NFL PLAYOFFS

The NFL Playoffs are moving on to the Conference Championship round, where by the end of the weekend two teams will punch their ticket to the Super Bowl. He re are a few Fiesta Bowl alumni to watch as they hope to make a return trip to State Farm Stadium to play for the Lombardi Trophy.

Brock Purdy

From “Mr. Irrelevant” to 7-0 as an NFL starting quarterback, this 2021 Fiesta Bowl Offensive Player of the Game from Iowa State has impressed since taking over for an injured Jimmy Garoppolo on December 4. In his first two career playoff starts, Purdy has thrown for 546 yards and three touchdowns along with a rushing score, all while not committing a turnover, in leading his San Francisco 49ers, the No. 2 seed in the NFC, past Seattle and Dallas. Purdy and the 49ers will head east to take on the NFC’s top-seeded Eagles on Sunday at 1 pm MST.

JOE Burrow

Running his career postseason record to 5-1, Cincinnati’s third-year quarterback threw for 242 yards and two scores to guide the Bengals to a road win in snowy Buffalo last weekend in the Divisional Round. The LSU alum, named 2019 Fiesta Bowl Offensive Player of the Game, and his Bengals now find themselves in the AFC Championship Game for the second straight year and will once again look to defeat Kansas City to advance to the Super Bowl in back-to-back seasons. Cincinnati and the AFC’s best Kansas City will kickoff at 4:30 pm MST.

Miles Sanders

The 2017 Fiesta Bowl alum rushed for 90 yards, his highest total in a postseason game, in last week’s 38-7 victory over the Giants in the Divisional Round. Sanders, who had a rushing touchdown and returned four kicks for 56 yards for Penn State in 2017 game, led the top-seeded Eagles in rushing this season with a career-high 1,269 yards and 11 touchdowns. Now one step away from playing in his first Super Bowl, Sanders will host the 49ers on Sunday at 1 pm MST with a trip to Glendale on the line.