
Nine former Fighting Illini football players have advanced to the NFL's playoffs, which start this weekend with the Super Wild Card round. Six of the Illini are projected to be active this weekend. All of the games are listed below in order of start time.Â
Nate Hobbs (Las Vegas)
Las Vegas at Cincinnati
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. CT on NBC
Ted Karras (New England)
New England at Buffalo
Saturday, 7:15 p.m. CT on CBS
Matt Lacosse (New England - Practice Squad)
New England at Buffalo
Saturday, 7:15 p.m. CT on CBS
Malik Turner (Dallas)
Dallas vs. San Francisco
Sunday, 3:30 p.m. CT on CBS
Tavon Wilson (San Francisco)
San Francisco at Dallas
Sunday, 3:30 p.m. CT on CBS
Kendrick Green (Pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh at Kansas City
Sunday, 7:15 p.m. CT on NBC
Nick Allegretti (Kansas City)
Kansas City vs. Pittsburgh
Sunday, 7:15 p.m. CT on NBC
Christian DiLauro (Tennessee - Practice Squad)
Bye
Whitney Mercilus (Green Bay)
Bye