Bruins in the NFL: Wild Card Weekend
January 16, 2024 | Football
Six former UCLA standouts saw action during the NFL's Wild Card Weekend, with three emerging victorious and moving on to the Divisional Playoff round. Paired with Jake Brendel, whose San Francisco 49ers earned a first-round bye, the Divisional Playoff is set to feature five Bruin alums across three teams.
In total, OT Alec Anderson (Buffalo Bills), C Jake Brendel, DE Kenny Clark (Green Bay Packers), K Ka'imi Fairbairn, and G Sean Rhyan (Green Bay Packers) are on active rosters for Divisional Playoff qualifiers. Games resume Saturday.
โข Clark, DL, Green Bay Packers โ Started and made two tackles, including a one-yard TFL in the second quarter, as the Packers defeated Dallas, 48-32, on Sunday.
Up next: NFL Divisional Playoff โ Saturday, Jan. 20 at San Francisco (5:15 p.m. PT on FOX)
โข Fairbairn, K, Houston Texans โ Made his lone field goal attempt, from 21 yards out, and connected on all six of his PAT tries as Houston claimed a 45-14 win over Cleveland on Saturday. In addition, all eight of his kickoff attempts went for touchbacks.
Up next: NFL Divisional Playoff โ Saturday, Jan. 20 at Baltimore (1:30 p.m. PT on ABC)
โข Myles Jack, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers โ Contributed four tackles in the Steelers' Wild Card loss to Buffalo.
โข Quentin Lake, DB, Los Angeles Rams โ Started and tied for the team lead with nine tackles, including four solo efforts. His tackle total also represented a new single-game career high.
โข Osa Odighizuwa, DT, Dallas Cowboys โ Started and made two tackles.
โข G Sean Rhyan (Green Bay Packers) also played, but did not record any statistics.
Vintage Kenny Clark pic.twitter.com/AGTqRP8ZoT
โ Andy Herman (@AndyHermanNFL) January 15, 2024