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Locals in NFL playoffs: Van Noy makes key third-down stops, Wagner ends year with 185 tackles

Elise Amendola, AP

Kyle Van Noy made his stops count.

The former BYU linebacker made a pair of key third-down stops for New England in the Patriots' 34-16 win over Houston in Saturday's NFL divisional playoff action. He, along with former Utah State linebacker Bobby Wagner, had the top day among players with Utah ties in the first two games of the weekend.

Van Noy made a key play early on, tackling Akeem Hunt for a 2-yard gain on a third-and-6 play at the New England 17. That stop forced Houston to kick a field goal and cut the Patriots’ lead to 7-3 in the first quarter.