If a Notre Dame fan was not cheering for the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, that fan was cheering for the Irish to go ringless in 2020. Of the four teams to make the NFL’s championship weekend, only the Packers had former Notre Dame players among their active ranks, in receiver Equanimeous St. Brown and cornerback KeiVarae Russell.
St. Brown caught one pass for 10 yards while making two tackles on special teams, and Russell made a tackle in punt coverage during the 31-26 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.