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Seattle edged the Rams 31-27 to win the NFC Championship, led by Sam Darnold’s 346-yard, three-touchdown performance that salvaged Seattle’s season and set up a Super Bowl 60 showdown with the Patriots, with key contributions across the roster and a late defensive stand sealing the win.
Sam Darnold threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns with zero turnovers, powering the Seahawks to a 31-27 NFC Championship win over the Rams and a trip to the Super Bowl. Devon Witherspoon's clutch red-zone plays and Nick Emmanwori's key pass breakups helped stifle L.A., while Cooper Kupp's late TD and a decisive final first down sealed Seattle's victory and its fourth NFC title.
Seattle's blitz-averse defense under Mike Macdonald struggled to generate pressure against the Rams in the NFC Championship, allowing Matthew Stafford to pass for 374 yards and 3 touchdowns while L.A. moved the ball effectively. Seattle still managed to hold the Rams to 27 points and, in the end, the offense and special teams carried the win. The piece argues that Macdonald’s conservative approach remains central to Seattle’s identity and could keep them in the Super Bowl race, though it may require tweaks against New England.
Seattle rode a poised Sam Darnold, a punishing Kenneth Walker, and timely defense to beat the Rams 31–27 in the NFC Championship, capping a resurgence chapter and joining a rare club of teams that have hosted and won four conference title games this century.
The Los Angeles Rams’ standout season ended with a loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship in Seattle, dashing their bid to return to the Super Bowl. Rams players and coach Sean McVay spoke after falling just short, with pivotal moments including Xavier Smith’s punt-return fumble and defensive plays that frustrated Rams’ offense as Seattle advanced to the title game.
Sam Darnold threw for 346 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Seahawks upset the Rams 31-27 in the NFC Championship, earning Seattle a spot in Super Bowl LX. A year after Minnesota let him walk, the Vikings’ quarterback gambit looks increasingly costly, while Darnold’s playoff poise and Seattle’s complete team highlight the risk of the Vikings’ decision and leave Minnesota facing uncertain QB prospects.
The Athletic details a years-long rift between Cooper Kupp and the Rams, including being released, urged to retire, and criticized on his market value, plus an elevator confrontation between Rams and Seahawks coaches after a late-game moment; despite the off-field tensions, Kupp contributed in the NFC Championship as Seattle advanced past L.A.
Stafford threw for 374 yards and three touchdowns with no turnovers in the NFC Championship, but Seattle won 31-27 after a double-covered Kyren Williams on a crucial fourth-and-4—a “fortuitous bust” that defined the game. The result adds to the paradox of Stafford’s career: elite passer with a Lombardi who may still be haunted by this moment unless he adds another Super Bowl, a tall task at 38 in a crowded NFC West.
Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold is one win away from a Super Bowl after the Seahawks’ NFC Championship win, a feat that his fellow quarterbacks from the 2018 draft class have yet to achieve.
After the Rams’ NFC Championship defeat to Seattle, Matthew Stafford frantically searched for Cooper Kupp to congratulate his former target on helping the Seahawks reach the Super Bowl; the moment included Stafford asking Seahawks players, “Where’s 10?” before the duo shared a heartfelt embrace. Kupp, who switched from the Rams to Seattle, had four catches for 36 yards and a TD in the Seahawks’ win and praised Stafford afterward, highlighting their storied 2021-22 Super Bowl season together.
Rams WR Davante Adams fought back tears after Los Angeles’ 31-27 loss to Seattle in the NFC Championship, marking his fifth trip to the title game without a Super Bowl, as he praised his teammates’ effort and acknowledged the pain of coming up short.
Sam Darnold threw for 346 yards with three touchdowns, Jaxon Smith-Njigba piled up 153 receiving yards, and Devon Witherspoon sealed Seattle’s 31-27 win over the Rams at Lumen Field to send the Seahawks to Super Bowl 60 against the Patriots, their first trip back to the championship game since 2015.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba exploded for 153 yards on 10 receptions with a first-half one-handed grab and a TD in Seattle's 31-27 NFC Championship win over the Rams, as Sam Darnold threw for 346 yards and three TDs; teammates and Warren Moon praised JSN's elite route-running and work ethic, underscoring why his star continues to rise.
Davante Adams called the 31-27 NFC Championship loss to Seattle heartbreak, extending his 0-5 record in title games and keeping his elusive Super Bowl dream alive, even as he caught a touchdown in the defeat.
An opinion piece blames Rams coach Sean McVay for their 31-27 NFC Championship loss to the Seattle Seahawks, pointing to a late-first-half sequence that stalled the run, a muffed punt that gave Seattle a scoring drive, and a controversial fourth-and-4 decision at the Seattle 6 that cost a potential go-ahead field goal. Despite Matthew Stafford’s 374 yards and 3 TDs and 479 total yards, costly coaching decisions and special-teams miscues overshadowed a competitive Rams effort as they fall short of back-to-back Super Bowls; the article calls for accountability while noting the team still has talent and that McVay is expected to return.