Teddy Bridgewater and Marcus Mariota duking it out in the NFC divisional round — who would’ve thought? The former, fresh off a state championship as the head coach of his high school alma mater in January,
Hendon Hooker is inactive as the team's emergency third quarterback for the divisional-round game against the Commanders.
It's been a wild month for Teddy Bridgewater. A few weeks ago he was celebrating a big win in high school football after coaching his Miami Northwestern alma mater all the way to a state championship.
Miami Northwestern head coach Teddy Bridgewater arrived ahead of the Detroit Lions-Washington Commanders' NFL Divisional round matchup at Ford Field wearing a high school football jersey. No, it wasn't one of Bridgewater's alma mater Bulls.
Teddy Bridgewater led Miami Northwestern High School to a state championship. Now, he's back with the Lions in their Super Bowl quest.
Bridgewater joins a 13-2 Detroit team that is considered a top Super Bowl contender and currently owns the top seed in the NFC playoff race. He'll be expected to back up Jared Goff for a Lions offense that ranks second in total yardage and passing production and first in points scored.
The Detroit Lions have chosen veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater over Hendon Hooker to back up Jared Goff against the Washington Commanders
A first-round bye, back-to-back division titles and a franchise-record 15 wins for the Lions will not result in the Super Bowl glory this franchise and their fans have waited for.
Washington certainly played well enough to win, but the Lions made several critical mistakes throughout the game. Detroit turned the ball over five times, including a pick-six, and surrendered four Commanders scoring drives of 70 yards or more.
After officially announcing his retirement in February, Teddy Bridgewater returned to the NFL, re-signing with the Detroit Lions to serve as Jared Goff’s backup. Bridgewater had been coaching his alma mater to a state championship but decided to come back for Detroit’s playoff run,
Teddy Bridgewater and Marcus Mariota duking it out in the NFC divisional round — who would’ve thought it? The former, fresh off a state championship as the head coach of his high school alma mater in January,