14 Pro Bears Affiliated With NFL Playoff Teams
BERKELEY – A total of 14 former Cal players are affiliated with teams that have qualified for the NFL Playoffs including eight – Tyson Alualu (Pittsburgh), Cameron Jordan (New Orleans), Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay), Jared Goff (Los Angeles Rams), Mychal Kendricks (Washington), Jordan Kunaszyk (Washington), Patrick Mekari (Baltimore) and Nick Sundberg (Washington) – that were on active 53-player rosters at the end of the league's regular season Sunday. Six others – Trevor Davis (Washington practice squad), Ron Rivera (Washington head coach), Vincent Rivera (Washington defensive quality control), Richard Rodgers Sr. (Washington assistant defensive backs coach), Mitchell Schwartz (Kansas City injured reserve) and Davis Webb (Buffalo practice) – are also affiliated with NFL playoff squads.
Twelve of the 14 were also division champions with Goff and Mekari the lone exceptions.
Cal has at least one affiliate involved in all six games in the Wild Card Round as well as both teams who have earned byes on the opening weekend (see below).
NFL PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE
WILD CARD ROUND – SATURDAY, JANUARY 9
Time (TV) – Seed, Team (Record) … Pro Bears
10:05 am PT (CBS) – AFC No. 7 Indianapolis (11-5) at AFC No. 2 Buffalo (13-3) … Davis Webb is on Buffalo's practice squad
1:40 pm PT (FOX) – NFC No. 6 Los Angeles (10-6) at NFC No. 3 Seattle (12-4) … Jared Goff is on Los Angeles Rams' active roster
5:15 pm PT (NBC) – NFC No. 5 Tampa Bay (11-5) at NFC No. 4 Washington (7-9) … Mychal Kendricks, Jordan Kunaszyk and Nick Sundberg are on Washington's active roster, while Trevor Davis is on Washington's practice squad, and Ron Rivera (head coach), Vincent Rivera (defensive quality control) and Richard Rodgers Sr. (assistant defensive backs coach) are on Washington's coaching staff
WILD CARD ROUND – SUNDAY, JANUARY 10
Time (TV) – Seed, Team (Record) … Pro Bears
10:05 am PT (ESPN) – AFC No. 5 Baltimore (11-5) at AFC No. 4 Tennessee (11-5) … Patrick Mekari is on Baltimore's active roster
1:40 pm PT (CBS) – NFC No. 7 Chicago (8-8) at NFC No. 2 New Orleans (12-4) … Cameron Jordan is on New Orleans' active roster
5:15 pm PT (NBC) – AFC No. 6 Cleveland (11-5) at AFC No. 3 Pittsburgh (12-4) … Tyson Alualu is on Pittsburgh's active roster
DIVISIONAL ROUND – SATURDAY, JANUARY 16
*Two games with times, TV networks, teams and locations TBA
DIVISIONAL ROUND – SUNDAY, JANUARY 17
*Two games with times, TV networks, teams and locations TBA
Note: Aaron Rodgers is on NFC No. 1 seed Green Bay's active roster, while Mitchell Schwartz is on AFC No. 1 seed Kansas City's injured reserve (both teams will host the lowest remaining seed in their respective conference after the Wild Card Round)
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND – SUNDAY, JANUARY 24
*AFC and NFC Championship Games with times, TV networks, teams and locations TBA
SUPER BOWL LV – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Time (TV) – Teams (Records) – Location … Pro Bears
3:30 PM PT (CBS) – AFC Champion vs. NFC Champion – Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. … TBA
Cal finished the 2020 regular season with a total of 31 former football student-athletes affiliated with NFL teams including 18 on active 53-player NFL rosters, two on injured reserve, one on the Reserve/COVID-19 List, three on practice squads and five on coaching staffs. Additional notes and a complete list of all 31 former Cal football student-athletes that finished their collegiate playing careers at Cal affiliated with NFL teams at the end of the 2020 regular season is below with their names linked to their Pro Football Reference, NFL.com or team profiles.
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Active Rosters (18) – Name, Position, Team (Record, Conference Place, Division Place), Experience
Tyson Alualu, NT, Pittsburgh (12-4, No. 3 AFC Playoff Seed, AFC North Champion), 11th Season
2020 Playoffs Wild Card Round (Sunday, Jan. 10, 5:15 pm PT, NBC) – vs. #6 AFC Seed Cleveland (11-5)
Career Playoff Stats – 1 playoff, 1 game played (0-1 record), 1 tackle
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 15 games played, 10 starts, 39 tackles, 2.0 sacks (-18 yards), 4 tackles for loss, 5 quarterback hits, career-high 5 pass defenses, 1 forced fumble
– Has played in only one career playoff game in a Divisional Round 45-42 loss in January of 2018 following the 2017 season in his first season with Pittsburgh against his former Jacksonville team
– Played a big role in helping the Pittsburgh defense rank third in the NFL in total yards allowed per game (305.8 ypg), third in passing yards allowed (194.4 ypg) and 11th in rushing yards allowed (111.4 ypg) during the 2020 regular season
– Had the fifth-highest position grade (89.9) among the NFL's interior lineman during the 2020 regular season according to Pro Football Focus
– Had a season-high-tying five tackles twice in a 24-17 Week 15 loss at Cincinnati and a 26-21 Week 2 home win over Denver, adding 1.0 sack (-10 yards), one tackle for loss, a season-high two quarterback hits and one pass defense against the Broncos
– Made his 100th career start in a 26-16 Week 1 win at the New York Giants and contributed four tackles, a season-high two tackles for loss and one quarterback hit
– Had four tackles in a 23-17 Week 13 home loss to Washington and a 26-15 Week 14 loss at Buffalo, adding 1.0 sack (-8 yards), one quarterback hit and one forced fumble against the Bills
– Selected to the NFL All-Rookie Team (2010) after being taken with the No. 10 pick overall of the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft by Jacksonville
Stephen Anderson, TE, Los Angeles Chargers (7-9, No. 11 AFC, 3rd AFC West), 4th Season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 16 games played, 3 starts, 8 receptions, 106 yards, 23 long; 5 tackles; 439 snaps (138 offensive, 301 special teams)
– Had all of his receiving totals of the 2020 season in the final five games
