January 3, 2006
NFL Europe

Jake Delhomme leads Carolina into the playoffs. (Getty Images)

A total of 57 players with NFL Europe experience will enter the playoff race as the road to Super Bowl XL turns into the post-season. The Denver Broncos have a team-high 13 players who have played in NFLEL, while Carolina starting quarterback Jake Delhomme spent two seasons in Europe - with Amsterdam and Frankfurt.

Delhomme leads his Panthers into the Meadowlands to play against the New York Giants on Sunday January 8 at 1:00pm ET. The Pro Bowl quarterback led his team to Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston in February 2004, narrowly missing out on the Championship when Adam Vinatieri (Amsterdam 1995) booted the New England Patriots to victory in a thrilling game.

Vinatieri and the Patriots return to the playoffs looking to defend the crown they have worn in three of the past four seasons. They begin their playoff season by hosting the Jacksonville Jaguars at 8:00pm ET on Saturday January 7. Jaguars defensive end Paul Spicer, who played for the Frankfurt Galaxy in 2001 - will look to add to his total of 7.5 sacks in the game.

Both Washington and Tampa Bay will enter their game on Saturday January 7 at 4:30pm ET featuring five NFLEL players on their rosters. Division rivals Pittsburgh and Cincinnati meet for the third time this season having split their series to this point. Both teams have three former NFL Europe stars on their roster.

Indianapolis, Denver, Seattle and Chicago have a bye through the first round of the playoffs, and will each host games on Saturday or Sunday January 14-15.

NFLEL Players in NFL Playoffs List - 2005 season:

AFC
Indianapolis Colts (4)
Kory Chapman	RB	Cologne 2005	Roster
Jose Cortez	K	Amsterdam 2000	Roster
Bryan Fletcher	TE	Berlin 2003-2004	Roster
Tom Arth	QB	Scotland 2004/Hamburg 2005	PS
Denver Broncos (13)
Charlie Adams	WR	Rhein 2003	Roster
Todd Devoe	WR	Cologne 2004	Roster
Nick Ferguson	S	Rhein 1999-2000	Roster
Cornell Green	T	Scotland 2000	Roster
Louis Green	LB	Amsterdam 2003	Roster
Ben Hamilton	C	Berlin 2002	Roster
Nate Jackson	WR	Rhein 2004	Roster
Matt Lepsis	T	Barcelona 1999	Roster
Josh Buhl	LB	Berlin 2005	PS
Corey Jackson	DE	Frankfurt 2004	PS
Brandon Miree	FB	Rhein 2005	PS
Patrice Majondo-Mwamba	DT	Rhein 2005	PS
Chris Young	S	Frankfurt 2003	IR
Jacksonville Jaguars (6)
Deke Cooper	S	Rhein 2001-2002	Roster
Tony Gilbert	LB	Rhein 2005	Roster
Quinn Gray	QB	Frankfurt 2003	Roster
Chris Hanson	P	Barcelona 2000	Roster
Paul Spicer	DE	Frankfurt 2001	Roster
Nate Hybl	QB	Scotland 2004	PS
Cincinnati Bengals (3)
Jon Kitna	QB	Barcelona 1997	Roster
Anthony Mitchell	S	Rhein 2000	Roster
Carl Powell	DE	Rhein 1999-2000	Roster
Pittsburgh Steelers (3)
James Harrison	LB	Rhein 2004	Roster
Sean Morey	WR	Barcelona 2000-01, 2003	Roster
Ulish Booker	T	Amsterdam 2005	PS
New England Patriots (1)
Adam Vinatieri	K	Amsterdam 1996	Roster

NFC
Seattle Seahawks (4)
Kelly Herndon	CB	Barcelona 2000	Roster
Tom Rouen	P	Ohio 1992	Roster
William Henry	T	Frankfurt 2005	PS
Joey Hollenbeck	C	Amsterdam 2004	IR
Mike Harden	CB	Berlin 2005	Roster
Chicago Bears (6)
Brendon Ayanbadejo	LB	Amsterdam 2002	Roster
Lennie Friedman	G	Barcelona 2000	Roster
John Gilmore	TE	Amsterdam 2002	Roster
Israel Idonije	DE	Berlin 2004	Roster
Anthony Oakley	G	Frankfurt 2005	PS
Marcus Reese	LB	Cologne 2004	IR
Carolina Panthers (3)
Jake Delhomme	QB	Amsterdam 1999/Frankfurt 2000	Roster
Dave Kadela	T	Berlin 2004	Roster
Jamal Robertson	RB	Rhein 2002	Roster
New York Giants (3)
Tim Hasselbeck	QB	Berlin 2002	Roster
Lewis Kelly	G	Frankfurt 2002	Roster
Michael Jennings	WR	Berlin 2005	PS
Washington Redskins (5)
Demetric Evans	DE	Cologne 2004	Roster
Cedric Killings	DT	Rhein 2004	Roster
Jim Jones	G	Rhein 2003	PS
Nick McNeil	LB	Hamburg 2005	PS
Brandon Noble	DT	Barcelona 1998-1999	IR
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5)
Blue Adams	CB	Rhein 2005	Roster
Matt Bryant	K	Frankfurt 2002	Roster
Kalvin Pearson	S	Frankfurt 2003	Roster
Edell Shepherd	WR	Scotland 2004	Roster
Claudius Osei	S	Hamburg 2005	PS