Injuries were a big part of the story for the Detroit Lions during the 2024 NFL season.

They couldn’t even escape it in their playoff loss to the Washington Commanders as Amik Robertson broke his arm during the game.

Still, the injury issues have not stopped the Lions from the criticism that comes with losing your opening playoff game as the NFC’s top seed.

While speaking to TMZ’s Shannon Person, Robertson was asked about that criticism that has come the Lions’ way since the loss.

Robertson made it clear the team isn’t using the injuries as an excuse, but that they’re going to remember everybody talking after their loss.

Robertson said, “At the end of the day, man, all this is going to hit full circle. Man, as mad and as much anger and fire as I got in me because I couldn’t finish out the game and that I was injured, I’m not going to bring up injuries and say injuries were an excuse.”

“It wasn’t the reason that we lost and couldn’t get over that hump, but we’ll be back. We’ll be back healthy, and just know we’re keeping all the receipts. So it is okay when you fail and you see people doubting you. That’s how I came up. That was my fuel to my fire, doubt. So we’ll be back. It is all good, but we’re definitely keeping the receipts.”

Lions Corner Tells Doubters 'We're Definitely Keeping the Receipts'

While the injuries certainly didn’t help the Lions in their efforts to make a deep playoff run, they were far from the only factor in their downfall.

The defense was flawed before the injuries began to pile up. The Lions didn’t have a dependable pass rusher to play alongside Aidan Hutchinson at the start of the year.

Their options at corner also all came with question marks behind Carlton Davis.

In the loss to the Commanders, there were also some questionable decisions made on offense and Jared Goff struggled with turnovers.

Lions fans will hope they can use all of this as extra motivation as the team tries again to make a deep playoff run in 2025 with some new faces and a roster that is hopefully much healthier.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.