Seahawks vs. Rams Playoff Schedule: Next Opponent & Date for NFC Championship Game

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The Seattle Seahawks are headed to the NFC Championshoip.

The Seattle Seahawks are headed to the NFC Championship and will take on a familiar foe in the Los Angeles Rams. The Seahawks were awaiting the winner of the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears in the divisional round matchup.

Seattle opens as a 2.5-point favorite over Los Angeles, per FanDuel. The over-under is set at 47.5.

The NFC Championship kicks off on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on Fox. Seattle was going host the NFC Championship regardless of the winner of the Rams-Bears game since the Seahawks are the No. 1 seed.

The AFC Championship will kick off the January 25, schedule at 3 p.m. Eastern on CBS as the Denver Broncos take on the New England Patriots.

Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming Seahawks playoff schedule.

NFL Playoff Schedule: NFC & AFC Championship Games

Here’s a look at the remaining NFL playoff schedule. The Seahawks join the Broncos as the first two teams to punch their tickets to the NFL’s conference championship weekend. All times listed below are in Eastern.

NFL Playoff Bracket 2026: NFC Divisional Round Games

Here’s a look at the updated NFL playoff bracket for the NFC. The Seahawks will play the Rams in the NFC Championship on Sunday, January 25. All times are listed in Eastern.

Seaahwks QB Sam Darnold Did Not Appear Hampered by Injury

The good news for the Seahawks, aside from the team’s play against the Niners, is that quarterback Sam Darnold did not show any major signs of the oblique injury impacting his play. It undoubtedly helped Darnold that the Seahawks scored a touchdown on the very first play of the game.

Once the game settled down, Darnold looked poised and in control throughout the contest. As expected, the Seahawks leaned on the team’s potent rushing attack and elite defense which took the pressure off Darnold.

Unless Darnold suffers a setback, it does not appear that the quarterback’s injury will be a factor in the NFC Championship.

Would the Seahawks Rather Play the Bears or Rams in the NFC Championship?

Following the Seahawks’ dominant victory, the big question is who Seattle would have rather faced between the Rams and Bears. Given Darnold’s treacherous history against the Rams defense, the answer is probably the Bears.

The lookahead lines had the Seahawks as a heavy favorite against the Bears in a hypothetical matchup, per FanDuel. Seattle was a slight home underdog in the lookahead spread against Los Angeles. Following the divisional round, it is the Seahawks that are a slight favorite versus the Rams in the opening NFL odds.

The Seahawks split the two regular-season matchups against the Rams. Most recently, the Seahawks notched an improbable 38-37 overtime comeback victory over the Rams on December 18.