NFC Championship Game
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The NFC Championship game is a game between the two Conference champions of the NFC. The winner of this game will face the AFC champion in the Super Bowl. To get to the the NFC championship game the two teams must have beaten a team in the Divisonal round or if they were a wild card, the wild card round. Many famous games have happened in the NFC Championship game, the most famous was probably the Ice bowl, where coach Vince Lombardi lead his Green Bay Packers team, a victory over the Dallas Cowboys in subzero temperatures at Lambeau Field
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[edit] Playoff structure
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 4 | .300 | 109 | 119 | 2008 |
| 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 | Arizona Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | 25 | 2008 |
| 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: 0
- Current NFC teams which have never won an NFC Championship Game: New Orleans Saints (0-1), Detroit Lions (0-1)
^ *: Conference Championship record
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Time Almanac 2004
