NFC Championship Game
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| NFC Championship Game | |
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| League | NFL |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Trophy | George Halas |
| No. of champions | 13 |
| Current champions | New York Giants |
The NFC Championship Game is one of the two semi-final matches of the National Football League, the largest professional American football league in the United States. The game is currently played on the penultimate Sunday in January and determines the champion of the National Football Conference. The winner receives the George Halas Trophy and advances to face the winner of the AFC Championship Game in the Super Bowl. The current NFC Champions are the New York Giants.
It began in 1970 after the merger between the NFL and the American Football League. The NFC was formed with most of the teams that played in the NFL before the merger.
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[edit] Playoff structure
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For more details on this topic, see NFL playoffs.
At the end of each football season, a series of playoff games involving the top six teams in the NFC are conducted, consisting of the four division champions and two wild card teams. The two teams remaining play in the NFC Championship game.
[edit] List of Championship Games
^ a: Sudden-death overtime.
[edit] NFC Championship Game appearances 1970-present
| Num | Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | Last appearance |
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| 14 | Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 6 | .571 | 317 | 264 | 1995 |
| 12 | San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 7 | .417 | 224 | 198 | 1997 |
| 9 | Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams | 3 | 6 | .333 | 82 | 187 | 2001 |
| 7 | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 4 | .429 | 108 | 144 | 2000 |
| 6 | Washington Redskins | 5 | 1 | .833 | 139 | 78 | 1991 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 3 | .400 | 84 | 87 | 2004 |
| 4 | New York Giants | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 96 | 33 | 2007 |
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 100 | 84 | 2007 |
| 4 | Chicago Bears | 2 | 2 | .500 | 66 | 65 | 2006 |
| 3 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 41 | 67 | 2005 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 33 | 30 | 2002 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | .500 | 40 | 54 | 2004 |
| 1 | Seattle Seahawksb[›] | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | 14 | 2005 |
| 1 | New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | .000 | 14 | 39 | 2006 |
| 1 | Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10 | 41 | 1991 |
^ b: The Seattle Seahawks were members of the AFC from 1977 until 2002, and hold a combined 1-1 record between both Conference Championship Games.
[edit] NFC Championship Game records
- Most Victories: 8 - Dallas Cowboys (1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1992, 1993, 1995)
- Most Appearances: 14 - Dallas Cowboys (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
- Most Consecutive Appearances: 4 - Dallas Cowboys twice (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973),(1992,1993,1994,1995) Philadelphia Eagles (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
- Most Victories Without a Loss: 4 - New York Giants (1987, 1991, 2001, 2008)
- Most NFC Championships hosted: 8 - San Francisco 49ers (1970, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997)
- Most points scored: 41 - Washington Redskins (1991), New York Giants (2000)
- Fewest points scored, winning team: 9*[›] - Los Angeles Rams (1979)
- Most points scored, losing team: 28 - Dallas Cowboys (1994)
- Most aggregate points scored: 66 - San Francisco 49ers (38) vs. Dallas Cowboys (28) (1994)
- Fewest aggregate points scored: 9* - Los Angeles Rams (9) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0) (1979)
- Current NFC teams which have never appeared in an NFC Championship Game: Arizona Cardinals
- Current NFC teams which have never won an NFC Championship Game: Arizona Cardinals (no record), New Orleans Saints (0-1), Detroit Lions (0-1)
^ *: Conference Championship record
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Time Almanac 2004
