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The Falcons, Panthers, and Saints moved into the NFC South; while the Cardinals moved in from the NFC East and the Seahawks returned from the AFC West. The Rams remained in the West, preserving the historical rivalry with the 49ers that has existed since 1950 , and thus had been the only team in the division that was located east of the Rocky ...
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 Falcons started 5–0 before finishing the season 8–8 and missing the playoffs. [12] In the 2016 season, the Falcons won the NFC South with an 11–5 record. [13] In the Divisional Round, the Falcons defeated the Seattle Seahawks 36–20 [14] before defeating the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship, advancing to Super Bowl LI. [15]
It has been called the greatest rivalry in NFL history other than Steelers vs Ravens. [102] [103] The Giants and Eagles have met five times in the playoffs, with the Eagles leading 3–2. The Giants won in 1981 and 2000, and the Eagles won in 2006, 2008, and 2022. The Eagles currently lead the all-time series 96–89–2 as of the end of the ...
Beginning with the 1933 season, the NFL featured a championship game, played between the winners of its two divisions.In this era, if there was a tie for first place in the division at the end of the regular season, a one-game playoff was used to determine the team that would represent their division in the NFL Championship Game.
In the 2010 season, the Seahawks became the first team in NFL history to earn a spot in the playoffs with a losing record (7–9, .438) in a full season; this was by winning the division. The Seahawks would go on to defeat the reigning Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round , becoming the first team ever to win a playoff ...
As one of the agreed parts of the 1970 AFL–NFL Merger, the NFL began planning to expand from 26 to 28 teams. [1] Ralph Wilson was the first to propose a team for Seattle; due to the decrepit stadium situation at War Memorial Stadium and the reluctance of Buffalo, New York officials to replace it In 1971, he openly threatened to move his team, the Buffalo Bills, to Seattle.
Atlanta Falcons: 2 1978, 1980: 2 0 1.000 Buffalo Bills: 2 1992, 1993: 2 0 1.000 Seattle Seahawks: 2 2006, 2018: 1 1 .500 Washington Commanders: 2 1972, 1982: 0 2 .000 Carolina Panthers: 2 1996, 2003: 0 2 .000 Miami Dolphins: 1 1971: 1 0 1.000 Denver Broncos: 1 1977: 1 0 1.000 Indianapolis Colts: 1 1970: 0 1 .000 Arizona Cardinals: 1 1998: 0 1 ...