Minnesota Gophers in the NFL: Divisional Round

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After another weekend of games we are down from four Gophers left to three as Jack Gibbens’ Patriots took out Aireontae Ersery’s Texans. The pair of ex-Gophers on Seattle moved on after a wipeout of San Francisco as well. Thus after this weekend we will know if Minnesota has 0, 1, 2, or 3 former players facing off for a Super Bowl in Santa Clara. Here is a recap of last week’s action and a look ahead to Sunday’s games.

Houston Texans​

Divisional Playoffs @ New England Patriots Sunday 2PM​

Aireontae Ersery— LT​

Ersery played all 75 offensive snaps and 4 more on special teams in the loss to New England. He was given a decent grade from PFF, but it was not good enough.

New England Patriots​

Divisional Playoffs vs Houston Texans—Sunday 2 PM​

AFC Championship Game @ Denver Broncos 2PM​

Jack Gibbens LB​

Gibbons played 18 defensive snaps and 22 more on special teams in the win over the Texans. Gibbens ended with a pair of tackles, one of which was solo.

Seattle Seahawks​

Divisional Playoffs vs San Francisco 49ers—Saturday 7 PM​

NFC Championship Game vs Los Angeles Rams 5:30 PM​

Seattle enjoyed the opening round bye as the NFC’s #1 seed.

Boye Mafe OLB​

Mafe played 27 defensive snaps and another two on special teams in the win. He made three tackles, one of them solo.

Nick Kallerup TE​

Kallerup played six offensive snaps and one on special teams in the win. He did not record a stat.

This Weekend’s Schedule:​

AFC Championship Game:​

New England Patriots @ Denver Broncos 2 PM Sunday CBS​

Jack Gibbens will see if he and the Patriots can get past Denver and get to the Super Bowl for the first time in the post-Brady era. With a backup QB in for the Broncos, their chances look pretty dang good.

NFC Championship Game​

Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle Seahawks 5:30 PM Sunday Fox​

Boye Mafe, Nick Kallerup and the Seahawks look to try and get to the Super Bowl with a home game against their divisional rivals in the LA Rams. The teams split their regular season games with each team winning at home. What will happen Sunday night?

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