NFC Championship Game
The NFC Championship Game is one of the two semifinals of the National Football League (NFL). Participating teams are the winners of the Divisional Play-offs of the National Football Conference (NFC). The winner receives the George Halas Trophy and competes against the winner of the AFC Championship Game at the Super Bowl .
The reigning champions of the NFC are the San Francisco 49ers ( 2019 season ), who defeated the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game with 37:20. So they met the champions of the AFC , the Kansas City Chiefs, in Super Bowl LIV .
Until 1970 the NFC Championship Game was called the NFL Championship Game . AFL and NFL went their separate ways until this year and played their championships separately. It was only with the merger of the AFL and NFL (with simultaneous renaming to AFC and NFC) that the game became the NFC Championship Game.
List of NFC Championship Games
Teams marked in bold subsequently won the Super Bowl.
| season | winner | Result | loser | Result | Venue | Stadion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Dallas Cowboys (1) | 17th | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | San Francisco , California | Kezar Stadium |
| 1971 | Dallas Cowboys (2) | 14th | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | Irving , Texas | Texas Stadium |
| 1972 | Washington Redskins (1) | 26th | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium |
| 1973 | Minnesota Vikings (1) | 27 | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | Irving, Texas | Texas Stadium |
| 1974 | Minnesota Vikings (2) | 14th | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | Bloomington , Minnesota | Metropolitan Stadium |
| 1975 | Dallas Cowboys (3) | 37 | Los Angeles Rams | 7th | Los Angeles , California | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| 1976 | Minnesota Vikings (3) | 24 | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | Bloomington, Minnesota | Metropolitan Stadium |
| 1977 | Dallas Cowboys (4) | 23 | Minnesota Vikings | 6th | Irving, Texas | Texas Stadium |
| 1978 | Dallas Cowboys (5) | 28 | Los Angeles Rams | 0 | Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| 1979 | Los Angeles Rams (1) | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | Tampa , Florida | Tampa Stadium |
| 1980 | Philadelphia Eagles (1) | 20th | Dallas Cowboys | 7th | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania | Veterans Stadium |
| 1981 | San Francisco 49ers (1) | 28 | Dallas Cowboys | 27 | San Francisco, California | Candlestick Park |
| 1982 | Washington Redskins (2) | 31 | Dallas Cowboys | 17th | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium |
| 1983 | Washington Redskins (3) | 24 | San Francisco 49ers | 21st | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium |
| 1984 | San Francisco 49ers (2) | 23 | Chicago Bears | 0 | San Francisco, California | Candlestick Park |
| 1985 | Chicago Bears (1) | 24 | Los Angeles Rams | 0 | Chicago , Illinois | Soldier Field |
| 1986 | New York Giants (1) | 17th | Washington Redskins | 0 | East Rutherford , New Jersey | Giants Stadium |
| 1987 | Washington Redskins (4) | 17th | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium |
| 1988 | San Francisco 49ers (3) | 28 | Chicago Bears | 3 | Chicago, Illinois | Soldier Field |
| 1989 | San Francisco 49ers (4) | 30th | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | San Francisco, California | Candlestick Park |
| 1990 | New York Giants (2) | 15th | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | San Francisco, California | Candlestick Park |
| 1991 | Washington Redskins (5) | 41 | Detroit Lions | 10 | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium |
| 1992 | Dallas Cowboys (6) | 30th | San Francisco 49ers | 20th | San Francisco, California | Candlestick Park |
| 1993 | Dallas Cowboys (7) | 38 | San Francisco 49ers | 21st | Irving, Texas | Texas Stadium |
| 1994 | San Francisco 49ers (5) | 38 | Dallas Cowboys | 28 | San Francisco, California | Candlestick Park |
| 1995 | Dallas Cowboys (8) | 38 | Green Bay Packers | 27 | Irving, Texas | Texas Stadium |
| 1996 | Green Bay Packers (1) | 30th | Carolina Panthers | 13 | Green Bay , Wisconsin | Lambeau Field |
| 1997 | Green Bay Packers (2) | 23 | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | San Francisco, California | 3Com Park |
