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[3] [12] Joe Theismann, Phil Simms, Brett Favre, Eli Manning and Russell Wilson were each the starting quarterback for two NFC champions, although Simms missed the NFC Championship Game in one of those seasons (1990) due to injury. [5] [13] [14] [15] Chuck Foreman and Emmitt Smith were each the leader in rushing yards for an NFC champion three ...
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 ...
In the history of championships in major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada (which include the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL), a city/metropolitan area has been home to multiple championships in a season 19 times, most recently in 2020 when the Tampa Bay Lightning won the 2020 Stanley Cup and Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV.
This year's NFC championship game is an all-NFC East matchup between two teams that have storied histories in the NFL. The 183rd overall meeting between the Washington Commanders and Philadelphia ...
The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers, who won the NBA Finals, are not counted in the Eastern versus Western champions record above as they played in the Central Division. The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed. The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have ...
List of NFC champions; NFC Championship Game; 0–9. 1998 NFC Championship Game; 2014 NFC Championship Game; 2018 NFC Championship Game; 2020 NFC Championship Game; C.
Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 15–13 Won Super Bowl XXV (vs. Bills) 20–19 1991: Washington Redskins (5) 14–2: Won Divisional playoffs 24–7 Won NFC Championship 41–10 Won Super Bowl XXVI (vs. Bills) 37–24 1992: Dallas Cowboys (13) 13–3: Won Divisional playoffs 34–10 Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 30–20
At the end of each season, the four division winners and three wild cards (non-division winners with best regular season record) in the NFC qualify for the playoffs. The NFC playoffs culminate in the NFC Championship Game with the winner receiving the George S. Halas Trophy. [1] The NFC champion then plays the AFC champion in the Super Bowl.