– Registered a season-high four receptions for 48 yards including a season-long 23-yarder in a 19-16 Week 16 home win over Denver with his receptions tied for the second-highest total of his career and his yards receiving fourth
– Had three receptions for a season-high 52 yards total that was the third-highest total of his career while playing in season highs of 60 overall snaps and 43 on offense in a 38-21 Week 17 win at Kansas City
– Had one reception for six yards in a 45-0 Week 13 loss to New England
– Played in a season-high 29 special teams snaps (career-high 97%) in a 39-29 Week 7 win at Jacksonville
– Contributed a season-high two special teams tackles in a 23-20 Week 2 overtime loss to Kansas City
– A member of New England's practice squad in 2018 before he was promoted to the 53-player roster for the NFL Playoffs and earned a Super Bowl ring when the Patriots won Super Bowl LIII
Bryan Anger, P, Houston (4-12, No. 14 AFC, 3rd AFC South), 9th Season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 16 games played, 54 punts, 2505 yards, 46.4 avg, 41.8 net avg, 19 inside 20, 6 touchbacks, 21 fair catches, 67 long, 2 tackles; 2 free kicks, 126 yards, 63.0 avg
2020 Regular-Season Top-10 Rankings – Long (T-6th), Fair Catches (7th), Net Yards Over Avg (8th, 1.067), Net Avg (9th)
– Punted for an average above 50.0 yards per punt four times in 2020 including a season-high 56.0 average in a 10-7 Week 10 loss at Cleveland in which he also had a season-high net average (45.7) and a long of 64 that was his second-longest punt of the season
– Also had a 50.25 average in a 31-23 Week 4 loss to Minnesota followed by a 52.3 average in a 42-36 Week 6 overtime loss at Tennessee, as well as a 51.25 mark and a season-best long of 67 that was tied for the sixth-longest punt in the NFL during the 2020 regular season in a 35-20 Week 7 loss to Green Bay
– Had at least one punt of 50 yards or more in 11 of 16 games of the 2020 campaign
– Posted a 2020 season-high three punts inside the 20-yard line in a 27-25 Week 9 win at Jacksonville
– Had a 2020 season-high six punts in a 28-21 Week 3 loss at Pittsburgh
– Led NFL with a 47.5 yards per punt average in 2014
Devante Downs, LB, New York Giants (6-10, No. 11 NFC, 2nd NFC East), 3rd Season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 16 games played, 8 starts, 33 tackles, 1 quarterback hit, 1 pass defense, 1 fumble recovery
– Registered a career-high-tying five tackles and his first career quarterback hit in a 22-21 Week 7 loss at Philadelphia on Thursday Night Football and then equaled the career-high-tying five tackles in a 27-17 Week 10 home win over the Eagles
– Recorded four tackles on three occasions including back-to-back games in a 36-9 Week 3 home loss to San Francisco in which he had career highs of 55 defensive snaps and 60 overall and a 17-9 Week 4 home loss at the Los Angeles Rams, as well as a 23-20 Week 9 win at Washington
– Had a career-high 26 special teams snaps in a 37-34 Week 5 loss at Dallas
– Made his first career start and recorded his first career fumble recovery in a 26-16 Week 1 home loss to Pittsburgh on the first of two Monday Night Football games
Jared Goff, QB, Los Angeles Rams (10-6, No. 6 NFC Playoff Seed, 2nd NFC West), 5th Season
2020 Playoffs Wild Card Round (Saturday, Jan. 9, 1:40 pm PT, FOX) – at #3 NFC Seed Seattle (12-4)
Career Playoff Stats – 1 Super Bowl, 2 playoffs, 4 games (2-2 record), 4 starts, 83-of-151 (55.0%), 971 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT, 73.6 passer rating; 9 rushes, 22 yards … helped Los Angeles Rams to NFC title and Super Bowl LIII during 2018 season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 15 games played, 15 starts, 370-of-552 (career-best 67.0%), 3952 yards, 20 TD, 13 INT, 56 long, 90.0 passer rating; career-high 51 rushes, 99 yards, career-high 4 TD
2020 Regular-Season Top-10 Rankings – Yards After Catch (5th, 5.74), Pass Attempts (9th), Passing Yards (10th)
– Took 100% of his team's 1046 offensive snaps through its first 15 games before missing the final contest of the regular season against Arizona in an 18-7 Week 17 victory due to a broken right thumb
– Broke his right thumb during a 20-13 Week 16 loss at Seattle but finished the game with the injury and completed 24-of-43 passes for 234 yards with one interception for a 61.6 passer rating while adding a season-high-tying seven rushes for a season-high 23 yards
– Had surgery on his broken right thumb on Dec. 28 (the day after the Week 16 loss at Seattle)
– Status for NFL Playoffs is to be determined
– Completed 37-of-47 passes (season-high 78.7%) for 351 yards with one touchdown for a 104.9 passer rating in a 38-28 Week 13 win at Atlanta, while adding four rushes for one yard and one touchdown on the ground
– Completed 39-of-51 passes for 376 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for a 99.8 passer rating in a 27-24 Week 11 win at Tampa Bay, picking up season highs for pass completions and passing yards while tying a season high with three touchdown passes
– Completed 27-of-37 passes for 302 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions in a 23-16 Week 9 home win over Seattle
– Completed 35-of-61 passes (season high for passes attempted) for 355 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in a 28-17 Week 8 loss at Miami
– Completed 23-of-33 passes for 219 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 108.0 passer rating in a 24-10 Week 7 home win over Chicago on Monday Night Football
– Completed 21-of-30 passes for 309 yards with two touchdowns and one interception including a season-long 56-yard scoring strike to Robert Woods and also scored a rushing touchdown in a 30-10 Week 5 win at Washington
– Completed 25-of-32 passes for 200 yards including a 55-yard touchdown connection with Cooper Kupp in a 17-9 Week 4 home win over the New York Giants
– Rallied Los Angeles from a 28-3 deficit late in the third quarter to briefly lead 32-28 by scoring 29 unanswered points in an eventual 35-32 loss at Buffalo in Week 3, completing 23-of-32 passes for 321 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for a 111.6 passer rating while adding two rushes for four yards and one rushing touchdown as well as one successful two-point pass conversion
