David Montgomery was a full participant in Detroit Lions' walkthrough practice Tuesday, one month after he injured the MCL in his right knee.

Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery missed the final three games of the season with an MCL injury but is on pace to return for Saturday's Divisional Round matchup against the Washington Commanders.

David Montgomery is on pace to play on Saturday when the Detroit Lions take on the Washington Commanders in the NFC Divisional Round, returning from an

The Detroit Lions have emerged from their bye week and are now beginning their on-field preparations for the divisional round when they'll host the Washington Commanders on Saturday. And it looks like the week off did members on the roster some good,

David Montgomery, who missed Detroit's final three regular-season games with an MCL injury, practiced in full Tuesday and said he "wouldn't be out there if I wasn't ready."

Detroit opens up their postseason play at home against the Washington Commanders Saturday Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. ET. The Commanders head to Ford Field after a thrilling win in the wild-card round where they survived against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a last-second field goal.

Lions RB David Montgomery is back this week after missing three games with an MCL injury. He reflected on reports about possible surgery. "When it got put out, I didn't know that I was getting surgery.

Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery was initially feared to have suffered a torn MCL in Week 15, which was expected to require surgery and end his season, per reports. However, Montgomery revealed that was news to him and nothing had been settled when reports on his injury came out.