Who will advance to Super Bowl 60? How to watch Sunday's AFC, NFC Championship Games
Conference Championship Sunday is here.
The Super Bowl 60 matchup will take shape Sunday as the final four teams left in the NFL playoffs compete in the AFC and NFC Championship Games.
Representing the AFC in the Big Game will be either the top-seeded Denver Broncos or No. 2 New England Patriots. The No. 1 Seattle Seahawks or No. 5 Los Angeles Rams will represent the NFC.
The Conference Championship Sunday action begins in Denver with a showdown between the AFC’s top two seeds. The Broncos are coming off their first playoff win since the franchise’s 2015 Super Bowl championship season, but it was a bittersweet one.
Shortly after Denver outlasted Josh Allen and the No. 5 Buffalo Bills in a 33-30 overtime thriller, Broncos head coach Sean Payton revealed that quarterback Bo Nix had suffered a season-ending broken ankle. That means backup Jarrett Stidham will make his fifth career start — and first since 2023 — in the AFC Championship Game. And it will come against the team that selected him in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
The Patriots are back in the conference championship game for the first time since their 2018 Super Bowl season. While Drake Maye‘s MVP-caliber breakout was the headliner of New England’s regular season, the Pats’ defense has taken over the spotlight in the postseason. New England’s defense has allowed 19 points and forced six turnovers over playoff victories against the No. 7 Los Angeles Chargers and No. 5 Houston Texans. Five of those takeaways came in a 28-16 Divisional Round win over Houston.
The AFC title game could prove to be a low-scoring, defensive battle. The Broncos and Patriots ranked third and fourth in points allowed, respectively, in the regular season.
Seattle is the site of the NFC Championship Game as the Seahawks and Rams square off for the third time this season. This will be Seattle’s second straight divisional matchup in the postseason after crushing the No. 6 San Francisco 49ers 41-6. The Seahawks are in the NFC title game for the first time since the 2014 season.
The Rams, meanwhile, survived two tight postseason battles on the road to reach their second conference championship in five years. Los Angeles, the only remaining wild-card team, got past the sub-.500 No. 4 Carolina Panthers 34-31 and the No. 2 Chicago Bears 20-17 in overtime.
Los Angeles and Seattle split their two regular-season meetings, each winning at home. And the games were decided by a combined three points. The most recent matchup in Week 16 saw the Seahawks erase a 16-point fourth quarter deficit before winning 38-37 on a two-point conversion in overtime.
The NFC title game pits the Rams’ top-ranked scoring offense up against the Seahawks’ No. 1 scoring defense. Seattle also boasted the No. 3 scoring offense in the regular season, while Los Angeles finished 10th in scoring defense.
So, which two teams will head to Santa Clara, California, for Super Bowl 60? Here’s how to watch the AFC and NFC Championship Games:
Today’s NFL playoff schedule, game times
- No. 2 Patriots at No. 1 Broncos: 3 p.m. ET/2p.m. CT/12 p.m. PT
- No. 5 Rams at No. 1 Seahawks: 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT/3:30 p.m. PT
Where to watch the Patriots vs. Broncos AFC Championship Game
Patriots-Broncos will air on CBS and stream live on ParamountPlus.com and the Paramount+ app.
The AFC title game can also be streamed via NFL+ on a phone or tablet.
Where to watch the Rams vs. Seahawks NFC Championship Game
Rams-Seahawks will air on Fox and stream live on FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports app.
The NFC title game can also be streamed via NFL+ on a phone or tablet.
When, where is the 2026 Super Bowl being played?
Levi’s Stadium, home of the 49ers, in Santa Clara, California, is hosting Super Bowl 60. The Big Game is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 8 and will air on NBC and Peacock.
How many Super Bowls have the Broncos made, won?
The Broncos own three Super Bowl titles across eight total appearances in the Big Game. They won Super Bowls 32, 33 and 50.
How many Super Bowls have the Patriots made, won?
The Patriots’ six Super Bowl championships are tied for the most all time with the Pittsburgh Steelers — and that’s despite not winning their first one until the 2001 season. The Pats, who boast a 6-5 record in the Big Game, won Super Bowls 36, 38, 39, 49, 51 and 53.
New England’s 11 Super Bowl appearances are the most in NFL history.
How many Super Bowls have the Seahawks made, won?
The Seahawks’ first and only Lombardi Trophy was won in Super Bowl 48. Seattle lost its two other appearances in the Big Game.
How many Super Bowls have the Rams made, won?
The then-St. Louis Rams captured the franchise’s first Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl 34. After relocating back to Los Angeles, the Rams then won Super Bowl 56. The Rams have lost the Big Game three times.
