“It would have been impossible to build a business like Ambry without UC Irvine,” he said in a statement.

Green Bay converted a third-and-15 when Ambry Thomas was called for a 41-yard pass interference penalty against Bo Melton.

In other injury news, starting cornerback Ambry Thomas will have surgery Tuesday on a broken hand but likely will be back for the playoff opener.

Ambry Thomas showed why he is getting a more regular role of late, getting his first interception since his playoff-clinching one against Matthew Stafford in Week 18 of the 2021 season and breaking up a pass in the end zone.

On second down, San Francisco corner Ambry Thomas appeared to get away with a hold on Smith-Njigba on an incomplete pass in the end zone.