The Los Angeles Rams had a 12-5 record last season and were a wild card team in the NFC. Los Angeles made it to the NFC title game before losing to the Seattle Seahawks. Many people thought the Rams and the Seahawks were the two best teams in the NFL last season.
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Jan 25, 2026; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp (10) embraces Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) after the 2026 NFC Championship Game at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Ng-Imagn Images
There are a lot of people who think that Seattle and Los Angeles maybe the two best teams in the NFC once again this upcoming season. Super Bowl LXI will be played at Sofi Stadium this upcoming NFL season. The last time that Sofi Stadium hosted the Super Bowl was when the Rams won it all against the Cincinnati Bengals. There is a good chance that Los Angeles could win it all again this season.
NFL Analyst Believes That the Los Angeles Rams Will Be the Super Bowl Favorites Entering the 2026 NFL Season
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Jan 25, 2026; Seattle, WA, USA; Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) passes against the Seattle Seahawks during the first half in the 2026 NFC Championship Game at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Ng-Imagn Images
Austin Mock of the Athletic wonders if the Seahawks or the Rams will be the top team in the NFC this season. He said,
“The Seattle Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Rams two out of three times last year — including in the NFC Championship Game — en route to a Super Bowl title, but those three games were decided by a combined seven points. And home-field advantage might have been the difference, as the hosts went 3-0.
My model has the Rams on top this year, however, as they’re projected to be the better team — barely. The Seahawks actually have a slight edge in projected win total (11.2 to 11.1), but the Rams have better playoff (82 percent to 81.3) and Super Bowl (14.1 to 12.5) odds.
Generally, offense in the NFL is more repeatable year over year than defense, and the strength of last season’s Super Bowl-winning Seahawks squad certainly was on the defensive side of the ball. Factor in some of the offseason losses the Seahawks had on defense, paired with the Las Vegas Raiders hiring away former offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, and it’s not hard to see why the model is a little lower on Seattle this season.
Mike Macdonald is one of the best coaches in football, but I think the same of Sean McVay. And heading into 2026, I’m riding with McVay and Matthew Stafford as Super Bowl favorites.”
It is not a surprise that a lot of people are picking the Rams to be the favorites to win it all this season. Stafford was the MVP last season, and they also made some other key moves this offseason like trading for cornerback Trent McDuffie from the Kansas City Chiefs. The Rams and the Seahawks will meet each other twice in the final three weeks of the 2026 regular season and it may decide the number one seed once again in the NFC here.
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