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A look back at the most memorable local performances in NFL championship games

SALT LAKE CITY — Stop reading if you want to avoid spoilers on the internet, and you haven’t watched the AFC or NFC championship games from Sunday afternoon.

OK, ready?

The Patriots and Eagles will debut in Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, meaning former BYU linebacker Kyle Van Noy and Utah cornerback Eric Rowe will make a return trip to the Big Game with New England.

But they aren’t the first locals whose NFL seasons brought them to the Super Bowl.

Here are some of the more notable NFL championship game appearances from former college and high school football players from Utah.