Jan 19, 2026
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The Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams will meet for the third time this season in the NFC Championship Game at Lumen Field.
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The stakes couldn't be higher in the rubber match between the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams.
The Rams beat the Bears 20-17 in overtime in the divisional round on Sunday to face the Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game at Lumen Field, setting up the third matchup between the division rivals this season.
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The Seahawks and Rams kick off at 3:30 p.m. next Sunday, January 25. Radio coverage can be heard on Seattle 710 AM, KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM and the Seattle App with a pregame show at least three hours before kickoff.The game will be broadcast on FOX.
For the sixth time since 2000, two teams from the same division met in a conference championship game.The Philadelphia Eagles and Washington were the leaders of the NFC East last season.
The winner of the NFC title game will face the winner of the AFC championship game between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots the following weekend in the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 8 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
The Seahawks are making their first appearance in the NFC title game since the 2014 campaign and seeking their first trip to the Super Bowl since the same season.The Rams won the last title when they won Super Bowl LVI during the 2021 season.
The Seahawks and Rams season series are both at home.
Los Angeles won the first matchup between the division rivals 21-19 in Week 11.The Seahawks were able to hold MVP candidate Matthew Stafford to just 130 yards (second-fewest in 85 games with the Rams, including the season), but were unable to overcome Sam Darnold's four attempts and missed when Jason My 61 expired.
The Seahawks made a stunning comeback from down 16 in the fourth quarter to win an overtime rematch of Week 16.Rasheed Shahid started the rally with a 58-yard punt return, and Darnold finished it off with a 4-yard TD pass to Jackson Smith-Njigba and a 2-point pass to Saub.
It will also be the third meeting of the rivals from the NFC West in the playoffs.The Seahawks were NFC West champions in the previous two meetings, but the Rams won both games, beating the Seahawks at Lumen Field 30-20 in the 2020 wild-card round and 27-20 in the 2004 wild-card round.
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