The pool of former LSU Tigers in the NFL Playoffs shrank to nine players after the divisional round of games.
With the championship games all set, we will see a quarterback matchup of two of the best young passers in the game. Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs will play in his fourth-straight championship game while a newcomer steps into the ring. Just two seasons removed from his national championship performance, Joe Burrow leads the Bengals into Arrowhead on Sunday.
Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, and Tyler Shelvin were among the former Tigers on Cincinnati’s team as they faced Kristian Fulton and Racey McMath of the Tennessee Titans. Burrow and Chase set up the game-winning field goal in this matchup. They will see a former teammate in Clyde Edwards-Helaire from that championship team in 2019 on the field for the AFC title.
Over in the NFC, Arden Key and the San Francisco 49ers punched their ticket to the title game in a win over the Green Bay Packers. Key was the only former LSU Tiger in that matchup. They will face off with Andrew Whitworth, Odell Beckham Jr, and the Los Angeles Rams next weekend.
The Rams were able to get the better of Leonard Fournette, Devin White, and Kevin Minter of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. All four games came down to the wire in a drama-filled weekend of NFL playoff action.
These nine Tigers remain:
- Joe Burrow
- Ja’Marr Chase
- Tyler Shelvin
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire
- Darrel Williams
- Tyrann Mathieu
- Arden Key
- Andrew Whitworth
- Odell Beckham Jr
A look back at the weekend’s performances: