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Sudden death overtime was finally approved for the NFL championship game in 1946 [7] and has remained in effect ever since. [8] [9] The first playoff game requiring overtime was the 1958 NFL Championship Game. The 1955 and 1960 NFL championship games were played on Monday afternoons, Christmas having fallen on a Sunday in those years.
The NFL Championship Game was ended after the 1969 season, succeeded by the NFC Championship Game. [2] [6] The champions of that game play the champions of the AFC Championship Game in the Super Bowl to determine the NFL champion. [2] The Green Bay Packers won the most NFL championships before the merger, winning eleven of the fifty ...
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 NFL's biggest game of the year is just around the corner. Super Bowl LIX — the 59th championship game to date — will be held on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
The Washington Commanders are in the NFC championship game after going 12-5 in the regular season and winning two playoff games. It’s the furthest the team has advanced in more than three ...
NFL Championship Game Season No. of teams Division champions AFL Championship Game Game Champion Eastern Conference Western Conference Year Champion Eastern Division Western Division Year Champion 1960: 13 Philadelphia Eagles: Green Bay Packers: 1960: Philadelphia Eagles: 1960: 8 Houston Oilers: Los Angeles Chargers: 1960: Houston Oilers ...
The Eagles won in their last NFC championship game appearance before losing to the Chiefs in Super Bowl 57. The Commanders also won the last time they had a shot at an NFC title and went on to ...
The American Professional Football Association is reorganized at Akron, Ohio on April 30, 1921, with Joe F. Carr elected as new league president. [1] With the low entry barrier of a $100 membership fee, the number of teams balloons to 21. [1]