Who are the 10 best players in the Commanders-Lions divisional round matchup?

The No. 1 seed Detroit Lions (15-2) host the No. 6 seed Washington Commanders (12-5) in the NFC divisional round on Saturday (8 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app) in what will be the fourth time that these two teams face off in the playoffs.

Washington is 31-16 all time against Detroit and has won each of their three postseason meetings.

Here are the 10 best players in the upcoming Commanders-Lions matchup.

Wagner was just what the doctor ordered for a young Washington team. In his first season with the Commanders, Wagner totaled 132 combined tackles, two fumble recoveries, two sacks and one forced fumble in the regular season; he registered one fumble recovery and eight combined tackles in Washington's wild-card round victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A six-time All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowler, Wagner has logged 100-plus tackles in each of his 13 seasons in the NFL and missed just 10 regular-season games. Dating back to 1994, Wagner is fourth in NFL history with 1,838 combined tackles and 10th with 1,071 solo tackles.

Another offseason free agent signing, Luvu has been an integral part of Washington's defense this season. In the regular season, Luvu recorded 99 combined tackles, eight sacks, seven passes defended, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. According to PFF, Luvu ranked 21st among linebackers with a 73.4 pass-rush grade. Luvu has averaged 6.8 sacks, 112 combined tackles and five passes defended per season over the past three years (2022-24).

Joseph has been a ball hawk in Detroit's secondary across his three-year career. After posting a pair of four-pick seasons in 2022 and 2023, Joseph came down with an NFL-high nine interceptions this season — running back one of them for a touchdown — and