Bruins in the NFL: Divisional Playoffs
January 22, 2024 | Football
Three of four NFL Divisional Playoff games over the weekend featured former UCLA standouts, with five Bruins seeing action in total.
C Jake Brendel (San Francisco 49ers) and DT Matt Dickerson (Kansas City Chiefs) are both on active rosters for the Conference Championship round, which is set to take place Sunday. Winners will advance to Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nev. ย
โข Brendel, C, San Francisco 49ers โ Played every offensive snap as San Francisco edged Green Bay, 24-21, to reach the NFC Championship. As a team, the 49ers accumulated 356 yards of total offense while allowing just one tackle for loss. ย
Up next: NFC Championship โ Sunday, Jan. 28 vs. Detroit (3:30 p.m. PT on FOX)
โข Kenny Clark, DL, Green Bay Packers โ Started and made five tackles in Green Bay's divisional round loss to San Francisco. He teamed up with Preston Smith to log the Packers' lone sack of the contest.
โข Dickerson, DT, Kansas City Chiefs โ Played 16 defensive snaps and made one tackle, in the third quarter, as the Chiefs clinched a trip to the AFC title game with a 27-24 win at Buffalo on Sunday night.
Up next: AFC Championship โ Sunday, Jan. 28 at Baltimore (12:00 p.m. PT on CBS)
โข Ka'imi Fairbairn, K, Houston Texans โ Went 1-for-2 on field goal attempts, connecting on a 50-yarder to tie the game at 3-3 in the first quarter. Also converted his lone PAT attempt, but Houston absorbed a 34-10 at Baltimore.
โข Sean Rhyan, G, Green Bay Packers โ Played 20 offensive snaps in the Packers' divisional round loss to San Francisco.