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which teams are going to the super bowl

No teams have officially qualified for the 2026 Super Bowl yet because the NFL playoffs are still in progress and the conference championships have not been played.

Current playoff picture

As of mid-January 2026, eight teams are still alive in the race for Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium.

From the AFC, the remaining teams are the Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, and Houston Texans.

From the NFC, the remaining teams are the Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Bears, and San Francisco 49ers.

Who’s most likely to go?

Sportsbooks and analysts currently rate the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams as the top NFC contenders, with the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, and Houston Texans tightly packed as AFC favorites.

Consensus odds often put Seattle slightly ahead of the pack, followed by the Rams, with the Bills and Patriots viewed as the AFC teams most likely to reach the Super Bowl.

So, which teams are going?

Because the divisional and conference championship games have not been played, no one can say for sure which exact matchup will happen without guessing.

Current betting markets most frequently show a potential Super Bowl featuring Seattle or Los Angeles from the NFC against New England, Buffalo, or Denver from the AFC, but these are only probabilistic forecasts, not confirmed participants.

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