Tennessee football: How former Vols played in NFC, AFC championships

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 20: Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints looks on during the game against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 20, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

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124. . Punter. Kansas City Chiefs. Dustin Colquitt. 3. player

Just like Eric Berry, Dustin Colquitt doesn’t bear much blame for the Kansas City Chiefs’ loss to the New England Patriots. Unlike Berry, though, Colquitt maintained a level of excellence in this game. But of course, he wasn’t injured. And you can’t blame a punter anyway, even though Colquitt has a history of single-handedly delivering wins in football games.

Colquitt joins Berry among the most beloved former Tennessee football players considering he was as elite as his job, helping to turn the Vols into Punter U. And on Sunday, he did what he could do for the Chiefs.

As the holder for Harrison Butker, the Chiefs made their only field goal attempt and were perfect on extra points. Then there are Colquitt’s punting numbers. He punted five times for 217 yards, averaging 43.4 yards per punt. One went inside the 20.

Those aren’t really great numbers. But they’re good enough to win. Julian Edelman made things harder with three returns for 38 yards, though, so while they were good enough, we still put Colquitt No. 3 on this list for not being his usual spectacular self. At the end of the day, though, what happened Sunday is not on him by a long shot.

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