The 2026 Super Bowl Matchup

The 2026 Super Bowl matchup will be determined on Sunday, and there is a lot to know about how to watch, stream, listen to, and even wager on the games. This thread is the perfect place to discuss all the action as it unfolds.

AFC Conference Championship: New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos

What: AFC Conference Championship

When: Sunday, Jan. 25

Where: Empower Field at Mile High

Time: 3 p.m. ET

TV: CBS

Announcers: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter)

Streaming: Paramount +

Radio: Sirius XM – National: Channel 88 | Patriots: Channel 821 | Broncos: Channel 809 | Spanish Radio: Channel 832 ; Westwood One – Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic

Referee: Alex Kemp

FanDuel Odds: Patriots -3.5

Weather: A chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -6. South wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

The No. 2 New England Patriots face the No. 1 Denver Broncos in this highly anticipated matchup. New England has a chance to become the fifth team since 2003 to go from “worst to first” and make the Super Bowl in the same season. This would join the 2021 Bengals, 2017 Eagles, 2009 Saints, and 2003 Panthers. The 2017 Jaguars and 2006 Saints also followed a last-place finish with an appearance in the Championship Game.

Denver’s Sean Payton, who led New Orleans to the Super Bowl XLIV title following the 2009 season, can become the eighth coach ever to lead multiple franchises to a Super Bowl appearance. This list includes Pro Football Hall of Famers Bill Parcells (the New York Giants and New England), Don Shula (the Baltimore Colts and Miami), and Dick Vermeil (Philadelphia and the St. Louis Rams), as well as John Fox (Carolina and Denver), Mike Holmgren (Green Bay and Seattle), Dan Reeves (Denver and Atlanta), and Andy Reid (Philadelphia and Kansas City). No coach has ever won a Super Bowl with two teams.

Jarrett Stidham will start at quarterback for the Broncos following the season-ending ankle injury suffered by Bo Nix. Stidham, who has started four career games, will become the first quarterback ever to start a Conference Championship game with fewer than five career starts. He can also become the seventh quarterback in the Super Bowl era to make his first start of the season in the playoffs and first since 2020 (Taylor Heinicke with Washington).

NFC Conference Championship: Los Angeles Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks

What: NFC Conference Championship

When: Sunday, Jan. 25

Where: Lumen Field

Time: 6:30 p.m. ET

TV: FOX

Announcers: Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews / Tom Rinaldi (field reporter)

Streaming: FOX ONE

Radio: Sirius XM – National: Channel 88 | Rams: Channel 818 | Seahawks: Channel 828 | Spanish Radio: Channel 832 ; Westwood One – Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner

Referee: Clay Martin

FanDuel Odds: Seahawks -2.5

Weather: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind around 2 mph.

The No. 5 Los Angeles Rams take on the No. 1 Seattle Seahawks in this exciting matchup. The Rams have a chance to become the fifth Wild Card team since realignment in 2002 to advance to the Super Bowl, joining the 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2010 Green Bay Packers, 2007 New York Giants, and 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Rams, who led the NFL in scoring offense (30.5 points per game), and the Seahawks, who led the NFL in scoring defense (17.2 points per game allowed) during the 2025 regular season, will mark the third Championship Game since 1970 to feature the No. 1 scoring offense against No. 1 scoring defense from the regular season. This includes the 2014 NFC Championship Game (Green Bay vs. Seattle) and the 1980 NFC Championship Game (Dallas vs. Philadelphia).

With head coaches Mike Macdonald (age 38) and Sean McVay (turns 40 years old on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026), it will mark the second Championship game ever to feature two head coaches age 40-or-younger, joining the 2019 NFC Championship game between San Francisco and Green Bay (Kyle Shanahan and Matt LaFleur, both age 40).