The quest to put another Husker player in the Super Bowl is down to one man after Saturday’s NFL playoff action.

Tennessee Titans reserve defensive back Joshua Kalu is the only former Husker player left standing in the NFL playoffs, meaning that Nebraska will need a bit of luck and an upset to extend its streak of having a player on a Super Bowl roster for the 26th consecutive season -- a streak that currently leads the country.

Kalu and the Titans went on the road and upset the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday evening, moving on to the AFC title game against either Kansas City or Houston next week. The Titans’ win eliminated Baltimore punter Sam Koch from making a Super Bowl appearance. In Saturday’s game, Kalu appeared on special teams for the Titans, but didn’t record a tackle in the win. Koch punted one time for 44 yards and served as the Ravens holder in the loss.

Ameer Abdullah, the Huskers’ lone potential Super Bowl participant from the NFC, saw his road to the Super Bowl end with a 27-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday. Abdullah caught one pass for seven yards in the Vikings’ loss and returned five kickoffs for 148 yards — an average of 29.6 yards per return.

The NFL playoffs began with six former Huskers still playing, but Spencer Long (Buffalo Bills), Rex Burkhead (New England Patriots) and Nathan Gerry (Philadelphia Eagles) all saw their seasons end in the first round of the playoffs.

The Super Bowl streak is one where Nebraska football streak still leads the country, with the second-highest streak actually belonging to Purdue. The Boilermakers have had players on 20 straight Super Bowl rosters, according to Forbes.com. LSU and Georgia are tied for third at 18 straight years.

Nebraska has had players on at least one roster in 41 of the 53 Super Bowls, though HuskerMax.com notes the Huskers have had players on active rosters in 38 of those games, with 57 different players contributing to that, including last year when Ndamukong Suh was playing for the Los Angeles Rams and Burkhead won a ring with the New England Patriots.

The Titans have been the story of the NFL playoffs to this point. The team is the No. 6 seed in the AFC, but went on the road last week and upset the New England Patriots 20-13, then followed that up with a dominating 28-12 win over the Baltimore Ravens.

Kalu initially signed with the Titans as an undrafted free agent following the 2018 NFL Draft. Kalu spent the first 12 weeks of the 2018 NFL season on the Titans’ practice squad before appearing in five games as a rookie. Kalu appeared in eight regular season games for the Titans this year, making six tackles and appearing primarily on special teams.