{"id":705461,"date":"2026-01-26T03:44:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T03:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/705461\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T03:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T03:44:30","slug":"new-england-patriots-vs-seattle-seahawks-game-set-for-nfl-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/705461\/","title":{"rendered":"New England Patriots Vs Seattle Seahawks Game Set For NFL Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will face off at Super Bowl LX<\/a> following their NFL Conference Championship wins.<\/p>\n

Super Bowl LX is set to take place on Sunday, February 8, at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and the last football Sunday before the big game saw the last four teams playing for a shot at the Vince Lombardi Trophy.<\/p>\n

The New England Patriots faced the Denver Broncos for the AFC crown, while the Los Angeles Rams faced the Seattle Seahawks for the NFC crown.<\/p>\n

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The Broncos hosted the Patriots at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado, at the AFC Championship game. With Bo Nix out of the game following an injury, there was a lot of talk around Denver\u2019s backup quarterback, Jarrett Stidham, leading up to the game. The Broncos led early in the game, but before the first half ended, the Patriots tied it.<\/p>\n

A snowstorm quickly took over in the second half of the bout, making it a little tricky to make plays. Both teams missed various field goal attempts. By the end of the third quarter, the Patriots had taken the lead 10-7, which the team led by Drake Maye protected to win the AFC Conference.<\/p>\n

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The Seattle Seahawks hosted the Los Angeles Rams at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, with the host team scoring first for an early lead. A back-and-forth battle would later put the Rams ahead, following two field goals and a touchdown, swinging momentum their way. However, the Seahawks didn\u2019t give up easily and took the lead again after scoring another touchdown before the first half ended, leaving the score 13-17.<\/p>\n

A mistake by the Rams\u2019 Special Teams put their game at risk, with the Seahawks scoring on a turnover, widening their lead. However, the Rams quickly answered to that mistake, marching down the field for a touchdown that put more points on the scoreboard, giving them 20 versus the Seahawks\u2019 24.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the Rams were unable to overtake the Seahawks, who went on to win the NFC Conference and the George Halas Trophy.<\/p>\n

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Super Bowl LX is set to take place on Sunday, February 8, at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, with NBC airing the big game on linear and Peacock streaming.<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny is set to perform during halftime of the NFL Championship game, with Green Day set to kick off Super Bowl LX with an opening ceremony performance<\/a> celebrate six decades of the NFL event.<\/p>\n

Other pre-game performers include Charlie Puth singing the national anthem, Brandi Carlile singing \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d, and Coco Jones delivering a rendition of \u201cLift Every Voice and Sing\u201d.<\/p>\n

Scroll through the photo gallery below to see some of the celebrations following the 2026 NFL Conference Championship games.<\/p>\n

\tNew England Patriots Win 2026 AFC Championship<\/p>\n

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Drake Maye #10 of the New England Patriots celebrates with the Lamar Hunt Trophy during the Trophy Presentation of the AFC Championship Playoff game\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tSeattle Seahawks Win 2026 NFC Championship<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Steph Chambers\/Getty Images\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Sam Darnold #14 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates with the George Halas Trophy after defeating the Los Angeles Rams 31-27 in the NFC Championship game\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tNew England Patriots Win 2026 AFC Championship<\/p>\n

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Head coach Mike Vrabel of the New England Patriots speaks with the media during the Lamar Hunt Trophy Presentation of the AFC Championship Playoff game\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tSeattle Seahawks Win 2026 NFC Championship<\/p>\n

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Head coach Mike MacDonald of the Seattle Seahawks speaks before accepting the George Halas Trophy after defeating the Los Angeles Rams 31-27 in the NFC Championship game<\/p>\n

\tNew England Patriots Win 2026 AFC Championship<\/p>\n

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Head coach Mike Vrabel of the New England Patriots celebrates with the Lamar Hunt Trophy during the Award Ceremony of the AFC Championship Playoff game\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tNew England Patriots Win 2026 AFC Championship<\/p>\n

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Drake Maye #10 of the New England Patriots\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tNew England Patriots Win 2026 AFC Championship<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Matthew Stockman\/Getty Images\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Drake Maye #10 of the New England Patriots stiff arms Jonah Elliss #52 of the Denver Broncos\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tNew England Patriots Win 2026 AFC Championship<\/p>\n

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Christian Gonzalez #0 of the New England Patriots celebrates after intercepting a pass from Jarrett Stidham #8 of the Denver Broncos<\/p>\n

\tNew England Patriots Win 2026 AFC Championship<\/p>\n

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Christian Gonzalez #0 of the New England Patriots intercepts a pass from Jarrett Stidham #8 of the Denver Broncos\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Mack Hollins #13 of the New England Patriots makes a catch against Dre Greenlaw #57 of the Denver Broncos\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tNew England Patriots Win 2026 AFC Championship<\/p>\n

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Head coach Sean Payton of the Denver Broncos\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tSeattle Seahawks Win 2026 NFC Championship<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images\t\t\t<\/p>\n

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON \u2013 JANUARY 25: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams reacts during the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship game at Lumen Field on January 25, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\tSeattle Seahawks Win 2026 NFC Championship<\/p>\n

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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON \u2013 JANUARY 25: Sam Darnold #14 of the Seattle Seahawks attempts a pass during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship game at Lumen Field on January 25, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\tSeattle Seahawks Win 2026 NFC Championship<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Steph Chambers\/Getty Images\t\t\t<\/p>\n

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON \u2013 JANUARY 25: Cooper Kupp #10 of the Seattle Seahawks catches a pass in front of Cobie Durant #14 of the Los Angeles Rams during the fourth quarter in the NFC Championship game at Lumen Field on January 25, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\tSeattle Seahawks Win 2026 NFC Championship<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images\t\t\t<\/p>\n

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON \u2013 JANUARY 25: Cooper Kupp #10 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates a third quarter touchdown with teammates against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship game at Lumen Field on January 25, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will face off at Super Bowl LX following their NFL…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":705462,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2050],"tags":[114,7,1167,249,2326,2094,112,6,208,261,505],"class_list":{"0":"post-705461","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-england-patriots","8":"tag-afc-championship","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-new-england","11":"tag-new-england-patriots","12":"tag-newengland","13":"tag-newenglandpatriots","14":"tag-nfc-championship","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-patriots","17":"tag-seattle-seahawks","18":"tag-super-bowl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115959346081426503","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=705461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/705462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=705461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=705461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=705461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}