Six former Huskers saw action in the Wild Card Round of the NFL Playoffs last weekend, with five seeing action on the field and one coaching in his first playoff game.
Zac Taylor earned his first career playoff victory as a head coach in the Bengals’ 26-19 win over the Raiders, leading Cincinnati to their first playoff win in 31 years.
Randy Gregory posted four tackles and had two quarterback hurries for the Cowboys in Dallas’ 23-17 loss vs. San Francisco. Lavonte David and Ndamukong Suh had two tackles apiece to help the Buccaneers advance to the Divisional Round with a 31-15 win vs. Philadelphia.
A complete list of statistics by former Huskers in the NFL Playoffs is below.
HUSKERS IN THE AFC
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New England Patriots (L, 47-17 at Buffalo) RB: Devine Ozigbo: Did not play. (Practice Squad) |
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Cincinnati Bengals (W, 26-19 vs. Las Vegas) WR Stanley Morgan Jr.: Did not play. Head Coach Zac Taylor: Recorded his first career playoff victory as a head coach while leading the Bengals to Cincinnati’s first playoff win in 31 years. |
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Pittsburgh Steelers (L, 42-21 at Kansas City) DL Carlos Davis: Did not play. DL Khalil Davis: Did not play. (Practice Squad) |
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Kansas City Chiefs (W, 42-21 vs. Pittsburgh) DB Dicaprio Bootle: Did not play. (Practice Squad) |
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Las Vegas Raiders (L, 26-19 at Cincinnati) OL Richie Incognito: Did not play. (IR) |
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HUSKERS IN THE NFC
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Dallas Cowboys (L, 23-17 vs. San Francisco) OL Matt Farniok: Did not play. LB Luke Gifford: Saw action in 31 snaps in special teams and defense, making one tackle. DE Randy Gregory: Totaled four tackles and two quarterback hurries in 41 defensive snaps. |
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Courtesy of Huskers.com
