NFC West rivals Seattle and L.A. meet for the third time tonight, with a spot in Super Bowl 60 on the line.
It’s worth noting that the Seahawks (+145 at DraftKings, +150 at FanDuel) and Rams (+230 at DK, +200 at FanDuel) have the shortest Super Bowl odds at traditional sportsbooks.
Kalshi’s Super Bowl 60 market gives Seattle a 41% chance to raise this year’s trophy and Los Angeles a 28% chance as of Sunday, Jan. 25.
The Seahawks and Rams split two regular-season meetings. L.A. picked Sam Darnold off four times in a 21-19 win in Week 11 before losing the rematch, 38-37, in overtime in Week 16.
Below, let’s take a look at the Rams vs. Seahawks NFC Championship Game market at Kalshi, break down what to watch for and wrap up with a prediction.
How To Watch Rams vs. Seahawks NFC Championship Game
Date: Sunday, January 25, 2026
Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. ET
TV: FOX
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Rams (5) vs. Seahawks (1) Injury News, Analysis, Prediction
The Seahawks enter conference championship weekend as the betting favorites to win Super Bowl 60, but they face a tough test tonight at home.
Mike Macdonald’s team, which finished the regular season 14-3, needed a furious late rally in Week 16 to avoid being swept by Matthew Stafford and the Rams.
Rams vs. Seahawks Latest Injury News, Impact
Both teams enter this game close to full strength. The Rams will be without OT Rob Havenstein, and linebacker Byron Young is questionable. The biggest injury concerns for Seattle are backup tackle Josh Jones and fullback Robbi Ouzts, who are both listed as questionable.
The biggest question in this game is whether L.A. will be able to force Sam Darnold into backbreaking mistakes. The Rams picked off Darnold four times in Week 11, then intercepted him twice and sacked him four times in Week 16.
Darnold had a career year, with 4,000-plus passing yards, and he was sharp in last week’s blowout win over the 49ers, but his struggles for the Vikings in last season’s playoff loss to the Rams make him a huge X-factor in this game.
The Rams were one of the most well-rounded teams in the league for most of this season, but the secondary has struggled in the playoffs, giving up up 257 yards passing to Caleb Williams and 264 to Bryce Young the last weeks. L.A. consistently got pressure on both Williams 11 (11 pressures on 45 dropbacks) and Young (13 pressures on 44 dropbacks), but it gave up a number of big plays downfield.
Between those struglges and Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s success in both regular-season matchups between these teams (9 catches for 105 yards in Week 11, 8 catches for 96 yards in Week 16), the Darnold-to-JSN connection has a chance to once again put up huge numbers for Seattle.
Prediction: Seahawks to advance
The Rams are a tempting underdog thanks to Stafford’s heroics this season, especially if you’re (understandably) skeptical of Sam Darnold in a spot like this.
I can’t pick against a team that has been as dominant as Seattle has been down the stretch, though. The Seahawks shut down the 49ers in Week 18 and blew them out in last week’s Divisional Round matchup, and they’re coming off two of their best games of the season running the football.
In what should be a close game, Seattle’s special teams unit, which is among the league’s best, stands out as another reason to pick the favorites to take down a Rams team that has struggled in the third phase all season.
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