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The Los Angeles Rams are the +390 favorite to win the NFC for the 2026 season, a price that gives them about a 20% chance of reaching Super Bowl LXI. The NFC Championship Game is on Sunday, January 31, 2027.
San Francisco and Seattle are next, level at +450. Seattle won the NFC and then the Super Bowl last season, and both teams are 2-0 so far.
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NFC Championship Game 2027: when and where
- Date: Sunday, January 31, 2027, the same day as the AFC Championship Game
- Divisional Playoffs: January 23 and 24, 2027
- Wild Card Weekend: January 16 to 18, 2027
- Super Bowl LXI: Sunday, February 14, 2027, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
The dates are from the NFL’s 2026-27 calendar of important dates, which the league marks as subject to change. The venue follows the bracket, so it is not known until the Divisional Playoffs are over. SoFi, the Super Bowl’s site, is the Rams’ home stadium.
NFC winner odds for the 2026 season
| Team | Odds | Implied chance | 2026 record | 2025 record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | +390 | 20.4% | 1-1 | 12-5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | +450 | 18.2% | 2-0 | 12-5 |
| Seattle Seahawks | +450 | 18.2% | 2-0 | 14-3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | +850 | 10.5% | 2-0 | 11-6 |
| Detroit Lions | +1100 | 8.3% | 1-1 | 9-8 |
| Minnesota Vikings | +1100 | 8.3% | 2-0 | 9-8 |
| Green Bay Packers | +1500 | 6.2% | 1-1 | 9-7-1 |
| Chicago Bears | +1500 | 6.2% | 1-1 | 11-6 |
| Dallas Cowboys | +1600 | 5.9% | 1-1 | 7-9-1 |
| New Orleans Saints | +2500 | 3.8% | 1-1 | 6-11 |
| New York Giants | +3500 | 2.8% | 1-1 | 4-13 |
| Carolina Panthers | +3700 | 2.6% | 1-1 | 8-9 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | +5400 | 1.8% | 0-2 | 8-9 |
| Washington Commanders | +8000 | 1.2% | 0-2 | 5-12 |
| Atlanta Falcons | +19000 | 0.5% | 0-2 | 8-9 |
| Arizona Cardinals | +20000 | 0.5% | 1-1 | 3-14 |
These are DraftKings prices in ESPN’s 2026 NFC winner market, read on September 24, 2026, with records through Week 2. The implied chance is 100 divided by the price plus 100, and the 16 add up to about 116% because the book’s margin is built in.
This is the market for the season now being played. ESPN files it under 2026, and it still prices Seattle, which won last season’s NFC title and so could not be offered in a settled market.
What the board says
Three NFC West teams hold the top three prices, and between them they carry about 57% of the implied chances. The Rams are first even though they are the only one of the three to have lost, 27-7 at home to San Francisco in Week 1.
Minnesota is 2-0 and priced with Detroit at +1100. Philadelphia, also 2-0, is the shortest team outside the West at +850.
A futures bet on the NFC is worth making only when you rate a team’s chance higher than its price does. The Rams at +390 have to win the conference 20.4% of the time to pay back what they cost.
Last season: Seahawks 31, Rams 27
Seattle beat the Rams 31-27 at Lumen Field on January 25, 2026, and every point came in the first three quarters. It was 17-13 Seattle at halftime and 31-27 after three, and nobody scored in the fourth.
Sam Darnold threw three touchdown passes for Seattle, to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jake Bobo and Cooper Kupp, and went 25 of 36 for 346 yards. Matthew Stafford answered with 374 yards and three touchdowns of his own on 22 of 35.
| Seahawks | Rams | |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 31 | 27 |
| Total yards | 396 | 479 |
| Rushing yards | 75 | 114 |
| Net passing yards | 321 | 365 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
The Rams outgained Seattle by 83 yards and lost. Their one turnover was a lost fumble, and Seattle had none. Puka Nacua caught 9 passes for 165 yards and Smith-Njigba 10 for 153.
DraftKings had Seattle at -2.5 with a total of 45.5, as ESPN lists the line. The Seahawks won by four, so they covered, and 58 points went over. Two weeks later they beat New England 29-13 in Super Bowl LX.
Recent NFC Championship Games
| Season | Winner | Score | Loser | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Seattle Seahawks | 31-27 | Los Angeles Rams | Lumen Field |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Eagles | 55-23 | Washington Commanders | Lincoln Financial Field |
| 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | 34-31 | Detroit Lions | Levi’s Stadium |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Eagles | 31-7 | San Francisco 49ers | Lincoln Financial Field |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Rams | 20-17 | San Francisco 49ers | SoFi Stadium |
The home team won all five. San Francisco played in three of them and won one, and Philadelphia won both of its games, each at home.
More NFL postseason coverage
The other half of the bracket is on our AFC Championship odds page, and the title market is in our Super Bowl odds. Week-by-week calls on the regular season are on the NFL predictions hub, and our best NFL parlays are built only from those calls.
For paid NFL picks from other handicappers, see our best handicappers page, and compare books in our sportsbook reviews. The Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks team pages carry their schedules, and every club is on the NFL teams page.
