A total of four former Bulldogs enter the weekend on active team rosters, and the winners will be a victory away from Super Bowl LIII (Photo Credit: Kansas City Chiefs/Steve Sanders)
Photo by: Steve Sanders/Kansas City Chiefs
#FromStateToSundays: Previewing the NFL Divisional Round
January 11, 2019 | Football
by Brandon Langlois, Associate Director/Communications
STARKVILLE – The NFL Divisional round has arrived, and three of the four matchups will feature former Mississippi State standouts.
A total of four former Bulldogs enter the weekend on active team rosters, and the winners will be a victory away from Super Bowl LIII.
Here are the Bulldogs on active rosters in the divisional round at a glance:
• DT Denico Autry, Indianapolis – team leader in sacks during the regular season (nine)
• DT Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia – All-Pro first team, has 44.5 career sacks (No. 6 in Eagles history)
• DE Chris Jones, Kansas City – All-Pro second team, had a sack in an NFL-record 11 straight games
• QB Dak Prescott, Dallas – owns 15 career game-winning drive (first in the postseason last Saturday)
In addition, former Bulldog safety J.T. Gray, is on the practice squad of the New Orleans Saints.
Here is a look at this weekend's matchups that feature former Bulldogs on active rosters, including kick time, location, how to watch and other notables:
No. 6 Indianapolis Colts (11-6) at No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs (12-4)
• Saturday, 3:35 p.m. CT
• Kansas City, Missouri (Arrowhead Stadium)
• TV: NBC – Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst), Michele Tafoya (sideline)
NOTABLES: Chris Jones led the Chiefs with 15.5 sacks this season and had at least 1.0 in 11 straight games (Oct. 7-Dec. 23, NFL record for most consecutive games). Only fellow All-Pro selections J.J. Watt and Von Miller got after the quarterback more than Jones, who owns a 90.5 overall grade from Pro Football Focus and logged 73 total pressures. Denico Autry, who turned in a team-best nine sacks during the regular season for the Colts is listed as questionable for Saturday's game (shoulder). Including the postseason, Autry has 36 total pressures with 24 of those being QB hurries.
No. 4 Dallas Cowboys (11-6) at No. 2 Los Angeles Rams (13-3)
• Saturday, 7:15 p.m. CT
• Los Angeles (L.A. Memorial Coliseum)
• TV: FOX – Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst), Erin Andrews (sideline), Chris Myers (sideline)
NOTABLES: Dak Prescott and the Cowboys are heading to Los Angeles for a playoff game for the first time in 33 years. He completed 66.7 percent of his passes for 226 yards with a touchdown and an interception for an 83.6 passer rating while leading his squad to a win over Seattle last Saturday. Prescott recorded his first career postseason fourth quarter comeback and game-winning drive to become the fifth Dallas quarterback to accomplish both feats in a postseason game. In two career playoff games, Prescott is 1-1 as a starter, completing 46 of 71 passes (64.8) for 528 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions. He has also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown on eight carries.
No. 6 Philadelphia Eagles (10-7) at No. 1 New Orleans Saints (13-3)
• Sunday, 3:40 p.m. CT
• New Orleans (Mercedes-Benz Superdome)
• TV: FOX – Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Charles Davis (analyst), Pam Oliver (sideline), Peter Schrager (sideline)
NOTABLES: Fletcher Cox eclipsed double-digit sacks for the first time with a career-best 10.5 in 2018 to lead the Eagles. He was named to the NFC's Pro Bowl squad for the fourth time in his seven seasons with the Eagles. Cox had an absolutely dominant regular season per PFF, finishing with a 92.6 overall grade (No. 2 among interior defenders) and 95 total pressures (No. 2 among all defenders).
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow the MSU football team on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateFB."
STARKVILLE – The NFL Divisional round has arrived, and three of the four matchups will feature former Mississippi State standouts.
A total of four former Bulldogs enter the weekend on active team rosters, and the winners will be a victory away from Super Bowl LIII.
Here are the Bulldogs on active rosters in the divisional round at a glance:
• DT Denico Autry, Indianapolis – team leader in sacks during the regular season (nine)
• DT Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia – All-Pro first team, has 44.5 career sacks (No. 6 in Eagles history)
• DE Chris Jones, Kansas City – All-Pro second team, had a sack in an NFL-record 11 straight games
• QB Dak Prescott, Dallas – owns 15 career game-winning drive (first in the postseason last Saturday)
In addition, former Bulldog safety J.T. Gray, is on the practice squad of the New Orleans Saints.
Here is a look at this weekend's matchups that feature former Bulldogs on active rosters, including kick time, location, how to watch and other notables:
No. 6 Indianapolis Colts (11-6) at No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs (12-4)
• Saturday, 3:35 p.m. CT
• Kansas City, Missouri (Arrowhead Stadium)
• TV: NBC – Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst), Michele Tafoya (sideline)
NOTABLES: Chris Jones led the Chiefs with 15.5 sacks this season and had at least 1.0 in 11 straight games (Oct. 7-Dec. 23, NFL record for most consecutive games). Only fellow All-Pro selections J.J. Watt and Von Miller got after the quarterback more than Jones, who owns a 90.5 overall grade from Pro Football Focus and logged 73 total pressures. Denico Autry, who turned in a team-best nine sacks during the regular season for the Colts is listed as questionable for Saturday's game (shoulder). Including the postseason, Autry has 36 total pressures with 24 of those being QB hurries.
No. 4 Dallas Cowboys (11-6) at No. 2 Los Angeles Rams (13-3)
• Saturday, 7:15 p.m. CT
• Los Angeles (L.A. Memorial Coliseum)
• TV: FOX – Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst), Erin Andrews (sideline), Chris Myers (sideline)
NOTABLES: Dak Prescott and the Cowboys are heading to Los Angeles for a playoff game for the first time in 33 years. He completed 66.7 percent of his passes for 226 yards with a touchdown and an interception for an 83.6 passer rating while leading his squad to a win over Seattle last Saturday. Prescott recorded his first career postseason fourth quarter comeback and game-winning drive to become the fifth Dallas quarterback to accomplish both feats in a postseason game. In two career playoff games, Prescott is 1-1 as a starter, completing 46 of 71 passes (64.8) for 528 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions. He has also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown on eight carries.
No. 6 Philadelphia Eagles (10-7) at No. 1 New Orleans Saints (13-3)
• Sunday, 3:40 p.m. CT
• New Orleans (Mercedes-Benz Superdome)
• TV: FOX – Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Charles Davis (analyst), Pam Oliver (sideline), Peter Schrager (sideline)
NOTABLES: Fletcher Cox eclipsed double-digit sacks for the first time with a career-best 10.5 in 2018 to lead the Eagles. He was named to the NFC's Pro Bowl squad for the fourth time in his seven seasons with the Eagles. Cox had an absolutely dominant regular season per PFF, finishing with a 92.6 overall grade (No. 2 among interior defenders) and 95 total pressures (No. 2 among all defenders).
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow the MSU football team on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateFB."
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