– Completed 20-of-27 passes for 267 yards with a season-high-tying three touchdown passes and no interceptions for a season-best 142.1 passer rating in a 37-19 Week 2 road win at Philadelphia
– Has thrown for 400 or more yards four times in his career and 300 or more yards on 25 occasions including a career-high 517 yards vs. Tampa Bay in his lone career contest of 500 or more passing yards on Sept. 29, 2019
– 2x Pro Bowl (2017, '18)
Chad Hansen, WR, Houston (4-12, No. 14 AFC, 3rd AFC South), 2nd Season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 5 games played, 2 starts, 17 receptions, 236 yards, 38TD long, 1 TD (all career highs other than games played)
– Recorded a career-high seven receptions for 56 yards in a 36-7 Week 14 loss at Chicago, making catches each of the seven times he was targeted
– Had five receptions for a career-high 101 yards in his first NFL game since 2017 in a 26-20 Week 13 loss to Indianapolis
– Registered his first career touchdown reception on a career-long 38-yard grab among two catches for 55 yards in a 27-20 Week 15 loss at Indianapolis
– Had two catches for 16 yards in a 4-138 Week 17 home loss to Tennessee
– Had one reception for eight yards in a 37-31 Week 16 home loss to Cincinnati with his lone reception coming on the game's final play that turned into a five-lateral play that gained 30 yards before ending at the Cincinnati 40-yard line
– Signed by Houston to the team's active 53-man roster on Dec. 6, 2020, after spending the first 12 weeks of the 2020 season on the Texans' practice squad, returned to the team's practice squad on Dec. 8, 2020 before being bumped back to the active 53-man roster on Dec. 12, 2020, returned to the practice squad on Dec. 15, 2020 and then was placed back on the 53-man roster on Dec. 19, 2020
– Played in 15 games with one start and picked up nine receptions for 94 yards receiving in his first season in the NFL with the New York Jets in 2017 after being drafted by the club in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft
– Also spent nine days (Sept. 2-10, 2018) on New England's 53-player roster before joining practice squad or offseason rosters in Tennessee (2018), Denver (2018-19), New Orleans (2019) and Houston (2019-20)
Jaylinn Hawkins, S, Atlanta (4-12, No. 16 NFC, 4th NFC South), 1st Season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 12 games played, 2 starts, 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks (-6 yards), 1 quarterback hit
– The only Cal rookie who finished the season on an active 53-player NFL roster after being selected in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft by Atlanta with the 134th pick overall
– Picked up his first career sack with 0.5 sacks while also totaling one tackle and one quarterback hit in a 43-6 Week 12 win over Las Vegas while he also played in a career-high 19 special teams snaps
– Returned to action with a pair of tackles on 10 special teams snaps in a 25-17 Week 8 win at Carolina after having missed three straight games from Weeks 4-6 due to injury and being off another week with a Week 7 bye
– Registered a career-high five tackles while playing in a career-high 26 defensive snaps in a 30-16 Week 4 loss at Green Bay
– Made his first NFL start in a 30-26 Week 3 home loss to Chicago and finished with three tackles while playing in a career-high 42 snaps (24 defensive, 18 special teams)
– Made his NFL debut with one special teams tackle in a 38-25 Week 1 home loss to Seattle
DeSean Jackson, WR, Philadelphia (4-11-1, No. 15 NFC, 4th NFC East), 13th Season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 5 games played, 5 starts, 14 receptions, 236 yards, 81TD long, 1 TD; 1 rush, 12 yards; 1 punt return, 2 yards; 250 all-purpose yards
– Briefly returned for a 37-17 Week 16 loss at Dallas after missing seven games due to injury and contributed an 81-yard TD reception but missed eight of the last nine contests total including a 20-14 Week 17 home loss to Washington due to injury
– Had three receptions for 34 yards, one rush for 12 yards and one punt return for two yards to total 48 all-purpose yards in a 22-21 Week 7 home win over the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football after having missed the previous three games (Weeks 4-6) due to injury but suffered a non-displaced ankle fracture in the fourth quarter and would play briefly in just one more game in Week 16
– Had two receptions for 11 yards and also one fair catch on a punt return in a 23-23 Week 3 home tie with Cincinnati that marked the third time in four career contests that teams he has played for have finished in ties with the Bengals (all three of the ties in his career)
– Contributed a season-high and game-high six receptions and a team-high 64 yards receiving including a 25-yarder that was his team's longest play from scrimmage in a 37-19 Week 2 home loss to the Los Angeles Rams that marked the first time the Long Beach native had played against a Los Angeles team in his career
– 3x Pro Bowl (2009, '10, '13), All-Rookie Team (2008), First-Team All-Pro (2009 Pro Football Writers and Sporting News WR), Second-Team All-Pro (2009 Associated Press KR)
– Has been limited to eight games over the past two seasons due to injuries (23-395, 3 TD) including a career-low three contests in 2019 (9-159, 2 TD)
– NFL's all-time leader with 25 touchdown receptions of 60 or more yards while his five career touchdown catches of 80 or more yards is tied for the most
– Leads all active NFL players with a career 17.4 yards per reception average and has paced the NFL in the category four times (2010, '14, '16, '18), while he is tied for second in punt returns for touchdowns (4), fifth in yards receiving (10656), ninth in yards from scrimmage (11115), 10th in punt return yards (1315) and all-purpose yards (12467), and tied for 10th in yards per punt return (9.4)
Marvin Jones Jr., WR, Detroit (5-11, No. 14 NFC, 4th NFC North), 9th Season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 16 games played, 16 starts, career-high 76 receptions, 978 yards, 9 TD
