Schedule set for NFL playoffsâ Divisional Weekend
The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers enter the race for Super Bowl LVIII after six teams were eliminated from contention this weekend.
The Ravens in the AFC and the 49ers in the NFC sat out the first round of the NFL postseason as the No. 1 team in their conference.
Only one lower-seeded team won on Super Wild-Card Weekend. By beating the No. 2 Dallas Cowboys 48-32 on Sunday, the No. 7 Green Bay Packers earned a Divisional Weekend game against San Francisco.
Baltimore will open against the No. 4 Houston Texans, who kicked off the playoffs with a 45-14 victory over the No. 5 Cleveland Browns.
The results and schedule for the NFL postseason include (with all times CST):
SUPER WILD-CARD WEEKEND
Saturday, Jan. 13
· AFC: No. 4 Houston Texans 45, No. 5 Cleveland Browns 14
· AFC: No. 3 Kansas City Chiefs 26, No. 6 Miami Dolphins 7
Sunday, Jan. 14
· NFC: No. 7 Green Bay Packers 48, No. 2 Dallas Cowboys 32
· NFC: No. 3 Detroit Lions 24, No. 6 Los Angeles Rams 23
Monday, Jan. 15
· AFC: No. 2 Buffalo Bills 31, No. 7 Pittsburgh Steelers 17
· NFC: No. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 32, No. 5 Philadelphia Eagles 9
DIVISIONAL WEEKEND
Saturday, Jan. 20
· AFC: No. 4 Houston Texans (11-7) at No. 1 Baltimore Ravens (11-6), 3:30 p.m. (ABC, ESPN)
· NFC: No. 7 Green Bay Packers (10-8) at No. 1 San Francisco 49ers (12-5), 7 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 21
· NFC: No. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-8) at No. 3 Detroit Lions (13-5), 2 p.m. (NBC, Peacock)
· AFC: No. 3 Kansas City Chiefs (12-6) at No. 2 Buffalo Bills (12-6), 5:30 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sunday, Jan. 28
· AFC, 2 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)
· NFC, 5:30 p.m. (FOX)
SUPER BOWL LVIII
Sunday, Feb. 11
· AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 5:30 p.m. at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas (CBS, Paramount+)
The Super Wild-Card Weekend results eliminated from the postseason 31 players from Alabama high schools and colleges who were on the active rosters of losing teams.
The eight teams remaining in the field that will decide the Super Bowl LVIII champion have 25 players from Alabama high schools and colleges on their active rosters. There also are 13 players with Alabama football roots on the postseason teams’ practice squads. Each team is allowed to elevate two practice-squad players to active status for each game. There are nine state players on injured reserve on the rosters of the eight teams.
The players with Alabama football roots on the rosters of the remaining playoff teams include:
AFC
Baltimore Ravens
· Injured reserve: Jalyn Armour-Davis, cornerback, St. Paul’s Episcopal, Alabama
· Malik Cunningham, quarterback, Park Crossing
· Practice squad: Tyrell Doss, guard, Aliceville
· Marlon Humphrey, cornerback, Hoover, Alabama
· Practice squad: Tashawn Manning, guard, Auburn
· Jeremiah Moon, linebacker, Hoover
· Michael Pierce, defensive tackle, Daphne, Samford
Buffalo Bills
· Injured reserve: Damien Harris, running back, Alabama
· Siran Neal, cornerback, Eufaula, Jacksonville State
· Practice squad: Tyrell Shavers, wide receiver, Alabama
Houston Texans
· Will Anderson Jr., defensive end, Alabama
· Nico Collins, wide receiver, Clay-Chalkville
· Injured reserve: Tank Dell, wide receiver, Alabama A&M
· Christian Harris, linebacker, Alabama
· Injured reserve: Tytus Howard, offensive tackle, Monroe County, Alabama State
· Kareem Jackson, safety, Alabama
· John Metchie III, wide receiver, Alabama
· Henry To’oTo’o, linebacker, Alabama
· Injured reserve: Jimmie Ward, safety, Davidson
· Injured reserve: Kilian Zierer, offensive tackle, Auburn
Kansas City Chiefs
· Practice squad: Isaiah Buggs, defensive lineman, Alabama
· Neil Farrell Jr., defensive tackle, Murphy
· Practice squad: Chris Oladokun, quarterback, Samford
· La’Mical Perine, running back, Theodore
· Practice squad: Gerrit Prince, tight end, UAB
· Justyn Ross, wide receiver, Central-Phenix City
· Kadarius Toney, wide receiver, Blount
· Injured reserve: Prince Tega Wanogho, offensive tackle, Edgewood Academy, Auburn
· Practice squad: Montrell Washington, wide receiver, Samford
NFC
Detroit Lions
· Brian Branch, defensive back, Alabama
· Jahmyr Gibbs, running back, Alabama
· Brodric Martin, defensive lineman, Northridge, North Alabama
· Jameson Williams, wide receiver, Alabama
Green Bay Packers
· Anders Carlson, kicker, Auburn
· Practice squad: Grant DuBose, wide receiver, Park Crossing
· Injured reserve: Rudy Ford, safety, New Hope, Auburn
· Practice squad: Zyon Gilbert, cornerback, Jeff Davis
· Practice squad: Kadeem Telfort, offensive tackle, UAB
· Colby Wooden, defensive lineman, Auburn
San Francisco 49ers
· Injured reserve: Cameron Latu, tight end, Alabama
· Darrell Luter Jr., cornerback, South Alabama
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
· K.J. Britt, inside linebacker, Oxford, Auburn
· Carlton Davis, cornerback, Auburn
· Jamel Dean, cornerback, Auburn
· Practice squad: Keenan Isaac, cornerback, Midfield, Alabama State
· Practice squad: Cephus Johnson III, wide receiver, Davidson, South Alabama
· Practice squad: Logan Stenberg, guard, James Clemens
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.