The Secret Superstars of the conference championship games

The NFL’s conference championship games have a host of under-the-radar players. Here are 8 who could propel their teams to the Super Bowl.

Every week in the NFL, there are those players whose exploits go under the radar for whatever reason, but their importance is always obvious to those who look more closely — and become even more crucial when the playoffs begin. With that in mind, and with the conference championship games just around the corner, here are eight players who you may not know well (or at all) who may have a lot to say about who winds up in Super Bowl LV.

First, the games:

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers, 3:05 p.m. EST, FOX

Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs, 6:40 p.m. EST, CBS

And now, the Secret Superstars of those games.