Saturday marks the beginning of the 2024 campaign’s postseason.
Kicking off the playoffs will be the Los Angeles Chargers and the Houston Texans, who start at 4:30 p.m. ET. They’ll be followed by an AFC North nightcap, as the Baltimore Ravens host the Pittsburgh Steelers at 8:00 p.m. ET.
And although the Carolina Panthers won’t actually be in the playoffs (for a seventh consecutive season), they’ll be able to watch a few old friends.
Here are the 20 former Panthers who are on Saturday’s wild-card round teams:
Los Angeles Chargers
- QB Taylor Heinicke
- WR DJ Chark
- TE Hayden Hurst
- C Bradley Bozeman
- DL Morgan Fox
- LB Denzel Perryman
- LB Shaq Quarterman
- CB Eli Apple
- CB Dicaprio Bootle (practice squad)
Houston Texans
- WR Diontae Johnson
- DT Jayden Peevy (practice squad)
- S Russ Yeast (practice squad)
Pittsburgh Steelers
- QB Kyle Allen
- CB Donte Jackson
- OLB Eku Leota (practice squad)
- CB D’Shawn Jamison (practice squad)
- S Eric Rowe (practice squad)
- CB CJ Henderson (injured reserve)
Baltimore Ravens
- WR Keith Kirkwood (practice squad)
- DL Chris Wormley (practice squad)