It has the name for a reason, wild card weekend in the NFL playoffs is always entertaining. The events that took place this year were completely different than what we have grown accustomed to with a total of six games on wild card weekend rather than two per conference. With more teams in the postseason, that means more opportunities for former Longhorns to chase the Lombardi Trophy.
Our Longhorns in the NFL playoff edition breaks down 11 of a possible 13 Texas Exes in the postseason. Of the possible 13 players, only seven remain after the wild card weekend festivities. The Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans were eliminated after their opening game losses. Poona Ford, Quandre Diggs, Michael Dickson, Kenny Vaccaro, D’Onta Foreman and Geoff Swaim each witnessed their seasons come to an abrupt end.
The Los Angeles Rams, Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs will play another week — eight Longhorns remain between these four squads. As it moves to the divisional round, these Texas players still have a chance to appear in the Super Bowl.