
Wildcats in the NFL – Divisional Round
Jan 13, 2020 | Football
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Each week throughout the 2019 season, k-statesports.com recaps the action for the 12 former Kansas State football players currently in the NFL. For a recap of those players who were finished in Week 17, click here. For those whose season ended in the Wild Card Round, click here.
Elijah Lee, LB – San Francisco 49ers
Lee made a tackle on kickoff among his 21 special teams plays and was also in for two defensive snaps in San Francisco's 27-10 victory over Minnesota. It was Lee's first-career postseason appearance. With the win, the 49ers will host Green Bay in the NFC Championship on Sunday at 5:40 p.m. (CT) on FOX.
Tyler Lockett, WR – Seattle Seahawks
Lockett, playing in his fifth career postseason game, earned the start and hauled in nine passes for 136 yards and a touchdown – all team highs – but it wasn't enough as Seattle fell at Green Bay, 28-23. Lockett improved his career postseason receiving yardage number to 428 on 21 catches, while his seven-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter was his second-career postseason touchdown and first since his rookie year of 2015.
Byron Pringle, WR – Kansas City Chiefs
Playing in his first-career postseason game, Pringle made a tackle on a kickoff and also downed a fourth-quarter punt inside the Texan 10-yard line to help Kansas City earn a 51-31 victory over Houston. Pringle played on 23 special teams plays and was also in for five offensive snaps, helping the Chiefs earn the fourth-largest comeback in playoff history as Kansas City erased a 24-0 deficit in the second quarter. The Chiefs will host Tennessee in the AFC Championship on Sunday at 2:05 p.m. (CT) on CBS.
D.J. Reed, DB – San Francisco 49ers
Reed, a fifth-round pick by San Francisco in last year's draft, saw time on 14 special teams plays and two defensive snaps in his first-career postseason game, a 27-10 victory by the 49ers over Minnesota. San Francisco will now host Green Bay in the NFC Championship on Sunday, a game that kicks off at 5:40 p.m. (CT) on FOX.
Elijah Lee, LB – San Francisco 49ers
Lee made a tackle on kickoff among his 21 special teams plays and was also in for two defensive snaps in San Francisco's 27-10 victory over Minnesota. It was Lee's first-career postseason appearance. With the win, the 49ers will host Green Bay in the NFC Championship on Sunday at 5:40 p.m. (CT) on FOX.
Tyler Lockett, WR – Seattle Seahawks
Lockett, playing in his fifth career postseason game, earned the start and hauled in nine passes for 136 yards and a touchdown – all team highs – but it wasn't enough as Seattle fell at Green Bay, 28-23. Lockett improved his career postseason receiving yardage number to 428 on 21 catches, while his seven-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter was his second-career postseason touchdown and first since his rookie year of 2015.
Seattle is battling.
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) January 13, 2020
Russ finds Tyler Lockett for 6. Packers still lead 28-17.
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/EbBEXW9RKn
Byron Pringle, WR – Kansas City Chiefs
Playing in his first-career postseason game, Pringle made a tackle on a kickoff and also downed a fourth-quarter punt inside the Texan 10-yard line to help Kansas City earn a 51-31 victory over Houston. Pringle played on 23 special teams plays and was also in for five offensive snaps, helping the Chiefs earn the fourth-largest comeback in playoff history as Kansas City erased a 24-0 deficit in the second quarter. The Chiefs will host Tennessee in the AFC Championship on Sunday at 2:05 p.m. (CT) on CBS.
K-State nation showing up. Byron Pringle (@pringle_byron) noticed a couple of Wildcats fans in his jersey. #EMAW #KStateFB pic.twitter.com/vTz4hDQAz0
— Mitchel Summers (@WIBWMitchel) January 12, 2020
Byron Pringle ready for the playoffs.#ChiefsKingdom #kstatefb pic.twitter.com/oRFQOj9HsO
— Pete Francis (@Pete_Francis) January 12, 2020
D.J. Reed, DB – San Francisco 49ers
Reed, a fifth-round pick by San Francisco in last year's draft, saw time on 14 special teams plays and two defensive snaps in his first-career postseason game, a 27-10 victory by the 49ers over Minnesota. San Francisco will now host Green Bay in the NFC Championship on Sunday, a game that kicks off at 5:40 p.m. (CT) on FOX.
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