The 2021 NFL playoffs continued with Longhorns contributing on rosters in the conference title games.
AUSTIN, Texas – The 2021 NFL playoffs continued with a trio former Texas Football players in action in the Conference Championships.
In a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the AFC Championship Game, center Trey Hopkins and the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the two-time defending AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs in overtime, 27-24, on the road to win the organization's first conference championship since 1988. The Bengals overcame a 21-3 deficit late in the second quarter to advance to the organization's third Super Bowl in franchise history.