What are the Washington Commanders talking about ahead of Saturday's Divisional Round playoff game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field? Let's find out:

1. Dan Quinn has done a terrific job turning the Commanders around from a four-win team last season to a 12-win club in 2024 and one of the final four teams left playing in the NFC. Lions head coach Dan Campbell said Monday he has a lot of respect for the job Quinn has done in Washington. The respect is mutual.

"I think he's done a fantastic job," Quinn said Tuesday of Campbell. "You see the play style and identity and those are the things as a coach that you really want to make sure that is really rock solid and crystal clear and so we've certainly followed him."

2. Quinn also said having assistant general manager Lance Newmark in the building in Washington has given the Commanders insight into how things turned around in Detroit and why that's been really beneficial for their organization. Newmark is in his first season in Washington after spending 26 seasons with the Lions with his last post in Detroit being Senior Director of Player Personnel to help oversee both the college and pro scouting operations.

3. Ford Field is one of the loudest places to play in the NFL for opposing offenses. What are some of the elements in pre-snap operation that rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels thinks will allow him to get to a play or a check and execute without the false starts and delay of games Saturday night?

"Just getting on the ball and getting set and not moping around so we have time to see the defense and see if we need to make a check or communicate protections," he said Tuesday. "It kind of just goes with our urgency and how we approach the line of scrimmage each and every play."

Daniels said he's gotten used to playing in noisy venues, especially coming from LSU and the SEC, but did admit he's heard Ford Field is very 'electric' and he's excited for Lions fans to come out and bring some juice. He said Detroit has a passionate fanbase and he knows it's going to be loud in Ford Field. He and his teammates on offense have to be prepared for the crowd noise.

4. The Lions have gone for it on fourth down 33 times this season, fourth most in the NFL and were successful 66.7 percent of the time. Washington had the highest success rate on fourth down this season at 87 percent (20-for-23) and were 3-for-5 on fourth down in their win over Tampa Bay in the Wild Card Round.

"It's definitely different," Quinn said of the more aggressive approach to fourth down since he first entered the league. "It has to do a lot with your team, too, in terms of how you play. But we had known from an efficiency standpoint they (Detroit) are excellent at it. We're excellent at it. So obviously big parts of the game to go through it. It has changed a lot ... and that's one of the cool parts about football. Things evolve and change."

Quinn said the key to fourth down success is being bold without being reckless. Fourth down figures to be a key aspect of the game Saturday night.

5. How has former Lions quarterback and current Commanders assistant quarterbacks coach David Blough helped Daniels this season?

"Just the approach," Daniels said. "He's competitive, too. He tries to fire me up with some things and get me going. But obviously just the ins and outs. He's very smart and very intelligent and just the little things."

Blough is in his first season on Washington's coaching staff.

6. What stands out to Quinn about Detroit's defense? He said their aggressiveness in man-to-man defense and especially how good the they are on third down. Detroit was No. 1 in the NFL during the regular season on third down. Opponents converted just 32.4 percent of the time (60-for-185).

7. One thing Quinn said he really respects about Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is how he's dealt with all the injuries this season.

"One thing I've respected is so many times when you see a team have injuries, they change to play differently, 'Let's play more of this,' which they never did," he said.

It's a great message from Glenn to his team to not let one set of circumstances take them out of their game and the style of defense they want to play.

"I thought there's some boldness and confidence that goes with that," Quinn said. "I think it's a great lesson."