Detroit Lions Podcast: One Year Since Commanders Loss #Shorts

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One Year After Washington

On January 18, 2026, Jeff Risdon spoke from inside the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. The date hit hard. It marked one year since the Detroit Lions fell to the Washington Commanders in the playoffs. He was not watching the Lions play football today. That frustration came through. The Detroit Lions Podcast used the moment to sit with the feeling and name it. One year later, the loss still lives in memory, and the silence of an idle weekend felt heavy.

Jeff connected the day to a larger NFL arc for Detroit. A year ago he was in this same building when the game slipped away. Now, the absence of a game sharpened the focus. The calendar and the concrete lined up. It created a simple question with a hard edge: where are the Lions now, and where do they need to be one year from today?

The Columbus Atrium and a Memory Loop

He knows this building. He went to high school here. He worked in this building in 1988 and 1989. He used to come down the steps, sit in the sun, and think. The atrium remains a quiet place to gather yourself. With a little free time tied to his daughter’s volleyball team, he came back to the same steps to take stock.

The familiar walls framed an honest inventory. The Detroit Lions are still a very good football team. They are coming off a bad year. Both truths can live together. The setting made it clear why the loss to Washington still stings and why the response in 2026 must be sharper. The Detroit Lions Podcast short landed in that tension and refused to look away.

01/18/2027: A Target and a Challenge

Jeff also set a date. On 01/18/2027, he expects to be back in this spot watching the Lions win a playoff game. No doubt. No caveats. Just a target on the calendar and a challenge to meet it.

That is the forward path into the 2026 season. Put the loss in the rearview and move with purpose. The building in Columbus holds the before and the after. The NFL journey continues, and the mission is clear: return here next January, and watch Detroit claim the win that eluded them a year ago.

He called this anniversary a marker to put the loss away, to put it behind, and to look forward. The aim is a very good 2026 season, built on that resolve. That was the message from the steps and the atrium.

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