Cal has three former players – Tyson Alaulu, Jared Goff and Patrick Mekari – on active rosters of NFL teams that will play in the NFL Playoffs Divisional Round this weekend.

Detroit's Alualu and Goff will host Tampa Bay in a Divisional Round contest on Sunday (Noon PT) after the duo helped the NFC third-seed Lions to their first playoff win since 1992 on Super Wild Card Weekend with a 24-23 home victory over Goff's former team and the No. 6 NFC seed Los Angeles Rams. Goff completed 22-of-27 passes for 277 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions for a 121.8 rating to become only the fifth quarterback in NFL history to produce a postseason game with 275-plus passing yards, a completion percentage of 80.0% or better and a passer rating of 120.0 or more, joining Josh Allen, Petyon Manning, Aaron Rodgers and Kurt Warner in the elite group. Alualu took 22 snaps on the Lions' defensive line the day after being called up from the team's practice squad and contributed one tackle.

Mekari and AFC top-seed Baltimore had a bye on Super Wild Card Weekend and will open its' playoff action by hosting the AFC's fourth-seed Houston on Saturday (1:30 p.m. PT).

Former Cal players Patrick Laird (Tampa Bay practice squad), Nikko Remigio (Kansas City injured reserve) and Byron Storer (Green Bay assistant special teams coach) are also affiliated with teams remaining in the playoffs.

Below is a list of the remaining NFL playoff schedule.
 
NFL PLAYOFFS DIVISIONAL ROUND
Saturday, Jan. 20
1:30 p.m. (ESPN/ABC/ESPN+/ESPN Deportes) – AFC No. 4 Houston at AFC No. 1 Baltimore (Patrick Mekari)
5:15 p.m. (FOX/FOX Deportes) – NFC No. 7 Green Bay (Assistant Special Teams Coach Byron Storer) at NFC No. 1 San Francisco
 
Sunday, Jan. 21
Noon (NBC/Peacock/Universo) – NFC No. 4 Tampa Bay (RB Patrick Laird … practice squad) at NFC No. 3 Detroit (DT Tyson Alualu, QB Jared Goff)                                                                                                                                                                            
3:30 p.m. (NBC/Peacock/Universo) – AFC No. 3 Kansas City (WR Nikko Remigio … injured reserve) at AFC No. 2 Buffalo
*All Times Pacific
 
Below are notes on Cal's six remaining NFL playoff affiliates. Click on each name to access the primary Pro Football Reference page for players and team bios for coaches.
 
Tyson Alualu – DT (Detroit, 12-5 Regular Season/1-0 Playoffs, NFC North Champion, No. 3 NFC Playoff Seed)
– Elevated from the practice squad the day prior to a 24-23 win over the Los Angeles Rams on the NFL's Super Wildcard Weekend and contributed one tackle while playing 22 snaps
– Combined for four tackles in two games played off the bench in the final two contests of the 2023 regular season
– Signed to the Lions' practice squad on Dec. 5 after not having previously been affiliated with an NFL team in 2023, before being elevated to the active roster for Weeks 17 and 18
– In 14 NFL campaigns has played in 192 regular-season games with 114 starts, contributing totals of 420 tackles, 25.0 sacks, 46 tackles for loss, 15 pass defenses, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries that he has returned for seven yards, and 70 quarterback hits
NFL Playoffs Divisional Round (Sunday, Jan. 21, Noon PT, NBC/Peacock/Universo): vs. No. 4 Tampa Bay (9-8 Regular Season/1-0 Playoffs)
 
Jared Goff – QB (Detroit, 12-5 Regular Season/1-0 Playoffs, NFC North Champion, No. 3 NFC Playoff Seed)
– Completed 22-of-27 passes for 277 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions for a 121.8 rating to become only the fifth quarterback in NFL history to produce a postseason game with 275-plus passing yards, a completion percentage of 80.0% or better and a passer rating of 120.0 or more (the four others are Josh Allen, Petyon Manning, Aaron Rodgers and Kurt Warner) to help Detroit to its first playoff win since 1992 on Super Wild Card Weekend with a 24-23 home victory over Goff's former team the Los Angeles Rams
– Goff's final two completions against the Rams, both for 11 yards, gave the Lions the final two first downs they needed to run out the clock
– Helped Detroit win its first NFC North Division title and host its first playoff game since 1994, playing in all 17 regular-season games and finishing second in the NFL in completions (career-high 407), attempts (605) and passing yards (4,575), while he was fourth in touchdown passes (30) and ninth in rating (97.9)
– In eight NFL campaigns has played in 117 career regular-season games (all starts), completing 2,657-of-4,107 passes (64.7%) for 30,429 yards with 185 touchdowns and 82 interceptions for a 93.6 rating
NFL Playoffs Divisional Round (Sunday, Jan. 21, Noon PT, NBC/Peacock/Universo): vs. No. 4 Tampa Bay (9-8/1-0 Playoffs)
 
Patrick Laird – RB (Tampa Bay, 9-8 Regular Season/1-0 Playoffs, NFC South Champion, 1st-T NFC South, Win Tiebreaker With New Orleans, No. 4 NFC Playoff Seed) … Practice Squad
– Advanced to the Divisional Round with a 32-9 home victory over Philadelphia during Super Wild Card Weekend
– Has not played or been on the active roster in 2023
NFL Playoffs Divisional Round (Sunday, Jan. 21, Noon PT, NBC/Peacock/Universo): at No. 3 Detroit (12-5 Regular Season/1-0 Playoffs)
 
Patrick Mekari – OL (Baltimore, 13-4 Regular Season, AFC North Champion, No. 1 AFC Playoff Seed)         
– Played in all 17 regular-season games with seven starts in 2023 to help Baltimore earn the AFC's top playoff seed and bye on Super Wild Card Weekend
NFL Playoffs Divisional Round (Saturday, Jan. 20, 1:30 p.m. PT, ESPN/ABC/ESPN+/ESPN Deportes): vs. No. 4 Houston (10-7 Regular Season/1-0 Playoffs)
 
Nikko Remigio – WR (Kansas City, 11-6 Regular Season/1-0 Playoffs, AFC West Champion, No. 3 AFC Playoff Seed) … Injured Reserve
– Advanced to the Divisional Round with a 26-7 home victory over Miami during Super Wild Card Weekend
– Placed on injured reserve in the preseason and has spent the entire 2023 regular-season campaign and playoffs on IR
NFL Playoffs Divisional Round (Sunday, Jan. 21, 3:30 p.m. PT, CBS/Paramount+): at No. 2 Buffalo (11-6 Regular Season/1-0 Playoffs)
 
Byron Storer – Assistant Special Teams Coach (Green Bay, 9-8 Regular Season/1-0 Playoffs, NFC North 2nd, No. 7 NFC Playoff Seed)
– A 48-32 Wild Card Weekend winner at Dallas to advance to the Divisional Round
NFL Playoffs Divisional Round (Saturday, Jan. 20, 5:15 p.m. PT, FOX/FOX Deportes): at No. 1 San Francisco (12-5 Regular Season)