The Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos and New England Patriots are the NFL’s final four remaining teams in the chase to Super Bowl 60.
The NFC Championship Game will see the Seahawks and Rams clash for the third time this season, after splitting the season series. This is the fifth time since 2010 that a pair of teams from the same division will meet for the NFC Championship Game, and the second year in a row. The Seahawks are 3-0 in NFC Championship Games, with all three wins coming at Lumen Field. The NFC West will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl for the eighth time in the past 14 seasons.
In the AFC, the Denver Broncos welcome the New England Patriots to Colorado with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. The Broncos have not made the Super Bowl in 10 years, while the Patriots have not been there since 2019. According to ESPN Research, this is the first AFC Championship Game without Tom Brady or Patrick Mahomes since 2010. The Broncos will be without starting QB Bo Nix, as he broke his ankle in their divisional round win over the Houston Texans. The Broncos are 4-1 in five previous playoff meetings against the Patriots, with all five wins coming in Denver.
Note: Odds by DraftKings Sportsbook and subject to change.
New England Patriots -5.5 vs. Denver Broncos
Sunday, 3 p.m., CBS, Paramount+
Money Line: Patriots (-258); Broncos (+210)
Total: 41.5; Opened: 41.5
FPI favorite: Patriots by 3.4 with a 58% probability to win the game outright
Betting notes
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Denver has won 14 of its past 15 games at Empower Field at Mile High.
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The Broncos are the first team in nine years to be a home underdog in a conference championship game (2017 Eagles vs. Vikings, Eagles won by 31).
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The Patriots are 14-5 against the spread this season, the best record in the NFL.
Los Angeles Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks -2.5
Sunday, 6:30 p.m., FOX
Money Line: Rams (+130); Seahawks (-155)
Total: 47.5; Opened: 47.5
FPI favorite: Seahawks by 1.5 with a 54% probability to win the game outright
Betting notes
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If the Seahawks win the Super Bowl, they would have the longest preseason odds (60-1) for a champion since the 2001 Patriots (60-1). Only six teams have been even 25-1 or longer since 1980.
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The Rams were the fourth team in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) to be road favorites in consecutive games within a postseason (10-point favorites at the Panthers in the wild-card round, 3.5-point favorites at the Bears in the divisional round.
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Six different teams have been Super Bowl favorites at different points this season (Bills, Chiefs, Eagles, Rams, Ravens and Seahawks), the most in a single regular season since 2012. That season, the Ravens won the Super Bowl despite never having been favored at any point.