2020 Regular-Season Top-10 Rankings – TD Receptions (T-10th)
– Had at least eight receptions, more than 110 yards receiving and one touchdown catch or more in three of his final five games
– Picked up eight receptions for a season-high 180 yards receiving and a season-high-tying two touchdowns in a 37-35 Week 17 home loss to Minnesota
– Had a career-high-tying 10 receptions for 112 yards and one touchdown in a 46-25 Week 15 loss at Tennessee
– Had eight receptions twice for 116 yards and one touchdown in a 34-30 Week 12 win at Chicago and for 96 yards and one touchdown in a 30-27 Week 10 win against Washington
– Had six receptions with 48 yards in a 41-25 Week 12 loss to Houston
– Recorded five receptions for 80 yards in a 23-22 Week 7 win at Atlanta
– Had his first two-touchdown reception game of the season and eighth of his career in a 41-21 Week 8 loss to Indianapolis
Cameron Jordan, DE, New Orleans (12-4, No. 2 NFC Playoff Seed, NFC South Champion), 10th Season
2020 Playoffs Wild Card Round (Sunday, Jan. 10, 1:40 PT, CBS) – vs. No. 7 NFC Seed Chicago (8-8)
Career Playoff Stats – 5 playoffs, 9 games (4-5 record), 8 games started, 30 tackles, 5.5 sacks, eight tackles for loss, eight quarterback hits, 4 pass defenses … reached NFC Championship in 2018 playoffs after defeated in Divisional Round in 2011, '13 and '17, as well as Wild Card Round in 2019
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 16 games played, 16 starts, 51 tackles, 7.5 sacks (-42 yards), 11 tackles for loss, 3 pass defenses, 1 forced fumble, 16 quarterback hits
– Named NFC Defensive Player of the Month for November after picking up 14 tackles, 5.0 sacks, six tackles for loss and 10 quarterback hits as the Saints went 5-0 during the month
– Recorded a team-high-tying and season-high 10 tackles, 0.5 sack (-4 yards), two tackles for loss and one quarterback hit in a 30-27 Week 5 overtime win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday Night Football with his 10 tackles the second-highest total of his career
– Contributed five tackles in a 34-24 Week 2 loss at Las Vegas in the first game played at Allegiant Stadium on Monday Night Football
– Picked up his first sack of the season (-4 yards) amongst four tackles, one tackle for loss and one quarterback hit in a 35-29 Week 4 win at Detroit
– Posted four tackles, season highs of 3.0 sacks (-14 yards) and three tackles for loss, as well as three quarterback hits in a 24-9 Week 11 win over Atlanta
– Had three tackles, 1.0 sack (-8 yards), one tackle for loss and two quarterback hits in a 26-23 Week 8 overtime win at Chicago
– Registered three tackles, 1.0 sack (-11 yards), one quarterback hit and one forced fumble in a 52-33 Week 16 win at Minnesota
– Picked up three tackles, one tackle for loss and one quarterback hit before being ejected in a 32-29 Week 15 home loss to Kansas City
– Had two tackles, 1.0 sack (-1 yard), two tackles for loss and a season-high four quarterback hits in a 31-3 Week 12 win at Denver
– Ranks second among active players with his current string of 145 consecutive regular-season starts as well as second among non-specialists with 160 straight games played (all games possible in his NFL career), while he is eighth among all active players in sacks (94.5) and ninth in tackles for loss (124)
– 6x Pro Bowl (2013, '15, '17, '18, '19, '20), First-Team All-Pro (2017), Second-Team All-Pro (2018, '19), All-2010s Team (NFL/Pro Football Hall of Fame)
Mychal Kendricks, LB, Washington (7-9, No. 4 NFC Playoff Seed, NFC East Champion), 9th Season
2020 Playoffs Wild Card Round (Saturday, Jan. 9, 5:15 pm PT, NBC) – vs. No. 5 NFC Seed Tampa Bay (11-5)
Career Playoff Stats – 1 Super Bowl victory, 2 playoffs, 4 games (3-1 record), 4 games started, 23 tackles, 1 pass defense … starting linebacker for Philadelphia team that defeated New England in Super Bowl LII
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 1 game played … 9 snaps (9 defensive)
– Saw his lone action of the regular season when he took nine snaps all on defense and did not record any stats other than participation in a 20-13 Week 16 home loss to Carolina
– Signed to the Seattle practice squad on Oct. 21, 2020, and remained there until signing to Washington's 53-player roster on Dec. 21, 2020
– Has played in 104 career regular-season games with 91 starts from 2012-20 with Philadelphia (2012-17), Seattle (2018-19) and Washington (2020), combining for 548 tackles, 52 tackles for loss, 19.0 sacks, seven forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, four interceptions and 38 quarterback hits
Jordan Kunaszyk, LB, Washington (7-9, No. 4 NFC Playoff Seed, NFC East Champion), 2nd Season
2020 Playoffs Wild Card Round (Saturday, Jan. 9, 5:15 pm PT, NBC) – vs. No. 5 NFC Seed Tampa Bay (11-5)
Career Playoff Stats – None
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 6 games played, 3 tackles, 95 snaps (95 special teams)
– Recorded a career-high-tying two tackles in a 20-14 Week 17 win at Philadelphia that clinched the NFC East title
– Had a single tackle in a 20-9 Week 11 win against Cincinnati
– Signed to the Washington active 53-player roster on Nov. 14, 2020, after being on the Washington practice squad from Sept. 26 – Nov. 14, 2020
– Released by Carolina on Sept. 5, 2020, after contributing two tackles in nine games played all off the bench as an NFL rookie for the Panthers in 2019 after being signed by the club as an undrafted free agent
L.P. Ladouceur, LS, Dallas (6-10, No. 11 NFC, T-2nd NFC East), 16th Season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 16 games played, 135 snaps (135 special teams) … no stats other than participation
– Snapped on two Greg Zuerlein walk-off game-winning field goals on the final play from 46 yards in a 40-39 Week 2 home win over Atlanta and 34 yards in a 37-34 Week 5 home victory over the New York Giants
– Credited for one fumble lost for 11 yards when he was instructed to snap the ball out of the end zone and allow a Philadelphia safety for the final two Eagles' points of the game and set up a Dallas free kick with 3:55 remaining in the fourth quarter of a 23-9 Week 8 road loss
