Michael Strahan slammed for Detroit Lions comments after shock Washington Commanders loss

Michael Strahan has been criticized by rival sports analyst Zach Gelb for his comments on Fox shortly after the Detroit Lions lost to the Washington Commanders on Saturday night.

The Lions were defeated 45-31 by the Commanders in the weekend’s turmoil, with rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels stunning Dan Campbell and his team at Ford Field with an astonishing performance.

The Lions were the NFC’s No. 1 seed with home field advantage and the choice for many to go all the way to New Orleans and win the Super Bowl.

But analyst Strahan focused more on telling the Lions to be proud of their efforts given their injury list (the defensive line was hit hard) than on being sad that their season was over.

“Washington went there and played a great game,” Strahan said. “But for Detroit, I mean what a great season they had.

“They can be proud of their season and this is why; they had so many injuries on that team, especially defensively, and they still made it this far.

Michael Strahan said the Lions should be proud of their season after losing the Commander

Zach Gelb disagreed, as many had backed the Lions to reach the Super Bowl

Zach Gelb disagreed, as many had backed the Lions to reach the Super Bowl

“And I think it just caught up with them.” It’s hard to overcome so many defensive injuries, no matter how well they played defensively later in the season. This is the play-offs, it’s something completely different.’

Aidan Hutchinson, Carlton Davis and Marcus Davenport were all out of the Commanders game, while cornerback Amik Robertson broke his arm on the second play of the game.

But podcast host Gelb thought Strahan missed the mark with his sympathy for Detroit after such a surprising loss.

“There can’t be a Lions fan in the world who wants to hear Michael Strahan right now say how proud the Lions should be of the season they’ve had with all the injuries they’ve suffered,” Gelb wrote on X.

“They were the No. 1 seed and just lost in the divisional round! Not the time for that!’

During his post-game press conference, Lions coach Dan Campbell appeared to hold back tears as he spoke about his team’s end to the season.

“It just hurts to lose, man,” he said. “I don’t care if you’re the seven seeds, six seeds, five seeds, one seed… because I’ve lost them all, damn near.”

Growing increasingly emotional, Campbell later added, “What [the players] When you put it out there, a lot of people don’t know what they’re going through.

You have to get up, beat your body, stay mentally locked in and do those things. Long season. It’s my fault. It’s my fault.’

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