The Lions are playing good football.

They've scored 35 or more points, three games in a row. They have not done this since their 1953 Championship season (I was born in 1953, so my recollection is poor).
I'm not a huge NFL fan (but am a college football fan), but I've been following the Lions for many years, and when they play the Redskins, I get to see them play.
You can call them the Commanders if you want.