We’re two games away from finding out who will play in Super Bowl 60 next month.
The pregame narrative: The top two seeds — both with 14-3 records — made it through to the AFC championship game, where the Denver Broncos will host the New England Patriots. The winner of that match gets either the Los Angeles Rams or Seattle Seahawks, who clash for NFC supremacy.
Check out the NFL conference championship schedule and odds for the AFC and NFC title games on Jan. 25, 2026.
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NFL conference championship schedule
The NFL conference championship schedule features a doubleheader on Sunday to determine the Super Bowl LX entrants.
No spread is as big as the 7 points the Seahawks were favoured by in the divisional round. But the NFC’s No. 1 seed is favoured for the ninth consecutive game.
New England is on the road against the AFC’s No. 1 seed but is expected to win after Bo Nix’s season-ending injury in the divisional round.
AFC title game betting notes
Patriots vs. Broncos: Sunday, Jan. 25 (3 p.m. ET)
This spread would look a lot different if Nix were healthy.
But the quarterback’s devastating injury has the Broncos turning to Jarrett Stidham, who hasn’t attempted a pass since 2023.
Denver put up 33 points with Nix in the divisional round, escaping by the Buffalo Bills in overtime, but it’s hard to imagine that level of offence vs. the Patriots.
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- New England has outscored its opponents 44-19 in the playoffs.
- The Patriots have allowed fewer than 20 points in four straight and ranked third in the NFL in scoring defence (17.8 allowed per game). Denver was fourth.
Drake Maye’s Patriots were the NFL’s only undefeated road team.
Denver’s defence won’t be an easy task, but New England got here by putting up 28 in sloppy conditions on the Houston Texans’ elite D.
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NFC title game: Date, time & betting notes
Rams vs. Seahawks: Sunday, Jan. 25 (6:30 p.m ET)
Seattle hasn’t been tested in a month, but that’s all about to change.
Not only will the Seahawks be without key offensive piece Zach Charbonnet (ACL tear), but they’re going against a battle-tested Rams team that went blow for blow with them on two occasions already this season.
The Seahawks’ last competitive game came against these same Rams on Dec. 18, a thrilling 38-37 overtime win that saw Seattle erase a 16-point deficit.
Since then, Seattle’s schedule has looked like this:
- Dec. 28: 27-10 win vs. Panthers
- Jan. 3: 13-3 win vs. 49ers
- Wild-card round bye
- Jan. 17: 41-6 win vs. 49ers
Five weeks before that first meeting vs. Los Angeles was the last time the Seahawks were underdogs, also against the Rams, who won that contest 21-19.
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The Rams’ road to the NFC title game hasn’t been as easy. Los Angeles limped through the end of the season before barely squeaking by Carolina in the wild-card round.
In the divisional round, the Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua-powered Rams needed overtime to get past the Chicago Bears and secure another three-point victory.
But this is a true powerhouse clash.
No team scored more than the Rams this season, and no team allowed fewer points than the Seahawks, who had an NFL-best +191 point differential.
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Chris joined NorthStar Gaming from Covers.com where he was a publishing editor and wrote betting content. Before that, he was the sports editor at VICE Canada, worked for theScore and covered the Blue Jays for MLB.com. In addition to filling out the lineup card each day for the editorial team, Chris writes frequently himself, primarily on the NBA and MLB.