Jared Goff rallied from three interceptions to help Detroit score the game's final 17 points and lead the Lions to a 31-26 comeback victory over Chicago to highlight performances by former Cal football players in Week 11 NFL action. The Lions improved to 8-2 and are currently the NFC's No. 2 playoff seed while holding a two-and-a-half game lead in the NFC North.

Keenan Allen had another big game in Week 11 with 10 receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown. Allen is the NFL's leader in receptions through 11 weeks with 83 and is second with 1,011 yards receiving. Allen had double-digit receptions and was over 100 yards receiving for the second straight game for both.

Goff and Allen are two of 24 former players currently affiliated with NFL teams including 10 on active rosters, eight on coaching staffs, four on injured reserve lists and two on practice squads.
Below is a list of all 25 former Cal players who have been NFL affiliates during the 2023 season.

Click on each name to access the primary Pro Football Reference page for current players and team bios for current coaches.
 
Keenan Allen – WR (Los Angeles Chargers, 4-6, No. 13 AFC Playoff Seed, 4th AFC West)
– Recorded his second straight game with double-digit receptions and went over the 1,000-yard mark for receiving in a 23-20 Week 11 loss at Green Bay, finishing the contest with 10 catches for 116 yards and one touchdown
– Became the 54th player in NFL history to surpass 10,000 career receiving yards (also one of six active players) in the fourth quarter of a 27-6 Week 9 road win over the New York Jets and finished with a game-high eight receptions for a team-high 77 yards
– Leads the NFL with 83 receptions while he is second with 1,011 yards receiving and tied for third with seven touchdown catches through Week 11
Week 12 (Sunday, Nov. 26, 5:20 pm PT, NBC/Universo): vs. Baltimore (8-3)
 
Bryan Anger – P (Dallas, 7-3, No. 5 NFC Playoff Seed, 2nd NFC East)
– Punted three times for 176 yards for a 58.7 (47.3 net) yard average that was the fourth-best single-game of his 12-year NFL career in a 33-10 Week 11 win at Carolina
– Second in the NFL in net punting average (45.0) and third in yards per punt (50.8) with both career bests
Week 12 (Thursday, Nov. 23, 5:20 pm PT, NBC/Universo): vs. Washington (4-7)
 
Chris Brooks – RB (Miami, 7-3, No. 4 AFC Playoff Seed, 1st AFC East) … Injured Reserve
– Played in each of the first six games off the bench and on special teams before being injured in a 42-21 home win over Carolina in Game 6 and was placed on injured reserve five days later
– Rushed 15 times for 94 yards with all of his carries coming in the win over Carolina (6-28) and a 70-20 Week 3 victory vs. Denver (9-66)
Week 12 (Friday, Nov. 24, Noon PT, Prime Video): at New York Jets (4-6)
 
Camryn Bynum – S (Minnesota, 6-5, No. 7 NFC Playoff Seed, 2nd NFC North)
– Had eight tackles in a 21-20 Week 10 road loss at Denver that snapped the Vikings' NFL-best win streak at five
– Tied for 13th in the NFL with a career-high 91 tackles, while adding a career-high-tying two interceptions, a career-high eight pass defenses, his lone career forced fumble, 0.5 sacks (-2 yards), a career-high-tying 2 TFL and a career-high-tying 1 QH
– Named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week when he registered the first two-interception game of his career and was credited for a tackle on another San Francisco turnover among a team-high nine stops in a 22-17 Week 7 home win over a 5-1 49ers' squad
Week 12 (Monday, Nov. 27, 5:15 pm PT, ESPN/ABC/ESPN Deportes): vs. Chicago (3-8)
 
Austin Clark – Defensive Line Coach (Miami, 7-3, No. 4 AFC Playoff Seed, 1st AFC East)
– A 20-13 Week 11 winner at home against Las Vegas
Week 12 (Friday, Nov. 24, Noon PT, Prime Video): at New York Jets (4-6)
 
