The Alabama contingency in the NFL took a major hit last week in trying to reach the Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles, the team with the most Crimson Tide players, lost in the wild-card round of the playoffs. The remaining team with the most is Seattle, which is a little odd in that just a couple of years ago the Seahawks didn’t have anyone who used to play in Tuscaloosa on the roster.
The Houston Teaxns also stand out in the Divisional Round is they have three players plus head coach DeMeco Ryans, a proficient linebacker for the Crimson Tide before the Nick Saban era, from 2002-05. Incidentally, he’s still just 41.
This weekend’s games are coming off a wild wild-card weekend, in which there were 12 fourth quarter lead changes with four teams winning after trailing in the final three minutes of the fourth quarter. The Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams – scored the game-winning touchdown in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter to set an NFL playoff record.
However, last week’s results also led to something usual from an Alabama perspective, Sunday will see a rare game without any former Crimson Tide players. That may not be such a bad thing considering the weather forecast for Chicago on Sunday night, snow, windy and bitterly col.
Bama in the NFL Wild Card Playoffs Tracker
For the full set of statistics on how the former Crimson Tide players did this week, check out our elaborate Bama in the NFL Divisional Round Playoff Tracker. It will be updated throughout the weekend until every game is concluded:
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