– Has played in more NFL games (253) than any other Canadian born player, bettering the previous mark of 250 set by placekicker Eddie Murray during a 41-21 Week 15 win over San Francisco
– Has the NFL's longest current consecutive regular-season and a Dallas franchise-record games played streak that is also the longest ever by a long snapper and seventh all-time in the league at 253, having played in every regular-season game possible dating back to the final 13 contests of his 2005 rookie campaign all with Dallas
– His 253 career games played rank second on Dallas' all-time list behind only Jason Witten (255), while being eighth among active players and seventh among active players who saw action during the 2020 regular season
– Has made every long snap for the Cowboys over their last 253 games and snapped cleanly on all 2277 tries – 1069 punts, 686 PATS and 522 field goals
– At 39 years of age is the third-oldest active current player that saw action during the 2020 regular season behind Tom Brady (43) and Drew Breeze (41)
– Pro Bowl (2014)
Patrick Laird, RB, Miami (10-6, No. 8 AFC, 2nd AFC East), 2nd Season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 16 games played, 13 rushes, 72 yards; 10 receptions, 68 yards
– Had two rushes for a season-high 20 yards and a season-high-tying two receptions for 12 yards in a 22-12 Week 15 home win over New England
– Had a season-high four rushes for 19 yards and one reception for four yards over a season-high 42 offensive snaps in a 33-27 Week 14 home loss to Kansas City
– Had three rushes for six yards and a season-high-tying two receptions for 16 yards in a 19-7 Week 13 win over Cincinnati
– Had two rushes for 19 yards including a season-long 17-yard rush in a 29-21 Week 10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers
– Had one reception for a season-high 17 yards and one rush for a loss of one yard in a 34-31 Week 9 win at Arizona
– Recipient of the first completion of Tua Tagovailoa's career for two yards in a 24-0 Week 6 home win over the New York Jets and then gave away the Tagovailoa-signed gloves Laird was wearing as well as two tickets to Tagovailoa's first NFL start in the Dolphins' Week 8 home game against the Los Angeles Rams via a random drawing on Laird's Instagram page
– Had a season-high 19 special teams snaps in a 31-28 Week 2 loss to Buffalo
– Had a season-high-tying two receptions for nine yards in a 21-11 Week 1 loss at New England
– Rushed 62 times for 168 yards and one touchdown while adding 23 receptions for 204 yards as an undrafted rookie in 2019
– First earned a spot on Miami roster in 2019 after signing as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft
Alex Mack, C, Atlanta (4-12, No. 16 NFC, 4th NFC South), 12th Season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 14 games played, 14 starts, 973 snaps (972 offensive, 1 special teams)
– Had a run of 94 consecutive starts that was second among all active centers behind only Philadelphia's Jason Kelce before missing the final two games of the campaign
– 6x Pro Bowl (2010, '13, '15, '16, '17, '18), First-Team All-Pro (2013 and 2017 Sporting News), Second-Team All-Pro (2013, AP and PFF; 2016 AP and PFF; 2017 Sporting News), All-2010s Team (NFL/Pro Football Hall of Fame)
– Helped Atlanta to Super Bowl LI after the 2016 campaign in his first season with the Falcons
Patrick Mekari, OL, Baltimore (11-5, No. 5 AFC, T-2nd AFC North), 2nd Season
2020 Playoffs Wild Card Round (Sunday, Jan. 10, 10:05 am PT, ESPN) – at No. 4 AFC Seed Tennessee (11-5)
Career Playoff Stats – 1 playoff, 1 game played (0-1 record), 1 start … started at center and played in all 94 snaps in a 28-12 Divisional Round home loss to Tennessee during the 2019 season after having earned a Wild Card Round bye
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 14 games played, 8 starts … 622 snaps (553 offense, 69 special teams) … no stats other than participation
– Each of his first three starts in 2020 came at right guard while each of his last five were at center
– Not active for a 38-3 Week 17 win at Cincinnati after having been removed from a 27-13 Week 16 victory over the New York Giants after 23 snaps with a back injury
– Placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Nov. 25 and was activated from the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Dec. 4 (missed 19-14 Week 12 loss at Pittsburgh)
– Played in a season-high 73 snaps (66 offensive, career-high-tying seven special teams) in a 40-14 Week 15 win over Jacksonville
– Played in a season-high 67 offensive snaps off the bench in a 28-24 Week 8 loss to Pittsburgh
– Made his first start of the season and first career start at right guard in a 27-3 Week 5 win over Cincinnati
– Played in a career-high-tying seven special teams snaps in a 33-16 Week 2 win at Houston
– Has 14 career regular-season starts with 11 at center and three at right guard
– Played in 12 regular-season games and one playoff contest including starts in each of the final five regular-season games and the playoff contest all at center as an undrafted rookie in 2019
– First earned a spot on Baltimore roster in 2019 after signing as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft
Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay (13-3, #1 NFC, NFC North Champion), 16th Season
2020 Playoffs Wild Card Round – Bye (will host lowest remaining NFC Seed in NFC Divisional Round Jan. 16 or 17, TBA)
Career Playoff Stats – 1 Super Bowl victory, 10 playoffs, 19 games (11-8 record), 9 starts, 425-of-661 (64.3%), 5027 yards, 40 TD, 12 INT, ?? long, 100.0 passer rating; 52 rushes, 288 yards, 3 TD … named Super Bowl XLV MVP after leading Green Bay to a Super Bowl XLV win during the 2010 season and has reached the NFC Championship Game on three other occasions in 2014, 2016 and 2019
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 16 games played, 16 starts, 372-of-526 (70.7%), 4299 yards, career-high 48 TD, 5 INT, 121.5 passer rating, 78TD long; 38 rushes, 149 yards, 3 TD; 1 rec, -6 yards
