With the NFL's conference championship games set — the Rams at Seattle following New England at Denver — three of the four possible Super Bowl permutations are rematches. And Seattle has played both combinations, beating the Broncos in the 2013 season and losing to the Patriots a year later. That was when Peyton Manning won his second ring, with his second franchise, then called it a career. There's a possibility that Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford could follow that blueprint. Still, Stafford will turn 38 the day before the Super Bowl, and it wouldn't be much of a curveball if that were his last game, especially if the Rams were to win.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 20, 2026 04:12 UTC