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BOULDER - There will be one former Colorado Buffalo playing in the Super Bowl.
Two former Buffs standouts remain in action in the NFL Playoffs. K Mason Crosby (Green Bay) and LB Brian Iwuh (Chicago) both made it through the divisional round.
The Packers and the Bears will face off in the NFC Championship Game in Chicago (Sunday, 1 p.m. MT, FOX) for a chance to play in the Super Bowl.
A third former Buffalo, LB Brad Jones is a member of the Packers and is currently on injured reserve.
- Crosby connected on two of his three attempts in a divisional victory over Atlanta. He hit field goals of 43 and 32-yards and was inches away from making a 50-yard attempt. He made all six of his extra point tries.
- Crosby went three-for-three on extra points with no field goal attempts in a Wildcard win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Crosby has been with the Packers all four years he's been in the NFL.
- This season he has gone 22 of 28 and made all 46 extra point attempts.
- In a week one victory over the Eagles, Crosby nailed a Packers' record 56-yarder, which was followed up by a 52-yard field goal in week five against the Redskins.
- Iwuh is in his fifth NFL season and his first with the Bears. He spent the first four years of his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars after signing as an undrafted free agent prior to the 2006 season.
- He finished with one solo tackle in a week 17 loss to Green Bay.