"The youngest team ever to win a play-off game and the first team ever to win as the seventh seed - that just shows you that everybody here is capable."
Dan Whelan, rookie punter with the Green Bay Packers and the first Irish-born player to feature in the NFL play-offs in over four decades, is enjoying the ride in his debut season.
The Packers produced the biggest upset in last weekend's wild card round, eliminating the Dallas Cowboys with a comprehensive 48-32 win.
Few outside Wisconsin tipped the underdogs to spring such a surprise in Texas, but Whelan says they were determined to upset the odds and approached the game with the right mentality.