The Los Angeles Rams travel to Seattle to face the Seahawks on Friday 25 December 2026 at Lumen Field, a Christmas Day prime-time meeting that closes the NFL’s festive tripleheader in Week 16. Kick-off is set for 5:15pm PT, and the game carries the weight of an NFC West rivalry that defined the previous postseason.
When and where
The game takes place on Friday 25 December 2026 at Lumen Field in Seattle, with kick-off at 5:15pm PT (8:15pm ET). It is the third and final game of the NFL’s Christmas Day schedule, following the Green Bay Packers at the Chicago Bears and the Buffalo Bills at the Denver Broncos. For Seattle, it is the first Christmas Day home game in franchise history, staged at one of the loudest stadiums in the league.
The matchup
This is a divisional fixture between two NFC West heavyweights who know each other intimately. The Seahawks and Rams meet twice a year as a matter of course, but the 2026 calendar adds extra significance: the Christmas Day fixture is the first of two meetings inside a three-week stretch, with the sides set to face off again to close out the regular season. That compressed schedule turns a single rivalry game into a decisive run that could shape the division.
The context is unavoidable. Seattle eliminated Los Angeles in the NFC Championship Game at the end of the previous season before going on to win Super Bowl LX, so the Rams arrive in December with a reigning champion to dethrone and a score to settle. Both franchises are built to win now, and with playoff positioning on the line in late December, the result could swing seeding across the conference.
Players to watch
Seattle’s attack runs through a mobile, accurate quarterback who thrives when the Lumen Field crowd is at full volume, and the home side will look to control the game on the ground and lean on a defensive front that disrupts the pocket. The pass rush off the edge is central to how Seattle wins these tight divisional contests.
For the Rams, the threat starts up front with one of the most feared interior pass rushers in the sport, a player capable of wrecking a game from the defensive line. On offence, Los Angeles relies on a veteran quarterback whose precision and pre-snap reading are among the best in the league, supported by a receiving group that stretches the field. The matchup between the Rams’ front and Seattle’s offensive line, and Los Angeles’s passing game against the Seahawks secondary, are likely to decide the contest.
Why this game matters
Christmas Day football has become one of the NFL’s marquee showcases, a slate reserved for the league’s most compelling fixtures, and this is the headline act. Closing the tripleheader in prime time, the Rams and Seahawks carry the highest stakes of the three games: a divisional rivalry, recent playoff history and a rematch of an NFC Championship that sent Seattle to a Super Bowl title. With two meetings inside three weeks and the NFC West potentially hanging in the balance, the result reaches well beyond a single evening. For Seattle, hosting its first Christmas game adds a milestone to a fixture that already had the makings of a classic.
How to watch
In the United States, the game is broadcast on FOX in prime time. The earlier Christmas Day fixtures, Packers at Bears and Bills at Broncos, stream on Netflix, but the Rams at Seahawks finale sits on FOX. In the United Kingdom, NFL coverage is shown on Sky Sports, with NFL Game Pass on DAZN offering the full slate for subscribers. Given the time difference, UK viewers should expect a late-night start for this West Coast fixture.
Frequently asked questions
What time does Rams at Seahawks kick off? Kick-off is 5:15pm PT (8:15pm ET) on Friday 25 December 2026 at Lumen Field in Seattle.
Is this the first Christmas game in Seattle? Yes. It is the first Christmas Day home game in Seahawks franchise history.
Why is this matchup significant? It is a rematch of the previous season’s NFC Championship Game, which Seattle won before claiming the Super Bowl LX title, and it is one of two Rams-Seahawks meetings inside the final three weeks of the regular season.
See the full season on our NFL 2026 schedule.