Bama in the NFL: How to Watch Crimson Tide Players on Championship Weekend
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For Alabama Crimson Tide fans, there appears to be on certainty when it comes to the NFL playoffs: At least one former player is going to be celebrating winning a Super Bowl.
Of the four teams remaining, there's at least one Crimson Tide player on the roster in in some form. However, there's only two teams with active players who have a good chance to play this weekend, or in Super Bowl Bowl LVIII, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
That'll probably make it easy for most Alabama fans in picking which teams to root for on Sunday.
AFC Championship
Kansas City (13-6) at Baltimore (14-4) – 2 p.m. CT (CBS, Paramount+)
Chiefs: Defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs is on the practice squad. However, he doesn't even have a jersey number listed on the team roster.
Ravens: Cornerback Marlon Humphrey is a starter. Second-year cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis was placed on injured reserve a month ago after suffering a concussion a month at Jacksonville. Armour-Davis played in eight games this season, making six tackles.
The Chiefs are appearing in their sixth-consecutive championship game, the second-longest streak in NFL history, while the Ravens are seeing their third Super Bowl appearance.
The main storyline, of course, centers on the quarterbacks, and former MVPs Patrick Mahomes (2018 and 2022) and Lamar Jackson (2019). Baltimore led the NFL in scoring defense in the regular season, allowing 16.5 points per game, and in sacks, with 60. Kansas City ranked second in each category, allowing 17.3 points per game and totaling 57 sacks.
NFC Championship
Detroit (14-5) at San Francisco (13-5) – 5:30 p.m. (FOX, FOX Deportes)
Lions: Safety Brian Branch, running back Jahmyr Gibbs and wide receiver Jameson Williams are all key contributors
49ers: Tight end Cameron Latu is on the injured reserve. He had knee surgery to repair a meniscus injury in August.
The 49ers have appeared in four of the past five NFC Championship Games (2019, 2021-23) and are aiming for their eighth Super Bowl appearance. The Lions, meanwhile, are playing in their second championship game in franchise history (1991) and look to make to their first Super Bowl appearance.
Gibbs led all rookies this season in rushing touchdowns (10), was tied for first in scrimmage touchdowns (11) and was third in scrimmage yards (1,261). On Friday he was named a finalist for AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. He can become the fourth rookie in NFL history to record a rushing touchdown in three playoff games, joining Tony Dorsett (1977), Jamal Lewis (2000) and Sony Michel (2018).
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