The good news is that Sunday’s two final divisional games feature three former Notre Dame players. The bad news is that all three are participating in the same game.
The Bengals trip to Buffalo will decide whether the Chiefs will play the AFC championship on their home turf (if Bengals win) or if it’ll be played on a neutral field in Atlanta (if Bills win). Regardless of who moves on, neither will be carrying a former Notre Dame player on their roster.
The second NFC divisional game is a throwback for those of us that grew up in the nineties. Dallas and San Francisco used to be an NFC championship game you could seemingly set your watch to.
The @NFLonFOX crew for Sunday's #49ers–#Cowboys divisional playoff game:@kevinburkhardt@gregolsen88@ErinAndrews
Tom RinaldiLast time Cowboys visited 49ers in playoffs, FOX's crew at 1994 season's NFC title game:
John Madden
Pat Summerall
Matt Millenhttps://t.co/AGCoitap0E— Cam Inman (@CamInman) January 17, 2023
Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Steve Young, Jerry Rice, Deion Sanders, and countless others were all at their peaks. Dallas brings perhaps the best former Notre Dame player in the NFL today in guard [autotag]Zack Martin[/autotag] while guard [autotag]Aaron Banks[/autotag] and offensive tackle [autotag]Mike McGlinchey[/autotag] remain on the 49ers offensive line.
And some still wonder why Notre Dame is referred to as “O Line U”.
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