Jan 9, 2021
The San Francisco 49ers might have missed out on the playoffs, but there are plenty of familiar faces that will be playing this weekend and the coming weeks.
Here are the former 49ers in each playoff game:
Saturday
Indianapolis Colts (11-5) vs Buffalo Bills (13-3) at 10:05 a.m.
The Colts have just one former 49er, but he’s a big one. Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (2016-2019) was named first-team All-Pro on Friday. He’ll try to stop the high-powered Buffalo offense on Saturday.
The Bills have two former 49ers in backup quarterback Matt Barkley (2017) and practice squad guard Jordan Devey (2015). Neither are likely to play.
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The Bears activated punt returner DeAndre Carter from the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday, setting him up to resume his role Sunday against the Jaguars.
Carter tested positive Dec. 10 and missed two games. The Bears have been using wide receiver Anthony Miller in his place.
Special-teams coordinator Chris Tabor spoke highly of Miller’s fill-in work but emphasized how heavy the workload was with him pulling double duty on offense and special teams.
“I tip my hat to him,” Tabor said. “He’s been ready to go, and I’ve been real pleased with him. But each week is a new challenge for us, and these guys do a nice job of covering punts, and we have our hands full there. We just want to make sure he’s clean and make sure we have the football at the end of the play.”