The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
01.19.2018 | Football
The march to Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis continues for five Longhorns.
The journey to Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis continues on Sunday afternoon as the Conference Championships of the NFL playoffs take place. Five Longhorns remain in the hunt with players on three of the four remaining teams.
A Longhorn has appeared in the last 12 Super Bowls (2006-17), the longest stretch in UT history. In total, 54 former Longhorns have been members of 45 different Super Bowl squads. Twenty-four of those players have claimed Super Bowl Champion rings, with Casey Hampton, Dan Neil, Terry Orr and Aaron Ross winning a pair of titles. Malcom Brown of the New England Patriots will look for his second title after winning Super Bowl LI in dramatic fashion last season at NRG Stadium in Houston.
The Playoff Schedule
Sunday, January 21
2:05 p.m. CT (CBS) - 3 Jacksonville Jaguars at 1 New England Patriots (Malcom Brown)
5:40 p.m. CT (FOX) - 2 Minnesota Vikings (Brian Robison, Jerry Gray [coach]) at 1 Philadelphia Eagles (Marcus Johnson, Jordan Hicks [IR])
Divisional Round Weekend Results
Philadelphia Eagles 15, Atlanta Falcons 10
Jordan Hicks remains on the IR with his Achilles injury while WR Marcus Johnson was inactive for Saturday's win.
New England Patriots 35, Tennessee Titans 14
Malcom Brown of the Patriots had two tackles, while Brian Orakpo of the Titans had two tackles and two QB hits.
Minnesota Vikings 29, New Orleans Saints 24
Brian Robison had two tackles and one-half tackle for loss in the stunning victory, while both Alex Okafor and Kenny Vaccaro of the Saints were on IR.
Jacksonville Jaguars 45, Pittsburgh Steelers 42
