BERKELEY – For the 16th time in the last 17 seasons a former Cal player will be on a Super Bowl roster after Mychal Kendricks and Philadelphia defeated Minnesota in the NFC Championship Game, 38-7. The Eagles will face AFC champion New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII on February 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis (5:30 pm CT, NBC). The Patriots came from behind for a 24-20 win over Jacksonville to win the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.

Kendricks had a game-high eight tackles in the win over the Vikings with the seven points the Eagles allowed were the least by a team in an NFC Championship Game in 14 seasons when Carolina defeated the Eagles, 14-3, in January of 2004.

Kendricks will be playing in the Super Bowl for the first time in his sixth NFL season all with the Eagles.

Bryce Treggs is also a member of the Philadelphia practice squad.

C.J. Anderson was the most recent Cal player to win a Super Bowl when Denver defeated Carolina in Super Bowl 50 at Levi's® Stadium in Santa Clara. Alex Mack played for Atlanta in a Super Bowl loss to New England last season at NRG Stadium in Houston.

Cal started the NFL Playoffs with nine former players on active rosters of playoff teams and the beginning of the 2017 NFL season ranked second in the Pac-12 and tied for 13th nationally with 32 former Bears representing Cal as players on NFL rosters. The list at the end of the regular season included 31 former Cal players on 53-man NFL rosters and two others who ended the season as members of practice squads including Treggs, as well as three that coached in the NFL.
 
NFL PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE/RESULTS
WILD CARD ROUND
Saturday, January 6, 2018
AFC – No. 5 Tennessee 22, at No. 4 Kansas City 21
NFC – No. 6 Atlanta 26, at No. 3 Los Angeles 13
 
Sunday, January 7, 2018
AFC – at No. 3 Jacksonville 10, No. 6 Buffalo 3
NFC – at No. 4 New Orleans 31, No. 5 Carolina 26
 
DIVISIONAL ROUND
Saturday, January 13, 2018
NFC – at No. 1 Philadelphia 15, No. 6 Atlanta 10
AFC – at No. 1 New England 35, No. 6 Tennessee 14
 
Sunday, January 14, 2018
AFC – No. 3 Jacksonville 45, at No. 2 Pittsburgh 42
NFC – No. 2 Minnesota 29, No. 4 New Orleans 24
 
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
Sunday, January 21, 2018
AFC – at No. 1 New England 24, No. 3 Jacksonville 20
NFC – at No. 1 Philadelphia 38, No. 2 Minnesota 7
 
SUPER BOWL LII
Sunday, February 4, 2018 (U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN – 5:30 pm CT, NBC)
Philadelphia vs. New England