The National Football Conference (NFC) Championship Game is one of the two semi-final playoff matches of the National Football League , the largest professional American football league in the United States . The game is played on the penultimate Sunday in January and determines the champion of the National Football Conference . 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 .
Playoff structure 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.
List of Championship Games
Season
Winning team
Score
Losing team
Score
Location
Stadium
1970-71 Dallas Cowboys (1)17
San Francisco 49ers 10
San Francisco, California
Kezar Stadium
1971-72 Dallas Cowboys (2)14
San Francisco 49ers 3
Irving, Texas
Texas Stadium
1972-73 Washington Redskins (1)26
Dallas Cowboys 3
Washington, D.C.
RFK Stadium
1973-74 Minnesota Vikings (1)27
Dallas Cowboys 10
Irving, Texas (2)
Texas Stadium (2)
1974-75 Minnesota Vikings (2)14
Los Angeles Rams 10
Bloomington, Minnesota
Metropolitan Stadium (2)
1975-76 Dallas Cowboys (3)37
Los Angeles Rams 7
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1976-77 Minnesota Vikings (3)24
Los Angeles Rams 13
Bloomington, Minnesota (3)
Metropolitan Stadium (3)
1977-78 Dallas Cowboys (4)23
Minnesota Vikings 6
Irving, Texas (3)
Texas Stadium (3)
1978-79 Dallas Cowboys (5)28
Los Angeles Rams 0
Los Angeles, California (2)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (2)
1979-80 Los Angeles Rams (1)9
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0
Tampa, Florida
Tampa Stadium
1980-81 Philadelphia Eagles (1)20
Dallas Cowboys 7
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Veterans Stadium
1981-82 San Francisco 49ers (1)28
Dallas Cowboys 27
San Francisco, California (2)
Candlestick Park
1982-83 Washington Redskins (2)31
Dallas Cowboys 17
Washington, D.C. (2)
RFK Stadium (2)
1983-84 Washington Redskins (3)24
San Francisco 49ers 21
Washington, D.C. (3)
RFK Stadium (3)
1984-85 San Francisco 49ers (2)23
Chicago Bears 0
San Francisco, California (3)
Candlestick Park (2)
1985-86 Chicago Bears (1)24
Los Angeles Rams 0
Chicago, Illinois
Soldier Field
1986-87 New York Giants (1)17
Washington Redskins 0
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Giants Stadium
1987-88 Washington Redskins (4)17
Minnesota Vikings 10
Washington, D.C. (4)
RFK Stadium (4)
1988-89 San Francisco 49ers (3)28
Chicago Bears 3
Chicago, Illinois (2)
Soldier Field (2)
1989-90 San Francisco 49ers (4)30
Los Angeles Rams 3
San Francisco, California (4)
Candlestick Park (3)
1990-91 New York Giants (2)15
San Francisco 49ers 13
San Francisco, California (5)
Candlestick Park (3)
1991-92 Washington Redskins (5)41
Detroit Lions 10
Washington, D.C. (5)
RFK Stadium (5)
1992-93 Dallas Cowboys (6)30
San Francisco 49ers 20
San Francisco, California (6)
Candlestick Park (5)
1993-94 Dallas Cowboys (7)38
San Francisco 49ers 21
Irving, Texas (4)
Texas Stadium (4)
1994-95 San Francisco 49ers (5)38
Dallas Cowboys 28
San Francisco, California (7)
Candlestick Park (6)
1995-96 Dallas Cowboys (8)38
Green Bay Packers 27
Irving, Texas (5)
Texas Stadium (5)
1996-97 Green Bay Packers (1)30
Carolina Panthers 13
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Lambeau Field
1997-98 Green Bay Packers (2)23
San Francisco 49ers 10
San Francisco, California (8)
3Com Park (7)
1998-99 Atlanta Falcons (1)30a[›]
Minnesota Vikings 27
Minneapolis, Minnesota (3)
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
1999-00 St. Louis Rams (2)11
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6
St. Louis, Missouri
Trans World Dome
2000-01 New York Giants (3)41
Minnesota Vikings 0
East Rutherford, New Jersey (2)
Giants Stadium (2)
2001-02 St. Louis Rams (3)29
Philadelphia Eagles 24
St. Louis, Missouri (2)
Edward Jones Dome (2)
2002-03 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)27
Philadelphia Eagles 10
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2)
Veterans Stadium (2)
2003-04 Carolina Panthers (1)14
Philadelphia Eagles 3
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3)
Lincoln Financial Field
2004-05 Philadelphia Eagles (2)27
Atlanta Falcons 10
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4)
Lincoln Financial Field (2)
2005-06 Seattle Seahawks (1)34
Carolina Panthers 14
Seattle, Washington
Qwest Field
2006-07 Chicago Bears (2)39
New Orleans Saints 14
Chicago, Illinois (3)
Soldier Field (3)
2007-08 New York Giants (4)23a[›]
Green Bay Packers 20
Green Bay, Wisconsin (2)
Lambeau Field (2)
2008-09 Arizona Cardinals (1)32
Philadelphia Eagles 25
Glendale, Arizona
University of Phoenix Stadium
2009-10 New Orleans Saints (1)31a[›]
Minnesota Vikings 28
New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana Superdome
2010-11 Green Bay Packers (3)32
Chicago Bears 25
Chicago, Illinois (4)
Soldier Field (4)
2011-12 New York Giants (5)23a[›]
San Francisco 49ers 20
San Francisco, California (9)
Candlestick Park (8)
2012-13 San Francisco 49ers (6)28
Atlanta Falcons 24
Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia Dome
2013-14 Seattle Seahawks (2)23
San Francisco 49ers 17
Seattle, Washington (2)
CenturyLink Field (2)
2014-15 Seattle Seahawks (3)28a[›]
Green Bay Packers 22
Seattle, Washington (3)
CenturyLink Field (3)
2015-16 Carolina Panthers (2)49
Arizona Cardinals 15
Charlotte, North Carolina
Bank of America Stadium
2016-17 Atlanta Falcons (2)44
Green Bay Packers 21
Atlanta, Georgia (2)
Georgia Dome (2)
2017-18 Philadelphia Eagles (3)38
Minnesota Vikings 7
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5)
Lincoln Financial Field (3)
2018-19 Los Angeles Rams (4)26a[›]
New Orleans Saints 23
New Orleans, Louisiana (2)
Mercedes-Benz Superdome (2)
2019-20 San Francisco 49ers (7)37
Green Bay Packers 20
Santa Clara, California
Levi's Stadium
2020-21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2)31
Green Bay Packers 26
Green Bay, Wisconsin (3)
Lambeau Field (3)
2021-22 Los Angeles Rams (5)20
San Francisco 49ers 17
Inglewood, California
SoFi Stadium
^ a: Sudden-death overtime.
NFC Championship Game appearances 1970-present ^ 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.
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), San Francisco 49ers (1970, 1971, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2011, 2012)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 : 5 - New York Giants (1987, 1991, 2001, 2008, 2011)Most NFC Championships hosted : 9 - San Francisco 49ers (1970, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2011)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 : 0Current NFC teams which have never won an NFC Championship Game : Detroit Lions (0-1)^ *: Conference Championship record
See also File:Nfc-championship.jpg NFC Championship logo, 2001-2005
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