Hokie ClubSunday's AFC Championship Game and NFC Championship Game will both feature Tech alums on the active rosters of Buffalo (LB Tremaine Edmunds) and Green Bay (T Yosh Nijman). Tampa Bay head coach Bruce Arians has guided the Buccaneers to the NFC Championship Game. His coaching staff also features a pair of Tech alums in Nick Rapone and Cody Grimm. Arians is seeking to become the first head coach in NFL history to lead his team to a Super Bowl played in its home stadium. Super Bowl LV is set for Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Feb. 7.
Sunday, January 24
Tampa Bay at Green Bay – 3:05 p.m. ET – FOX
T Yosh Nijman and the Packers registered a 32-18 win vs. the L.A. Rams in the NFC Divisional Playoffs and will host Bruce Arians and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Championship Game at Lambeau Field on Sunday with a trip to Super Bowl LV on the line. Arians has guided the Buccaneers to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since the 2002 season.
Way to Go, B.A.. 👍
— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) January 18, 2021
Congrats to @BruceArians & Co. on advancing to the NFC Championship Game! #Hokies 🦃 x #GoBucs pic.twitter.com/yQBCcnrtae
Buffalo at Kansas City – 6:40 p.m. ET – CBS
The Buffalo Bills have returned to the AFC title game for the first time since hosting Kansas City in the 1993 AFC Championship Game. This time, Buffalo travels to Arrowhead Stadium to face the defending Super Bowl champions. Two-time Pro Bowl LB Tremaine Edmunds led the Bills with nine tackles and also added a pair of QB hurries and a pass defensed in Saturday's 17-3 win vs. Baltimore in the AFC Divisional Playoffs.
Let's Go, Buffalo ‼️
— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) January 19, 2021
Pro Bowl LB @Maine_Savage23 & the @BuffaloBills are heading to the AFC Championship Game!
📺 @NFLonCBS - 6:40 pm ET - Sunday #Hokies 🦃 | #BillsMafia | #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/Jb3502wC94
Other NFL Notes
While Cleveland's postseason run came to an end last weekend with a 22-17 loss at Kansas City, it doesn't dampen the revival of the Browns. G Wyatt Teller earned All-Pro honors from Pro Football Focus and made a plethora of devastating blocks during the season. NFL Films happened to capture this humorous exchange between Teller and Chiefs' Pro Bowl S Tyrann Mathieu.
.@Mathieu_Era takes a licking and keeps on ticking 🤣😳 pic.twitter.com/h2N859oNCW
— NFL Films (@NFLFilms) January 19, 2021
Hokies in the NFL Playoffs
Head Coach Bruce Arians Tampa Bay
Def./ST Asst. Cody Grimm Tampa Bay
Safeties Nick Rapone Tampa Bay
LB (49) Tremaine Edmunds Buffalo
T (73) Yosh Nijman Green Bay