2020 Regular-Season Top-10 Rankings – Completion Percentage (1st), Touchdown Passes (1st), Touchdown Percentage (1st, 9.1), Lowest Interception Percentage Among Starters (1st, 1.0%), Yards After Catch (6.11, 1st), Passer Rating (1st), Fewest Interceptions Among Starters (T-1st), Average Gain (8.17, 3rd), Long (78TD, 5th), Passing Yards (7th), Pass Completions (10th)
– Leading candidate for 2020 NFL Most Valuable Player
– Had the best completion percentage and second-best passer rating mark of his career in 2020 behind only his 2011 NFL MVP season when he had a 122.5 passer rating
– Threw for a career-high 48 touchdown passes in 2020 and became the first player in NFL history with three seasons of 40 or more touchdown passes with his others coming in 2011 (45) and 2016 (40)
– Threw four or more touchdown passes seven times in 2020, three on another five occasions and two twice more to give him multiple-touchdown passes in 14 of 16 contests
– Had a passer rating of 107.6 or better in 14 of 16 games
– Tied for the best overall position grade (94.5) along with Los Angeles Rams' interior defender Aaron Donald among all NFL players according to Pro Football Focus
– Had a season-best 147.9 passer rating in a 35-16 Week 17 win at Chicago after completing 19-of-24 passes with four touchdowns and no interceptions for 240 yards, while adding one rush for four yards
– Completed 21-of-25 passes for 231 yards with four touchdown throws and one interception for a 128.1 passer rating while adding three rushes for 14 yards in a 40-14 Week 16 win over Tennessee
– Completed 20-of-29 passes for 143 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions for a 91.6 passer rating while adding five rushes for 26 yards in a 24-16 Week 15 win vs. Carolina
– Completed 26-of-33 passes for 290 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 133.6 passer rating in a 34-27 Week 14 victory at Detroit while adding six rushes for 13 yards and one TD
– Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the 18th time (most in Green Bay franchise history) for his performance in a 30-16 Week 13 win over Philadelphia when he completed 25-of-34 passes for 295 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 128.9 passer rating while adding four rushes for a loss of three yards
– Completed 21-of-29 passes for 211 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions for a 132.3 passer rating while adding two rushes for 12 yards in a 41-25 Week 12 win at Chicago
– Completed 27-of-38 passes for 311 yards with three touchdowns and one interception for a 110.7 passer rating while adding three rushes for 13 yards in a 34-31 Week 11 loss at Indianapolis
– Completed 24-of-34 passes for 325 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for a 108.1 passer rating while adding three rushes for four yards and a rushing touchdown in a 24-10 Week 10 home win over Jacksonville
– Completed 25-of-31 passes for 305 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions for a 147.2 passer rating while adding one rush for seven yards in a 34-17 Week 9 win at San Francisco
– Completed 27-of-41 passes for 291 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 110.9 passer rating in a 28-22 Week 8 home loss to MInnesota
– Completed 23-of-34 passes for 283 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions for a 132.4 passer rating in a 35-20 Week 7 win at Houston
– Completed 27-of-33 passes for 327 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions for a 147.5 passer rating in a 30-16 Week 4 home win over Atlanta on Monday Night Football
– Completed 21-of-32 passes for 283 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 124.9 passer rating in a 37-30 Week 3 win at New Orleans on Sunday Night Football
– Completed 18-of-30 passes for 240 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 107.6 passer rating in a 42-21 Week 2 home win over Detroit
– Completed 32-of-44 passes for 364 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions for a 127.5 passer rating in a 43-34 Week 1 win at Minnesota
– 2x MVP (2011, '14), Athlete of the Year (2011 AP); Super Bowl XLV Champion/MVP (2010); 9x Pro Bowl (2009, '11, '12, '14, '15, '16, '18, '19, '20), First-Team All-Pro (2011, '14), Second-Team All-Pro (2012), All-2010s Team (NFL/Pro Football Hall of Fame)
– Has third-highest career passer rating in NFL history (103.9), while he is fourth among active NFL players and seventh overall in career passing touchdowns (412), as well as sixth among active players and 10th overall in career passes completed (4285) and total offense (51366), sixth among active players in pass attempts (6587), passing yards (51245), and eighth among active players in completion percentage (65.1%)
Richard Rodgers, TE, Philadelphia (4-11-1, No. 15 NFC, 4th NFC East), 7th Season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 14 games played, 4 starts, 24 receptions, 345 yards, 2 TD … highest reception and yards receiving totals since 2016, first two touchdown receptions since 2017
– Played in each of the first 14 games before missing the final two contests
– Recorded season highs of six receptions and 85 yards receiving in a 22-21 Week 7 home win over the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football with his yards receiving the second-highest total of his career and his receptions third, while his 69 offensive snaps and 72 total snaps were also both season highs and the second and third-highest totals of his career
– Had four catches for 60 yards in a 27-17 Week 10 loss at the New York Giants
– Had three receptions, 53 yards receiving and one touchdown in a 23-17 Week 12 home loss to Seattle
– Had three receptions and 31 yards receiving in a 30-28 Week 6 loss against Baltimore
– Had two receptions, 48 yards receiving and his first touchdown reception since 2017 in a 22-17 Week 11 loss at Cleveland
– Made his first start of the 2020 season in a 25-20 Week 4 win at San Francisco and contributed three receptions and 35 yards receiving while also recovering a 49ers' on-side kick with 2:01 remaining to help secure the victory
– Had two receptions for 15 yards in a 23-23 Week 3 tie with Cincinnati