Jake Curhan – OT (Seattle, 6-4, No. 6 NFC Playoff Seed, 2nd NFC West) … Practice Squad
– Played in nine games including four consecutive starts from the team's third through sixth contests and took all 276 offensive snaps at right tackle during those four games with the Seahawks winning three of them before being released on Nov. 18 and subsequently signed to the practice squad two days later
 
Ashtyn Davis – S (New York Jets, 4-6, No. 14 AFC Playoff Seed, 3rd AFC East)
– Picked up the fifth pass of his career and brought it back a career-long 51 yards on the final play of the first half, while adding one pass defense in a 32-6 Week 11 loss at Buffalo
Week 12 (Friday, Nov. 24, Noon PT, Prime Video): vs. Miami (7-3)
 
Matt Giordano – Defensive Assistant (New Orleans, 5-5, No. 4 NFC Playoff Seed, 1st NFC South)
– Had a Week 11 bye
Week 12 (Sunday, Nov. 26, 10 am PT, FOX): at Atlanta (4-6)
 
Jared Goff – QB (Detroit, 8-2, No. 2 NFC Playoff Seed, 1st NFC North)
– Helped the Lions' score the game's final 17 points over the final 4:14 of a 31-26 Week 11 comeback home win over Chicago by hitting on 12-of-14 passes for 137 and a touchdown over the final two drives of the contest, while he finished 23-of-35 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions
– Among the NFL's top-10 quarterbacks in completions (4th, 246), passing yards (5th, 2743), attempts (361, 6th), average yards per attempt (7th, 7.6) and rating (10th, 96.1)
Week 12 (Thursday, Nov. 23, 9:30 am PT, FOX/Deportes): vs. Green Bay (4-6)
 
Cameron Goode – LB (Miami, 7-3, AFC No. 4 Playoff Seed, 1st AFC East)
– Played 19 special teams plays in a 20-13 Week 11 home win over Las Vegas
Week 12 (Friday, Nov. 24, Noon PT, Prime Video): at New York Jets (4-6)
 
Jaylinn Hawkins – S (Los Angeles Chargers, 4-6, No. 13 AFC Playoff Seed, 4th AFC West)
– Played 19 special teams plays in a 23-20 road loss at Green Bay
– Played in each of the season's first six games off the bench for Atlanta before being released by the Falcons on Oct. 18 and signing with the Chargers later the same day
Week 12 (Sunday, Nov. 26, 5:20 pm PT, NBC/Universo): vs. Baltimore (8-3)
 
Elijah Hicks – S (Chicago, 3-8, No. 14 NFC Playoff Seed, 4th NFC North)
– Played 17 snaps (16 special teams, 1 defense) in a 31-26 Week 11 road loss at Detroit
– Has started six of the team's 11 contests and on the season has career highs of 32 tackles and one pass defense
Week 12 (Monday, Nov. 27, 5:15 pm PT, ESPN/ABC/ESPN Deportes): at Minnesota (6-5)
 
Marvin Jones Jr. – WR (Detroit, 8-2, No. 2 NFC Playoff Seed, 1st NFC North)
– Had five receptions for 35 yards over the team's first six games but did not travel for personal reasons in Week 7 before being released on Oct. 24 prior to Week 8
– Has career NFL totals of 547 receptions for 7421 yards receiving with 58 touchdown catches
 
Cameron Jordan – DE (New Orleans, 5-5, No. 4 NFC Playoff Seed, 1st NFC South)
– Had a Week 11 bye
– Has started all 10 games and contributed 33 tackles, 2.0 sacks, 2 TFL, 3 pass defenses, 1 fumble recovery and six quarterback hits
– Is in his 13th NFL season and has played in 202 career NFL games with 201 starts, contributing career totals of 672 tackles, 117.5 sacks, 152 tackles for loss, two interceptions that he has ran back for six yards and one touchdown, 15 forced fumbles, 11 fumble recoveries and 225 quarterback hits
Week 12 (Sunday, Nov. 26, 10 am PT, FOX): at Atlanta (4-6)
 
