Saquon Barkley leads a sizable field of Penn State graduates competing for the Lombardi Trophy in this year’s NFL Playoffs following a record-breaking regular season.
Barkley, who established new franchise marks for both single-season and single-game rushing yards, will be considered for MVP at the end of the season for his Philadelphia Eagles, even though he didn’t win. He became just the ninth NFL player to surpass 2,000 yards. He was just over 100 yards shy from shattering the NFL rushing record set by Eric Dickerson in a single season.
There are 21 former Nittany Lions on the rosters of the 14 NFL teams participating in this year’s playoffs, which kick off on Saturday. This is a comprehensive list of the players, locations, and times for the Wild Card round.
Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (CBS): Houston Texans vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Chargers: N/A
Center Juice Scruggs, Texans
Saturday at 8 p.m. (Prime Video): Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers: Tight end Pat Freiermuth (65 receptions, 653 yards, 7 touchdowns), and cornerback Joey Porter Jr. (70 tackles, 1 interception, 7 pass breakups).
Ravens: punter Jordan Stout (46.4-yard average, 22 of 55 punts inside the 20-yard line), defensive end Adisa Isaac (four tackles, one TFL in four games), and defensive end Odafe Oweh (39 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 10 sacks).
Sunday at 1 p.m. (CBS): Buffalo Bills vs. Denver Broncos
Broncos: N/A
The following players are on the Bills: offensive lineman Connor McGovern, defensive tackle Austin Johnson (19 tackles, 0.5 sacks, two interceptions), defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (23 tackles, 2.5 sacks, five TFLs), wide receiver KJ Hamler (practice squad), and cornerback Daequan Hardy.
Sunday at 4:30 p.m. (FOX): Philadelphia Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers
Packers: Cornerback Kalen King, offensive tackle Rasheed Walker, and quarterback Sean Clifford (practice squad).
Eagles: Wide receiver Jahan Dotson (19 receptions, 216 yards), cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields (practice squad), and running back Saquon Barkley (2,005 rushing yards, 13 touchdowns; 43 receptions, 278 yards, two scores).
Sunday at 8 p.m. (NBC): Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Washington Commanders
Commanders: Practice squad wide receiver Mitchell Tinsley
Chris Godwin, an injured reserve wide receiver for the Buccaneers, with 50 receptions, 576 yards, and five touchdowns in seven games.
The Minnesota Vikings will play the Los Angeles Rams at 8 p.m. on Monday (ESPN/ABC).
Vikings: N/A
Rams: N/A
The Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs are the teams having first-round byes.
Hunter Nourzad, an offensive guard with the Chiefs
Allen Robinson, a wide receiver with the Lions, has three grabs and thirty yards.
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