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NFC Championship Game logo, 2008–2010 (Used with old shield since 2005) The structure of the NFL playoffs has changed several times since 1970. At the end of each regular season, the top teams in the NFC qualify for the postseason, including all division champions (three division winners from the 1970–71 to 2001–02 seasons; four since the 2002–03 season) and a set number of "wild card ...
The NFC had a streak in which its champion won 13 consecutive Super Bowls, from the 1984 NFC champion San Francisco 49ers through the 1996 NFC champion Green Bay Packers. Overall, the NFC champion has won 27 of the 54 Super Bowls played since the formation of the NFC with the AFL–NFL merger through the end of the 2023 season.
1967 was the first year where a pre-scheduled playoff (rather than regular season results) determined participation in the championship. It also marked the first year in which if there was a tie for first place in a division, the division champion was determined by a system of tiebreakers, rather than via a playoff game (as detailed in the 1933 ...
The league had no divisions in 1949. The site of the championship game during the first three was determined just as it was in the NFL—a divisional rotation. In 1949, the league held a four-team playoff, with home field based upon won-lost record. The Browns, led by Quarterback Otto Graham, won all four of the league championship games.
Most Postseason Games Won, All-Time, 39 [1] San Francisco 49ers, 1946–2024. Most Postseason Home Games Won, All-Time, 23 [2] New England Patriots, 1996–2019. Most Postseason Road Games Won, All-Time, 11 [3] Green Bay Packers, 1944–2016. Most Consecutive Postseason Games Won, 9 [4] Kansas City Chiefs, 2022-2024. Most Consecutive Postseason ...
1998 NFC Championship Game; 2003 NFC Wild Card playoff game (Seattle–Green Bay) 2005 AFC Divisional playoff game (Pittsburgh–Indianapolis) 2006 AFC Divisional playoff game (New England–San Diego) 2014 NFC Championship Game; Dez Caught It; 2018 NFC Championship Game; 2019 NFC Divisional Playoff game (Seattle–Green Bay) 2020 NFC ...
The NFC East is currently the only division in the league in which all four current teams have won not only at least one Super Bowl, but also at least two. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] With 14 Super Bowl titles, the NFC East is currently the most successful division in the NFL during the Super Bowl era, with the AFC West second with ten titles.
The 2020 National Football Conference (NFC) Championship Game was played between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Green Bay Packers on January 24, 2021, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. After signing quarterback Tom Brady and trading for tight end Rob Gronkowski , the Buccaneers went 11–5 and made the playoffs as a Wild Card team.