Jordan Kunaszyk – LB (Cleveland, 7-3, No. 5 AFC Playoff Seed, 2nd AFC North) … Injured Reserve
– Injured in the preseason and has not played in the regular season
Week 12 (Sunday, Nov. 26, 1:05 pm PT, FOX): at Denver (5-5)
 
Patrick Laird – RB (Tampa Bay, 4-6, No. 11 NFC Playoff Seed, 2nd-T NFC South) … Practice Squad
– Has not played or been on the active roster in 2023
Week 12 (Sunday, Nov. 26, 10 am PT, CBS): at Indianapolis (5-5)
 
Patrick Mekari – G (Baltimore, 8-3, No. 1 AFC Playoff Seed, 1st AFC North)
– Started at left tackle and was one of six Ravens to play all 66 snaps on offense in a 34-20 Week 11 home win over Cincinnati
Week 12 (Sunday, Nov. 26, 5:20 pm PT, NBC/Universo): at Los Angeles Chargers (4-6)
 
Nikko Remigio – WR (Kansas City, 7-3, No. 2 AFC Playoff Seed, 1st AFC West) … Injured Reserve
– Injured in the preseason and has not played in the regular season
Week 12 (Sunday, Nov. 26, 1:25 pm PT, CBS): at Las Vegas (5-6)
 
Ron Rivera – Head Coach (Washington, 4-7, No. 12 NFC Playoff Seed, 3rd NFC East)
– Lost at home in Week 11 to the New York Giants, 31-19
Week 12 (Thursday, Nov. 23, 5:20 pm PT, NBC/Universo): at Dallas (8-3)
 
Vincent Rivera – Assistant Linebackers Coach (Washington, 4-7, No. 12 NFC Playoff Seed, 3rd NFC East)
– Lost at home in Week 11 to the New York Giants, 31-19
Week 12 (Thursday, Nov. 23, 5:20 pm PT, NBC/Universo): at Dallas (8-3)
 
Aaron Rodgers – QB (New York Jets, 4-6, No. 14 AFC Playoff Seed, 3rd AFC East) … Injured Reserve
– Has not played since suffering an injury on just the fourth play of his Jets career when he was sacked and tore his Achilles tendon in a season-opening 22-16 Week 1 win over the Bills
Week 12 (Friday, Nov. 24, Noon PT, Prime Video): vs. Miami (7-3)
 
Richard Rodgers Sr. – Senior Defensive Assistant/Safeties Coach (Washington, 4-7, No. 12 NFC Playoff Seed, 3rd NFC East)
– Lost at home in Week 11 to the New York Giants, 31-19
Week 12 (Thursday, Nov. 23, 5:20 pm PT, NBC/Universo): at Dallas (8-3)
 
Bryon Storer – Assistant Special Teams Coach (Green Bay, 4-6, No. 8 NFC Playoff Seed, 3rd NFC North)
– Picked up a 23-20 Week 11 home win over the Los Angeles Chargers
Week 12 (Thursday, Nov. 23, 9:30 am PT, FOX/FOX Deportes): at Detroit (8-2)
 
Bert Watts – Safeties Coach (Carolina, 1-9, No. 16 NFC Playoff Seed, 4th NFC South)
– Lost at home in Week 11 to the New York Giants, 33-10
Week 12 (Sunday, Nov. 26, 10 am PT, FOX): at Tennessee (3-7)
 
Davis Webb – Quarterbacks Coach (Denver, 5-5, No. 10 AFC Playoff Seed, 2nd AFC West)
– Won for the fifth time in the last seven games after an 0-3 start by ending Minnesota's NFL-best five game win streak with a 21-20 Week 11 home win over the Vikings on Sunday Night Football
Week 12 (Sunday, Nov. 26, 1:05 pm PT, FOX): vs. Cleveland (7-3)