Nick Sundberg, LS, Washington (7-9, No. 4 NFC Playoff Seed, NFC East Champion), 11th Season
2020 Playoffs Wild Card Round (Saturday, Jan. 9, 5:15 pm PT, NBC) – vs. No. 5 NFC Seed Tampa Bay (11-5)
Career Playoff Stats – 2 games (0-2 record), 14 snaps (14 special teams) … no stats other than participation
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 16 games played, 1 tackle, 142 snaps (142 special teams)
– Had his lone tackle of 2020 in a 20-14 Week 17 win at Philadelphia that clinched the NFC East title
– Played a season-high-tying 14 snaps all on special teams in a 27-17 Week 1 win over Philadelphia and a 23-15 Week 14 victory against San Francisco in a game played at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona
– Washington's nominee for the prestigious Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year honor in both 2017 and 2019
– Founder of Loads of Love, a program that aims to boost school attendance by installing washers and dryers in schools and non-profit organizations at no cost to them or their families to directly impact children experiencing homelessness or an unstable living situation
Reserve/COVID-19 List (1)
Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers (7-9, No. 11 AFC, 3rd AFC West), 8th Season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 14 games played, 13 starts, 100 receptions, 992 yards, 8 TD, 1 two-point conversion reception
2020 Regular-Season Top-10 Rankings – Targets (5th, 147), Receptions (T-7th), TD Receptions (T-10th)
– Registered his third season of 100 or more receptions in 2020 and was within four catches of the career-high 104 he recorded in 2019 while also equaling his career high in touchdown catches
– Missed the final two games of the campaign including the final one while on the Reserve/COVID-19 List after having previously played in 62 regular-season games in a row including all 16 contests in 2017, 2018 and 2019
– Within eight yards receiving of his fourth consecutive and fifth career season of 1000 or more yards receiving
– Had four games with 100 yards receiving or more and three with 10 or more catches in 2020 to increase his career totals to 27 100+ yard receiving games, an NFL record of at least 13 receptions in a game on six occasions and 13 contests with at least 10 receptions
– Had a career-high 16 receptions for 145 yards and one touchdown in a 34-28 Week 11 win over the New York Jets
– Had game highs of 13 receptions and 132 yards receiving as well as his first touchdown catch of the season in a 21-16 Week 3 loss to Carolina
– Picked up 10 receptions and 125 yards receiving in a 39-29 Week 7 win at Jacksonville
– Second on the Chargers' list of all-time receptions with 624 (all-time leader is Antonio Gates with 955)
– 4x Pro Bowl (2017, '18, '19, '20), First-Team All-Pro (2019 Pro Football Weekly), Second-Team All-Pro (2017 and 2018 Pro Football Focus), NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2017 AP and PFWA), All-Rookie Team (2013 PFWA)
Injured Reserve (2)
Ashtyn Davis, S, New York Jets (2-14, No. 15 AFC, 4th AFC East), 1st Season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 10 games played, 6 starts, 36 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass defense, 1 fumble recovery; 2 kick returns, 43 kick return yards, 21.5 kick return avg, 27 long
– Missed the final four games of the season after being injured in a 31-28 Week 13 loss to Las Vegas in which he recorded six tackles
– Registered a career-high 12 tackles, one tackle for loss and one fumble recovery in a 34-28 Week 11 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers
– Had five tackles and his first career pass defense while playing in a career-high 81 defensive snaps in a 30-27 Week 9 loss to New England on Monday Night Football
– Had his would-be first NFL interception nullified by a penalty in a 30-10 Week 5 loss to Arizona
– Made his first career NFL start in a 31-13 Week 2 loss to San Francisco, contributing one kickoff return for 27 yards on the game's opening kickoff while registering a career-high 18 special teams snaps
– Made his NFL debut by returning one kickoff for 16 yards and adding one special teams tackle in a 27-17 Week 1 loss at Buffalo
– Cal's highest selection in the 2020 NFL Draft taken by the New York Jets in the third round with the No. 68 pick overall
Mitchell Schwartz, T, Kansas City (14-2, No. 2 AFC Seed, AFC West Champion), 10th Season
2020 Playoffs Wild Card Round – Bye (will host lowest remaining AFC Seed in AFC Divisional Round Jan. 16 or 17, TBA)
Career Playoff Stats – 1 Super Bowl victory (Super Bowl LIV), 4 playoffs, 7 games (4-3 record), 7 starts, has played in all 464 offensive snaps possible over his seven career playoff games … no stats other than participation
2020 Regular-Season Stats – 6 games, 380 snaps (357 offensive, 23 special teams)
– Placed on injured reserve Nov. 21 after being on the Reserve/COVID-19 list from Nov. 16-21
– Has not played in the last 10 games since being removed with an injury after eight snaps during a 26-17 Week 6 win at Buffalo on Oct. 19
– Super Bowl LIV Champion (2019), First-Team All-Pro (2018), 3x Second-Team All-Pro (2016, '17, '19), All-Rookie Team (2012 PFWA)
– Had started the first 134 games of his career with the streak extending to 185 consecutive combined college and NFL regular-season games that and also included starting all 51 games possible during his final four seasons at Cal (2008-11) after redshirting in 2007 before his current stretch of 10 straight games he has not played in
Practice Squads (4) – Name, Position, Team (Record, Conference Place, Division Place), Experience
Trevor Davis, WR, Washington (7-9, No. 4 NFC Seed, NFC East Champion), 5th Season
2020 Playoffs Wild Card Round (Saturday, Jan. 9, 5:15 pm PT, NBC) – vs. No. 5 NFC Seed Tampa Bay (11-5)
2020 Regular-Season Stats – Did not play
Career Playoff Stats – 2 games (1-1 record), 37 snaps (27 offensive, 10 special teams) … no stats other than participation … reached NFC Championship Game with Green Bay against Atlanta in 2016 season
