The NFL’s second playoff weekend for the 2022 season began with 28 players from Alabama high schools and colleges on the active rosters of the eight remaining teams. Fifteen made it through the divisional playoffs on Saturday and Sunday and headed into the conference championship games on January 29th.
Super Bowl LVII awaits the winners of these two competitions on February 12th.
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The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New York Giants 38-7 in the NFC on Saturday and the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 19-12 on Sunday.
The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-20 in the AFC on Saturday and the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Buffalo Bills 27-10 on Sunday.
Alabama high school and college players on the rosters of the four teams remaining in the NFL playoffs include:
AFC
Cincinnati Bengal
· Allan George, cornerback, Andalusia
· Evan McPherson, Kicker, Fort Payne
· Cam Taylor-Britt, cornerback, Park Crossing
· Jonah Williams, offensive tackle, Alabama
Kansas City chiefs
· Reserve/Injured: Justyn Ross, wide receiver, Central-Phenix City
Kadarius Toney, wide receiver, Blount
Prince Tega Wanogho, offensive tackle, Edgewood Academy, Auburn
NFC
Philly Eagles
· Reed Blankenship, Security, West Limestone
James Bradberry, cornerback, Pleasant Grove, Samford
· Landon Dickerson, Warden, Alabama
· Jack Driscoll, attacking lineman, Auburn
Jalen Hurts, quarterback, Alabama
· Josh Jobe, cornerback, Alabama
· Reserve/Injured: Arryn Siposs, punter, Auburn
· DeVonta Smith, wide receiver, Alabama
· Quez Watkins, wide receiver, Athens
San Francisco 49ers
· practice team: Jackrabbit Jenkins, Cornerback, North Alabama
· Reserve/Injured: Jordan Matthews, Tight End, Madison Academy
· Jimmie Ward, Security, Davidson
The results and schedule for the NFL playoffs (all times Central):
SUPER WILD CARD WEEKEND
Saturday January 14th
· NFC: No. 2 San Francisco 49ers 41, No. 7 Seattle Seahawks 23
· AFC: No. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars 31, No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers 30
Sunday January 15th
· AFC: #2 Buffalo Bills 34, #7 Miami Dolphins 31
· NFC: No. 6 New York Giants 31, No. 3 Minnesota Vikings 24
· AFC: No. 3 Cincinnati Bengals 24, No. 6 Baltimore Ravens 17
Monday 16 January
· NFC: #5 Dallas Cowboys 31, #4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
GAME PLAYOFFS
Saturday January 21st
· AFC: No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs 27, No. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars 20
· NFC: No. 1 Philadelphia Eagles 38, No. 6 New York Giants 7
Sunday January 22nd
· AFC: No. 3 Cincinnati Bengals 27, No. 2 Buffalo Bills 10
· NFC: No. 2 San Francisco 49ers 19, No. 5 Dallas Cowboys 12
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sunday January 29th
· NFC: No. 2 San Francisco 49ers (15-4) at No. 1 Philadelphia Eagles (15-3), 2 p.m. (FOX, FOX Deportes)
· AFC: No. 3 Cincinnati Bengals (14-4) at No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs (15-3), 5:30 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)
SUPER BOWL LVII
Sunday February 12th
AFC Champion vs. NFC Champion, 5:30 p.m. at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (FOX, FOX Deportes)
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.