Rams vs. Seahawks score, live updates: NFC Championship pits Matthew Stafford vs. Sam Darnold for third time this season; winner faces Patriots in Super Bowl LX

Following a 4-yard rush by Kyren Williams and 3-yard reception from Puka Nacua, Matthew Stafford throws incomplete to Nacua on third-and-3.

Ethan Evans punts 43 yards for the Rams and the Seahawks will start on their 19-yard line.

The Seahawks received the opening coin toss and can defer to the second half. So the Rams and Matthew Stafford will start the NFC championship sport on offense.

The New England Patriots are formally headed to Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California — awaiting the winner of Rams-Seahawks.

The Patriots defeated the Jarrett Stidham-led Broncos 10-7 to nab their first Super Bowl bid in the post-Tom Brady period, as head coach Mike Vrabel grew to become the primary particular person to win an AFC Championship sport as each a participant and a coach for the identical franchise.

This yr’s Super Bowl will take a spot at Levi’s Stadium — residence of the San Francisco 49ers — on Sunday, February 8, with kickoff set for 6 p.m. ET.

The Seattle Seahawks dominated the San Francisco 49ers 41-6 on Saturday night time to advance to the NFC Championship Game, and move one bettor that much closer to a multi-million dollar payout.

Despite a preseason win complete of 8.5 (-125 to the underneath at BetMGM) and the Twelfth-best odds to make the postseason in the NFC (+170), one bettor liked the Seahawks to not solely make the playoffs, however win Super Bowl 60.

Yahoo Sports was first to report {that a} Nevada bettor at BetMGM wagered $50,000 on three separate Seahawks-related futures again in August — $150,000 in complete — which might win slightly below $4.5 million if Seattle wins Super Bowl 60 — the franchise’s first championship win since Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.

The three bets:

• $50,000 on the Seahawks to win Super Bowl 60 at 60-1 odds to win $3 million

• $50,000 on the Seahawks to win NFC at 28-1 odds to win $1.4 million

• $50,000 on the Seahawks to make playoffs at +185 odds to win $92,500

The $50,000 wager on Seattle to win Super Bowl 60 at present carries the largest liability of any reported NFL futures wager at U.S. sportsbooks, after a $50,000 guess at 66-1 odds on the Chicago Bears to win Super Bowl 60 got here up brief when the Bears fell 20-17 in overtime at residence in the divisional spherical to the Los Angeles Rams

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold wasn’t in a position to “let it rip” throughout practices, however will play in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Darnold will get the start despite dealing with an oblique injury, in accordance with ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Darnold’s availability for the competition was by no means actually in query after he was listed as restricted in observe all week and was not given an damage designation earlier than the sport. But his stage of participation in practices suggests the problem could also be extra critical than it seems.

Darnold reportedly cut up time with backup Drew Lock in observe through the week. The Seahawks had been cautious with the starter, not permitting Darnold to throw it deep in practices. The quarterback is reportedly saving those types of throws for Sunday’s sport, per Schefter.

Darnold tried solely brief and medium throws at observe and didn’t, as one supply described, “let it rip.” He is saving that stage of throwing effort for Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams.

The 28-year-old Darnold initially sustained the damage forward of the crew’s divisional spherical sport in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers. Despite the damage, Darnold was in a position to play in opposition to the 49ers, the place he helped lead the team to a dominant 41-6 win.

Looking to wager on Rams-Seahawks? Here’s one participant prop value contemplating forward of kickoff:

Kenneth Walker III over 20.5 dashing makes an attempt (-105)

A fast assessment of the Seahawks’ backup working again scenario: fourth-stringer Kenny McIntosh (injured reserve); third-stringer George Holani (injured reserve); second-stringer and second-leading rusher Zach Charbonet (torn ACL).

Long story brief, the Seahawks have depth issues in the backfield. So prefer it or not, No. 1 working again Kenneth Walker III goes to must shoulder the load in opposition to the Rams. That actually wasn’t an issue final week, when Walker torched San Francisco for 119 yards (and three touchdowns) on 19 carries.

The 19 carries matched Walker’s regular-season excessive in opposition to Arizona manner again in Week 4.

Now in his fourth season, the previous Michigan State standout has exceeded 20 dashing makes an attempt simply eight occasions in 56 begins. If the Seahawks had their druthers, they wouldn’t want Walker to high that quantity for a ninth time Sunday night time. Unfortunately, given the state of their working again room, they received’t have that luxurious.

Read more from the Yahoo Sports staff on our favorite bets for the NFC Championship game.

With lower than 90 minutes remaining till the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks kick off in the NFC Championship, every crew has introduced its inactives for gameday.

Here’s a glance:

Rams inactives

• QB Stetson Bennett IV (Emergency third QB)

Seahawks inactives

• QB Jalen Milroe (Emergency third QB)

The Seattle Seahawks dismantled the rival San Francisco 49ers in the divisional spherical of the playoffs Saturday, nevertheless it got here at a price. Running again Zach Charbonnet sustained a “significant knee injury” and can miss the remainder of the playoffs, Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald confirmed Monday.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter later reported that the damage was a torn ACL.

Charbonnet, 25, led the crew with 12 dashing touchdowns through the common season.

That will put 2022 second-round working again Kenneth Walker III in line for a probable improve in workload, who simply capped off his second profession season with 1,000-plus dashing yards.