lions held the league's No. 1 scoring offense this season, averaging 33.2 points per game, the highest mark of any team since the 2019 Ravens during Lamar Jackson's first MVP campaign.

David Montgomery, the Detroit Lions' thumping running back, is expected back from a knee injury for the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

Flowers suffered a knee injury during the regular season finale two weeks ago, and has not returned to practice since. He missed all of last week, including the Ravens' Wild Card win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, with the injury, and looks set to do it again this week.