When are the AFC and NFC Championship Games? Date, times, matchups
Get the lowdown on the NFL conference title deciders, as four remaining playoff teams chase a spot in at Super Bowl 2026.
We now know the lineup for the NFL’s Conference Championship Games, as the race for the Vince Lombardi Trophy comes down to the final four.
Both conference title deciders take place next Sunday - with the winners moving on to Super Bowl LX, held in Santa Clara in three weeks’ time.
AFC Championship: Rams vs Seahawks
In the AFC, the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks will host the Conference Championship Game after dismantling the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round on Saturday. Following their 41-6 destruction of the 49ers, the Seahawks welcome the Los Angeles Rams to Lumen Field, after the No. 5 seed punched its ticket to the title game with a 20-17 overtime win over the Chicago Bears.
The Seahawks are chasing their first NFC crown since 2014, having won the franchise’s sole Super Bowl title a year earlier. Meanwhile, the Rams were last crowned conference champions in 2021 - a year in which Sean McVay’s men went on to lift the franchise’s second Super Bowl title.
Date: Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT
Place: Lumen Field, Seattle, WA
TV: Airs nationally on Fox; streaming options include fubo
EARNED OUR SPOT IN THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP! pic.twitter.com/parDsHuOot
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) January 19, 2026
NFC Championship: Patriots vs Broncos
In the NFC, the top two seeds will fight it out for the George Halas Trophy in Colorado. After edging out the Buffalo Bills 33-30 in an overtime thriller in the Divisional Round, the No.1-seeded Denver Broncos are back in the AFC Championship Game for the first time since they lifted the last of their three Lombardi Trophies, a decade ago at Super Bowl 50.
As in 2015, the Broncos will face the Patriots in the conference title decider: New England ended a seven-year absence from the AFC Championship by beating the Houston Texans 28-16 in Foxborough on Sunday. In their last appearance in the conference title game, the Patriots defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, before lifting their sixth NFL championship at Super Bowl LIII.
Date: Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET/12 noon PT
Place: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
TV: Airs nationally on CBS and Paramount+; streaming options also include fubo
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Championship Sunday is set! #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/1ONNGFZVY1
— NFL (@NFL) January 19, 2026
What are the Super Bowl LX odds after the Divisional Round?
The Seahawks head into Championship Sunday as the bookmakers’ favorite for the Super Bowl title, with moneyline odds of +150, per Oddschecker. The Rams and the Patriots follow on +220 and +250, respectively, while the Broncos are rated as outsiders: Sean Payton’s men are priced at +1300.
When is Super Bowl 2026?
The 60th edition of the Super Bowl will be played on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Levi’s Stadium, the home of the 49ers. The game in California is scheduled to kick off at 6:40 p.m. ET/3:40 p.m. PT.
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