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Minnesota Gophers in the NFL: Divisional Round

Story byAndy YorkFri, January 23, 2026 at 8:52 PM UTC·2 min readAfter another weekend of games we are down from four Gophers left to three as Jack Gibbens’ Patriots took out Aireontae Ersery’s Texans. The pair of ex-Gophers on Seattle moved on after a wipeout of San Francisco as well. Thus after this weekend we will know if Minnesota has 0, 1, 2, or 3 former players facing off for a Super Bowl in Santa Clara.

Minnesota Gophers in the NFL: Divisional Round

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Key Highlights

  • Here is a recap of last week’s action and a look ahead to Sunday’s games. Houston TexansDivisional Playoffs @ New England Patriots Sunday 2PMAireontae Ersery— LTErsery played all 75 offensive snaps and 4 more on special teams in the loss to New England.
  • He was given a decent grade from PFF, but it was not good enough. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNew England PatriotsDivisional Playoffs vs Houston Texans—Sunday 2 PMAFC Championship Game @ Denver Broncos 2PMJack Gibbens LBGibbons played 18 defensive snaps and 22 more on special teams in the win over the Texans.
  • Gibbens ended with a pair of tackles, one of which was solo. Seattle SeahawksDivisional Playoffs vs San Francisco 49ers—Saturday 7 PMNFC Championship Game vs Los Angeles Rams 5:30 PMSeattle enjoyed the opening round bye as the NFC’s #1 seed. Boye Mafe OLBMafe played 27 defensive snaps and another two on special teams in the win.
  • He made three tackles, one of them solo. Nick Kallerup TEKallerup played six offensive snaps and one on special teams in the win.
  • He did not record a stat. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis Weekend’s Schedule:AFC Championship Game:New England Patriots @ Denver Broncos 2 PM Sunday CBSJack Gibbens will see if he and the Patriots can get past Denver and get to the Super Bowl for the first time in the post-Brady era.
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