Seahawks set up Patriots Super Bowl clash after beating Rams in barnburner

Led by second-year coach Mike Macdonald and Darnold – an eight-year veteran playing for his fifth team – the Seahawks reached their fourth Super Bowl in franchise history.

Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III scores a touchdown. Pic: AP Photo/Stephen Brashear.

Sam Darnold threw for three touchdowns, the Seahawks’ “Dark Side” defense came up with a critical fourth-down stop, and Seattle advanced to the Super Bowl, beating the Los Angeles Rams 31-27 in an electrifying NFC championship game on Sunday.

“It’s amazing,” Darnold said. “To be able to do it with these guys in this locker room, though, with this coaching staff, that’s why it means the world to me.”