After 18 weeks of regular season football, the NFL playoffs kick off Saturday, Jan. 11.
As 14 teams battle it out for a chance to play in Super Bowl 59, several will have players from Iowa colleges on their rosters. Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa each have at least one player on an NFL playoff team.
Here’s a look at those players by team who will be playing in the postseason and how to watch the playoffs this weekend.
What is the NFL playoff schedule 2025?
The NFL playoffs kick off on Jan. 11 with the league’s Super Wild Card Weekend, before concluding Feb. 9 with Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans.
Super Wild Card weekend
Saturday, Jan. 11
Sunday, Jan. 12
Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 7 p.m. CT, NBC
Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills, 12 p.m. CT, CBS
Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles, 3:30 p.m. CT, Fox
Monday, Jan. 13
Baltimore Ravens
- Tyler Linderbaum, offensive line
- Desmond King (practice squad), defensive back
- Kristian Welch, linebacker
Buffalo Bills
- A.J. Epenesa, defensive line
- Micah Hyde (practice squad), safety
Denver Broncos
- Riley Moss, defensive back
Detroit Lions
- Sam LaPorta, tight end
- Jack Campbell, linebacker
- Ben Niemann, linebacker
Green Bay Packers
- Lukas Van Ness, defensive line
Los Angeles Chargers
- Nick Niemann, linebacker
Los Angeles Rams
- Alaric Jackson, offensive line
- Jack Hefflin (practice squad), defensive line
Minnesota Vikings
- T.J. Hockenson, tight end
Philadelphia Eagles
- Cooper DeJean, defensive back
Pittsburgh Steelers
- James Daniels (IR), offensive line
- Logan Lee (IR), defensive line
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Tristan Wirfs, offensive line
- Kaevon Merriweather, safety
- Anthony Nelson, defensive line
Washington Commanders
- Carl Davis Jr. (practice squad), defensive line
Baltimore Ravens
- Charlie Kolar, tight end
- T.J., Tampa, cornerback
Denver Broncos
- Eyioma Uwazurike, defensive line
Detroit Lions
- David Montgomery, running back
Houston Texans
- Xavier Hutchinson, wide receiver
Los Angeles Rams
- Jacob Hummel, linebacker
Washington Commanders
- Julian Good-Kones (practice squad), offensive line
- Ben Nikkel (practice squad), safety
Buffalo Bills
- Spencer Brown
Cooper Worth is a service/trending reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at cworth@gannett.com or follow him on X @CooperAWorth.
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