– Played in 43 games with four starts from 2016-19 with Green Bay (2016-19), Oakland (2019) and Miami (2019), combining for 16 receptions, 205 yards receiving and one touchdown catch, as well six rushes for 86 yards and one touchdown on the ground on offense, while he had 59 punt returns for 593 yards and 58 kick returns for 1297 yards as a returner to combine for 2181 all-purpose yards
– Signed to the Washington practice squad on Oct. 28, 2020
– Signed with Chicago on April 29, 2020 but was released on August 25, 2020
Khalfani Muhammad, RB, Minnesota (7-9, No. 9 NFC, 3rd NFC North), 2nd Season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – Did not play
– Signed to Minnesota's practice squad on December 14, 2020
– Has been a member of five different NFL organizations – Tennessee (2017-18), New England (2018), Denver (2019), Arizona (2020) and Minnesota (2020) – after being selected in seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Titans but has not played in a NFL regular-season game
– Spent three games on Tennessee's active 53-player roster during the 2017 campaign for the final regular-season game and each of the team's two playoff contests
Evan Weaver, LB, Arizona (8-8, No. 8 NFC, 3rd NFC West), 1st Season
2020 Regular-Season Stats – Did not play
– One of three Cal players selected in the 2020 NFL Draft (Arizona Cardinals, 6th round, 202nd overall)
– Released by Arizona on Sept. 5, 2020, before being signed to the Cardinals' practice squad the following day
Davis Webb, QB, Buffalo (13-3, No. 2 AFC Seed, AFC East Champion), 1st Season
2020 Playoffs Wild Card Round (Saturday, Jan. 9, 10:05 am PT, CBS) – vs. No. 7 AFC Seed Indianapolis (11-5)
2020 Regular-Season Stats – Did not play
– Spent 16 weeks of the 2020 season on the practice squad but was elevated to the 53-player roster the day of a 38-9 Week 16 win at New England
– With his third NFL organization (New York Giants, New York Jets, Buffalo) after being drafted in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Giants but has yet to play in a NFL regular-season contest
Coaching Staffs (5) – Name, Position, Team (Record, Division, Conference Place, Division Place), Experience
Andre Carter, Defensive Line, New York Jets (2-14, No. 15 AFC, 4th AFC East), 4th Season
– Fourth season as an NFL coach and second as the defensive line coach with the New York Jets after spending two campaigns as an assistant defensive line coach with Miami (2017-18)
– 517 tackles, 115.0 tackles for loss, 80.5 sacks in 13-season NFL playing career with San Francisco (2001-05), Washington (2006-10), New England (2011, 2013) and Oakland (2012)
– Pro Bowl (2011)
Austin Clark, Outside Linebackers, Miami (10-6, No. 8 AFC, 2nd AFC East), 1st Season
– First NFL season as the outside linebackers' coach at Miami
Ron Rivera, Head Coach, Washington (7-9, No. 4 NFC Seed, NFC East Champion), 11th Season As Head Coach/24th Season As Coach
2020 Playoffs Wild Card Round (Saturday, Jan. 9, 5:15 pm PT, NBC) – vs. No. 5 NFC Seed Tampa Bay (11-5)
– Won his first game as Washington's head coach in a 27-17 Week 1 victory over Philadelphia
– Clinched the NFC East title with a 20-14 win at Philadelphia in the final game of the regular season in a Week 17 contest at Philadelphia
– Has also been a head coach with Carolina (2011-19); defensive coordinator (2008-10) and linebackers' coach (2007) with San Diego; defensive coordinator (2004-06) and defensive quality control coach (1997-98) with Chicago; and linebackers' coach with Philadelphia (1999-2003)
– 2x AP Coach of the Year (2013, '15)
– Played nine seasons with Chicago (1984-92) before tackles and several other defensive statistics were recognized as official stats but officially contributed nine interceptions and six fumble recoveries, one of which he returned for a touchdown
– Super Bowl XX Champion (1985)
– First American of Puerto Rican descent to win a Super Bowl
Vincent Rivera, Defensive Quality Control, Washington (7-9, No. 4 NFC Seed, NFC East Champion), 3rd Season
2020 Playoffs Wild Card Round (Saturday, Jan. 9, 5:15 pm PT, NBC) – vs. No. 5 NFC Seed Tampa Bay (11-5)
– Clinched the NFC East title with a 20-14 win at Philadelphia in the final game of the regular season in a Week 17 contest at Philadelphia
– First season at Washington and third campaign as an NFL coach after previously serving in a defensive quality control role with Carolina (2018-19)
Richard Rodgers Sr., Assistant Defensive Backs, Washington (7-9, No. 4 NFC Seed, NFC East Champion), 9th Season
2020 Playoffs Wild Card Round (Saturday, Jan. 9, 5:15 pm PT, NBC) – vs. No. 5 NFC Seed Tampa Bay (11-5)
– Clinched the NFC East title with a 20-14 win at Philadelphia in the final game of the regular season in a Week 17 contest at Philadelphia
– First season at Washington and ninth campaign as an NFL coach after previously spending eight seasons with Carolina as a safeties coach (2019), secondary coach (2018), assistant defensive backs/safeties coach (2015-17), special teams coordinator (2012-14) and special teams assistant (2012)
Cal's Current NFL Affiliates General Notes
– Three selected to the NFL/Pro Football Hall of Fame Team of the 2010's (Aaron Rodgers, Cameron Jordan, Alex Mack)
– Two earned MVP/Player of the Year level awards in Aaron Rodgers (2011 Super Bowl XLV MVP; 2011 and 2014 NFL MVP) and Keenan Allen (2017 Comeback Player of the Year)
– Five selected in the first round of the NFL Draft (Tyson Alualu, Jared Goff, Cameron Jordan, Alex Mack, Aaron Rodgers)
– Three on Super Bowl winning teams (Stephen Anderson, Aaron Rodgers, Mitchell Schwartz) with three more who have played in the game (Jared Goff, Alex Mack, Ron Rivera) and two who have coached in the contest (Ron Rivera, Richard Rodgers Sr.)
– Three that began their NFL careers as undrafted free agents (Stephen Anderson, Patrick Laird, Patrick Mekari)
– Seven that are currently in their 10th NFL season or more (Tyson Alualu, DeSean Jackson, Cameron Jordan, L.P. Ladouceur, Alex Mack, Aaron Rodgers, Mitchell Schwartz, Nick Sundberg)
– Combined for selections to five All-Rookie teams, eight first-team and 12 second-team All-Pro squads, and 32 Pro Bowl teams