Seahawks focus on Super Bowl

The NFL is down to its final four and the route to Super Bowl 60 now runs through Denver and Seattle.

The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks will retain the home-field advantage they earned as No.1 seeds in their respective conferences. The Broncos defeated the Buffalo Bills 33-30 in an overtime thriller, while the Seahawks destroyed the San Francisco 49ers 41-6.

Now the two favourites will try to hold off competition from their lower-seeded opponents in the AFC and NFC championship games

The Seahawks remain the Super Bowl 60 favourites partly because they have the best defense. Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is getting ready for the biggest game of his career against the Los Angeles Rams.

While Darnold has appeared in the Super Bowl before, he was a backup quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. This weekend, he’ll have a chance to start in the NFC Championship against the Rams, who eliminated him last year when he was with the Minnesota Vikings.

The Rams were able to survive freezing conditions in Chicago to earn a 20-17 overtime victory over the Bears on a game-winning kick by Harrison Mevis. Matthew Stafford had a mixed game in the cold but is still playing at an MVP level.

The New England Patriots defense has been dominant in the post-season. The Patriots held the Chargers to three points in the wild-card round before forcing the Texans into five turnovers in a 28-16 divisional-round win. But Drake Maye had four fumbles against Houston. He needs to improve against the Broncos who earned a narrow, overtime win over the Buffalo Bills to earn their first playoff win since Super Bowl 50.

It came at a cost, however, as Bo Nix’s season was ended by an ankle injury. Denver will turn to Jarrett Stidham – who hasn’t attempted a pass since 2023 – to lead it.