Way-too-early Super Bowl LXI favorites, offseason storyli...

What’s Happening

Listen up: Seattle caps the 2025 season with a Lombardi Trophy, but the race for next year is already underway.

A first look at Super Bowl LXI favorites, cap-rich teams poised to improve and the biggest offseason questions across the league. Way-too-early Super Bowl LXI favorites, offseason storylines and five teams to watch Seattle caps the 2025 season with a Lombardi Trophy, but the race for next year is already underway. (plot twist fr)

By Garrett Podell Feb 9, 2026 at 12:46 pm ET • 10 min read Join the Conversation comments The 2025 NFL season is officially in the books with the Seattle Seahawks raising the Vince Lombardi trophy as Super Bowl LX champions with a 29-13 win over the AFC champion New England Patriots .

The Details

While Seattle will relish in the sweet, sweet victory of winning the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium, the rest of the league has turned the page toward their preparations toward 2026 with an eye toward trading places with the Seahawks in a year’s time. In our first real preview of the offseason, let’s see which teams enter the year as Super Bowl LXI favorites while also spotlighting some key franchises and storylines to keep an eye on across the next few months.

Super Bowl LXI odds Team Super Bowl LXI odds Seattle Seahawks +950 Los Angeles Rams +950 Buffalo Bills +1100 Philadelphia Eagles +1300 New England Patriots +1300 Baltimore Ravens +1300 Green Bay Packers +1400 Detroit Lions +1400 Los Angeles Chargers +1500 Kansas City Chiefs +1500 San Francisco 49ers +1700 Houston Texans +1900 Denver Broncos +1900 Jacksonville Jaguars +2000 Chicago Bears +2500 Cincinnati Bengals +2800 Dallas Cowboys +3500 Tampa Bay Buccaneers +4000 Washington Commanders +6000 Pittsburgh Steelers +6000 Minnesota Vikings +6000 Indianapolis Colts +6000 New York Giants +7000 Atlanta Falcons +8000 Tennessee Titans +10000 New Orleans Saints +10000 Carolina Panthers +10000 Cleveland Browns +15000 New York Jets +20000 Las Vegas Raiders +20000 Miami Dolphins +25000 Arizona Cardinals +25000 Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.

Why This Matters

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The Bottom Line

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