Saturday night was not the best night of Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff's career. It just wasn't. Four interceptions and a fumble in a really bad Divisional round loss to the Washington Commanders.
Hooker operated as the backup to Jared Goff for the entire season, though he'll serve as the emergency quarterback in the Lions' playoff opener. Teddy Bridgwater has taken over as second on the depth chart. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc.
Hendon Hooker is inactive as the team's emergency third quarterback for the divisional-round game against the Commanders.
The Detroit Lions have chosen veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater over Hendon Hooker to back up Jared Goff against the Washington Commanders.
Jared Goff is now in his fourth season with the ... including which quarterback ranks second on the depth chart behind Goff. Hendon Hooker spent most of the season as Detroit's backup quarterback ...
Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is a candidate for the head-coach opening of the Las Vegas Raiders, and momentum has been building that he could end up there. If that's the case, one Raiders insider believes the team will have interest in one of the Lions' quarterbacks.
DETROIT — The Detroit Lions chose veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater over Hendon Hooker to back up Jared Goff against the Washington Commanders on Saturday night. Detroit kept Bridgewater ...
The Detroit Lions officially announced their list of inactive players for Saturday's game against the Washington Commanders. Among the players whom the Lions deemed inactive for Sunday's game are Kevin Zeitler, Pat O'Connor, Giovanni Manu, Colby Sorsdal, Brodric Martin, Hendon Hooker and Mitchell Agude.
When the Detroit Lions released their list of inactives ahead of the playoff game against the Washington Commanders on Saturday night, quarterback Hendon Hooker was on the list. Here's why the Lions opted to go in a different direction for their backup quarterback behind Jared Goff.
Equipped with budding stars Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell (each of whom were second-year pros at the time), the offensive attack took off in Johnson's first year as OC. It went from the No. 25 unit in points scored in 2021 (19.1 points per game) to the No. 5 unit in 2022 (26.6 ppg).
After a brutal loss to the Washington Commanders in the NFC Divisional Round, the Detroit Lions season has ended after a 15-2 regular season, the most wins in franchise history. From the beginning of the game it looked like it was going to be a long night for the Lions’ defense,