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Wisconsin Football: NFL Divisional Round Game Balls

Several former Wisconsin football players are currently making their names in the NFL, and each week Badger of Honor will take some time to identify those who have a big performance. Each week we will hand out our game balls to those we feel deserve the accolade.

Former Wisconsin football players are now just one game away from the Super Bowl, and to get there those players put everything on the line in the divisional round.

Here’s who Badger of Honor staffers nominated for NFL Game Balls this week:

Russell Wilson (Nominated by Erik Buchinger)

After a disastrous first half for Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks in which they went into halftime with a 31-0 deficit, Wilson nearly led Seattle to one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history.