Sam Darnold threw three touchdown passes, and the Seattle Seahawks outlasted the Los Angeles Rams 31-27 in a thrilling NFC Championship Game on Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 2014 season. They will face the New England Patriots on Feb. 8 in a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX.

The Seahawks are now in their first NFC Championship game since 2014, and their third in a row as the conference's No. 1 seed. Seattle began Saturday night with a bang: Pro Bowl returner Rashid Shaheed raced up the middle of the field for a 95-yard kickoff return on the game's opening play,

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Kenneth Walker scored three rushing touchdowns, and Ernest Jones and DeMarcus Lawrence fueled the Seahawks defense.

The Seahawks defeated the Rams 31-27 to win the NFC Championship and advance to Super Bowl LX. Watch as the team is presented with the George Halas NFC Championship trophy.

SEATTLE (AP) — Sam Darnold was cast aside by the New York Jets, who drafted him No. 3 overall in 2018. The Minnesota Vikings didn't bring him back after he led them to a 14-3 season but flopped in the playoffs.

The Seattle Seahawks showed why they are the top seed in the NFC in a dominant win over the San Francisco 49ers.

When the Seahawks needed a spark against the Rams in Week 16, Rashid Shaheed came through with a 58-yard punt return touchdown that got Seattle's comeback going. And when the Seahawks opened their divisional round game against the 49ers, Shaheed set the tone for a dominant win with a 95-yard kick return touchdown to open the game.

SEATTLE – The Rams' 2025 season came to a close with a 31-27 loss to the Seahawks in the NFC Championship Sunday night at Lumen Field.