| 1998 | Atlanta Falcons (1) | 30th | Minnesota Vikings | 27 | Minneapolis , Minnesota | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| 1999 | St. Louis Rams (2) | 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6th | St. Louis , Missouri | Trans World Dome |
| 2000 | New York Giants (3) | 41 | Minnesota Vikings | 0 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Giants Stadium |
| 2001 | St. Louis Rams (3) | 29 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | St. Louis, Missouri | Edward Jones Dome |
| 2002 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1) | 27 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Veterans Stadium |
| 2003 | Carolina Panthers (1) | 14th | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Lincoln Financial Field |
| 2004 | Philadelphia Eagles (2) | 27 | Atlanta Falcons | 10 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Lincoln Financial Field |
| 2005 | Seattle Seahawks (1) | 34 | Carolina Panthers | 14th | Seattle , Washington | Qwest Field |
| 2006 | Chicago Bears (2) | 39 | New Orleans Saints | 14th | Chicago, Illinois | Soldier Field |
| 2007 | New York Giants (4) | 23 | Green Bay Packers | 20th | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Lambeau Field |
| 2008 | Arizona Cardinals (1) | 32 | Philadelphia Eagles | 25th | Glendale , Arizona | University of Phoenix Stadium |
| 2009 | New Orleans Saints (1) | 31 | Minnesota Vikings | 28 | New Orleans , Louisiana | Louisiana Superdome |
| 2010 | Green Bay Packers (3) | 21st | Chicago Bears | 14th | Chicago, Illinois | Soldier Field |
| 2011 | New York Giants (5) | 20th | San Francisco 49ers | 17th | San Francisco, California | Candlestick Park |
| 2012 | San Francisco 49ers (6) | 28 | Atlanta Falcons | 24 | Atlanta , Georgia | Georgia Dome |
| 2013 | Seattle Seahawks (2) | 23 | San Francisco 49ers | 17th | Seattle, Washington | CenturyLink Field |
| 2014 | Seattle Seahawks (3) | 28 | Green Bay Packers | 22nd | Seattle, Washington | CenturyLink Field |
| 2015 | Carolina Panthers (2) | 49 | Arizona Cardinals | 15th | Charlotte , North Carolina | Bank of America Stadium |
| 2016 | Atlanta Falcons (2) | 44 | Green Bay Packers | 21st | Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome |
| 2017 | Philadelphia Eagles (3) | 38 | Minnesota Vikings | 7th | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Lincoln Financial Field |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Rams (4) | 26th | New Orleans Saints | 23 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Mercedes-Benz Superdome |
| 2019 | San Francisco 49ers (7) | 37 | Green Bay Packers | 20th | San Francisco, California | Levi's Stadium |
- ↑ Previous participation as Los Angeles Rams
Participation in NFC Championship Game 1970 – today
| space | team | G | V | number | % | Points | Last participation | Last championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | 8th | 6th | 14th | 57.1 | 317: 264 | 1995 | 1995 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 7th | 9 | 16 | 43.8 | 344: 309 | 2019 | 2019 |
| 3 | Washington Redskins | 5 | 1 | 6th | 83.3 | 139: 78 | 1991 | 1991 |
| 4th | New York Giants | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 116: 50 | 2011 | 2011 |
| 5 | Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams | 4th | 6th | 10 | 40 | 108: 210 | 2018 | 2018 |
| 6th | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 6th | 9 | 33.3 | 143: 213 | 2017 | 1976 |
| 7th | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 5 | 8th | 42.8 | 184: 207 | 2019 | 2010 |
| 8th | Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 85: 53 | 2014 | 2014 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 4th | 7th | 42.9 | 147: 126 | 2017 | 2017 |
| 10 | Chicago Bears | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0 | 80: 86 | 2010 | 2006 |
| 11 | Carolina Panthers | 2 | 2 | 4th | 50.0 | 90: 82 | 2015 | 2015 |
| 12 | Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 2 | 4th | 50.0 | 108: 103 | 2016 | 2016 |
| 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3 | 33: 30 | 2002 | 2002 |
| 14th | New Orleans Saints | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3 | 68: 93 | 2018 | 2009 |
| 15th | Arizona Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 47: 74 | 2015 | 2008 |
| 16 | Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10: 41 | 1991 | --- |
- ↑ The Seattle Seahawks were members of the AFC from 1977 to 2002 . They lost their only AFC Championship game .