The NFC Championship Game is the annual championship game of the National Football Conference (NFC) and one of the two semifinal playoff games of the National Football League (NFL), the largest professional American football league in the world. The game is played on the last Sunday in January by the two remaining playoff teams, following the NFC postseason's first two rounds. The NFC champion then advances to face the winner of the AFC Championship Game in the Super Bowl .
The game was established as part of the 1970 merger between the NFL and the American Football League (AFL), with the merged league realigning into two conferences. Since 1984, each winner of the NFC Championship Game has also received the George Halas Trophy , named after NFL founder and founder and longtime owner of the Chicago Bears , George Halas .
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 NFC Championship Games [ ] Numbers in parentheses in the table are NFC Championships . Bold indicates team won Super Bowl that year
Numbers in parentheses in the city and stadium column is the number of times that metropolitan area and stadium has hosted a NFC Championship, respectively.
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 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 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 28
Dallas Cowboys 27
San Francisco, California (2)
Candlestick Park
1982-83 Washington Redskins 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 23
Chicago Bears 0
San Francisco, California (3)
Candlestick Park (2)
1985-86 Chicago Bears 24
Los Angeles Rams 0
Chicago, Illinois
Soldier Field
1986-87 New York Giants 17
Washington Redskins 0
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Giants Stadium
1987-88 Washington Redskins 17
Minnesota Vikings 10
Washington, D.C. (4)
RFK Stadium (4)
1988-89 San Francisco 49ers 28
Chicago Bears 3
Chicago, Illinois (2)
Soldier Field (2)
1989-90 San Francisco 49ers 30
Los Angeles Rams 3
San Francisco, California (4)
Candlestick Park (3)
1990-91 New York Giants 15a[›]
San Francisco 49ers 13
San Francisco, California (5)
Candlestick Park (4)
1991-92 Washington Redskins 41
Detroit Lions 10
Washington, D.C. (5)
RFK Stadium (5)
1992-93 Dallas Cowboys 30
San Francisco 49ers 20
San Francisco, California (6)
Candlestick Park (5)
1993-94 Dallas Cowboys 38
San Francisco 49ers 21
Irving, Texas (4)
Texas Stadium (4)
1994-95 San Francisco 49ers 38
Dallas Cowboys 28
San Francisco, California (7)
Candlestick Park (6)
1995-96 Dallas Cowboys 38
Green Bay Packers 27
Irving, Texas (5)
Texas Stadium (5)
1996-97 Green Bay Packers 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 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 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 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 31a[›]
Minnesota Vikings 28
New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana Superdome
2010-11 Green Bay Packers 32
Chicago Bears 25
Chicago, Illinois (4)
Soldier Field (4)
2011-12 New York Giants 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 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 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 (10)
Levi's Stadium
2020-21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31
Green Bay Packers 26
Green Bay, Wisconsin (3)
Lambeau Field (3)
2021-22 Los Angeles Rams 20
San Francisco 49ers 17
Inglewood, California (3)
SoFi Stadium
2022-23 Philadelphia Eagles (4)31
San Francisco 49ers 7
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6)
Lincoln Financial Field (4)
2023-24 San Francisco 49ers (8)34
Detroit Lions 31
Santa Clara, California (11)
Levi's Stadium (2)
^ 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) and San Francisco 49ers (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994, 2012, 2019, 2023)Most Appearances : 19 - San Francisco 49ers (1970, 1971, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)Most Consecutive Appearances : 4 - Dallas Cowboys twice (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973), (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) and Philadelphia Eagles (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)Most Victories Without a Loss : 5 - New York Giants (1987, 1991, 2001, 2008, 2011)Most NFC Championships hosted : 11 - San Francisco 49ers (1970, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2011, 2019, 2023)Most points scored : 49 - Carolina Panthers (2015)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 (0-2)^ *: Conference Championship record
See also [ ] File:Nfc-championship.jpg NFC Championship logo, 2001-2005
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