Overview
- Seattle advanced by beating the Rams 31-27, with Sam Darnold throwing three touchdowns for 346 yards without a turnover while playing through an oblique issue.
- New England edged Denver 10-7 in snowy conditions as Drake Maye passed for 86 yards, rushed for 65, and sealed the game with a late 7-yard keeper in Vrabel’s first season as head coach.
- The matchup is set for Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara and revisits Super Bowl XLIX, which New England won on Malcolm Butler’s goal-line interception.
- It will be the first Super Bowl in which both starting quarterbacks and both head coaches are in their first or second seasons with their teams.
- This is Seattle’s fourth Super Bowl and first in 11 years, while New England extends its NFL-record total to 12 appearances after notching its 40th playoff win.