Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater made waves during the 2025 NFL Playoffs after making his comeback.

Since 2000, Minnesota has won nine-plus games in consecutive seasons exactly once — when the Tarvaris Jackson/Gus Frerotte tag team won 10 games in 2008, and Brett Favre turned back the clock in 2009. For reference, this is Andy Reid’s 12th season as head coach of the Chiefs, and Kansas City has won nine-plus games in each of those campaigns.

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

“Teddy Bridgewater was coaching HS football this ... his leg in his third NFL season while still a member of the Minnesota Vikings. Bridgewater missed the entire 2016 season and would have ...

The Lions signed Teddy Bridgewater to their 53-man roster late in the regular season because they liked the idea of having a quarterback with his experience on hand during the playoffs.

It’s rare to see a late-minute trade being so effective like what the Green Bay Packers did by acquiring quarterback Malik Willis from the Tennessee Titans right before final roster cuts in late August.

This story was updated following Sunday's final game. What time will the Detroit Lions play the Minnesota Vikings in Week 18 of the NFL season? After an overtime extravaganza between the Atlanta ...

Who these players could be is anyone's guess. They hold the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft and will have nearly $60 million in available cap space come March, so they will have plenty of ammunition to add a starter, a decent backup, and a possible future face of the franchise.

Detroit Lions backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who spent much of ... Bridgewater began his career with the Minnesota Vikings before stints with the New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers ...

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,