- National Football Conference East Division
The NFC East is a division of the
National Football League 'sNational Football Conference . It currently has four members: thePhiladelphia Eagles , theNew York Giants , theDallas Cowboys , andWashington Redskins .The division was formed in 1967 as the National Football League Capitol Division, keeping with the theme of having all of the league's divisions starting with the letter "C." The division was so named because it was centered around the capital of the United States,
Washington, DC . In 1967 and 1969 the teams in the NFL Capitol Division were Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington and the expansionNew Orleans Saints . The New York Giants replaced the Saints in 1968; the Giants took the place of the Saints permanently with theAFL-NFL merger in 1970, which led to the division's current name. With the merger, it also added the St. Louis Cardinals. Despite relocating to Arizona in 1988, the Cardinals continued to play in the NFC East until the 2002 re-alignment when they were moved to theNFC West . However, at the request of the Cardinals, the Cowboys and Cardinals continue to face each other on an annual basis in the preseason. The agreement was not honored in 2007 for undisclosed reasons.Fact|date=December 2007Although the
St. Louis Rams are geographically farther east than Dallas, the Cowboys remained in the NFC East and the Rams stayed in the NFC West because of long-standing rivalries: the Cowboys with all three other teams in the East, and the Rams with theSan Francisco 49ers in the West.NFC East teams have a combined 19
Super Bowl appearances and eleven wins, the highest marks of any division in the NFL. Each of the current NFC East's four teams has won at least three NFL championships during their existence, however only Philadelphia has yet to win a championship in the Super Bowl era. Given the division members histories and intense rivalries, many sports analysts and fans regard the NFC East as the toughest division in the NFL. One possible peak of glory for the division came in the early 1990's, when the division claimed four consecutive Super Bowl champions, as the Cowboys won two and the Giants and Redskins took one each. During that same era, those same three teams won seven out of ten Super Bowls, from 1987-1996.Division champions
As NFL Capitol Division
As NFC East
{| class="wikitable"
- bgcolor="#efefef"! Season !! Team !! Record !! Playoff Results
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1970 ||Dallas Cowboys || 10-4-2 || LostSuper Bowl V
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1971 ||Dallas Cowboys || 11-3-0 || WonSuper Bowl VI
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1972 ||Washington Redskins || 11-3-0 || LostSuper Bowl VII
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1973 ||Dallas Cowboys || 10-4-0 || Lost NFC Championship Game
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1974 || St. Louis Cardinals || 10-4-0 || Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
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1975 || St. Louis Cardinals || 11-3-0 || Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
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1976 ||Dallas Cowboys || 11-3-0 || Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
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1977 ||Dallas Cowboys || 12-2-0 || WonSuper Bowl XII
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1978 ||Dallas Cowboys || 12-4-0 || LostSuper Bowl XIII
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1979 ||Dallas Cowboys || 11-5-0 || Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
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1980 ||Philadelphia Eagles || 12-4-0 || LostSuper Bowl XV
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1981 ||Dallas Cowboys || 12-4-0 || Lost NFC Championship Game
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1982* ||Washington Redskins || 8-1-0 || WonSuper Bowl XVII
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1983 ||Washington Redskins || 14-2-0 || LostSuper Bowl XVIII
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1984 ||Washington Redskins || 11-5-0 || Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
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1985 ||Dallas Cowboys || 10-6-0 || Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
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1986 ||New York Giants || 14-2-0 || WonSuper Bowl XXI
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1987 ||Washington Redskins || 11-4-0 || WonSuper Bowl XXII
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1988 ||Philadelphia Eagles || 10-6-0 || Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
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1989 ||New York Giants || 12-4-0 || Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
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1990 ||New York Giants || 13-3-0 || WonSuper Bowl XXV
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1991 ||Washington Redskins || 14-2-0 || WonSuper Bowl XXVI
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1992 ||Dallas Cowboys || 13-3-0 || WonSuper Bowl XXVII
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1993 ||Dallas Cowboys || 12-4-0 || WonSuper Bowl XXVIII
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1994 ||Dallas Cowboys || 12-4-0 || Lost NFC Championship Game
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1995 ||Dallas Cowboys || 12-4-0 || WonSuper Bowl XXX
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1996 ||Dallas Cowboys || 10-6-0 || Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
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1997 ||New York Giants || 10-5-1 || Lost NFC Wild Card Playoffs
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1998 ||Dallas Cowboys || 10-6-0 || Lost NFC Wild Card Playoffs
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1999 ||Washington Redskins || 10-6-0 || Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
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2000 ||New York Giants || 12-4-0 || LostSuper Bowl XXXV
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2001 ||Philadelphia Eagles || 11-5-0 || Lost NFC Championship Game
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2002 ||Philadelphia Eagles || 12-4-0 || Lost NFC Championship Game
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2003 ||Philadelphia Eagles || 12-4-0 || Lost NFC Championship Game
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2004 ||Philadelphia Eagles || 13-3-0 || LostSuper Bowl XXXIX
-New England won Tom Brady MVP
2005 ||New York Giants || 11-5-0 || Lost NFC Wild Card Playoffs
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2006 ||Philadelphia Eagles || 10-6-0 || Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
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2007 ||Dallas Cowboys || 13-3-0 || Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs###@@@KEYEND@@@###
* * A players' strike in 1982 reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff tournament just for this year. Division standings were ignored; Washington had the best record of the division teams and won the Super BowlThe Philadelphia Eagles remain the only team in the NFC East not to win a Super Bowl. The Cowboys lead with five, followed by the Redskins and Giants, tied with three. However, the Giants hold the better winning percentage (3-1, .750), followed by the Cowboys (5-3, .625), then the Redskins (3-2, .600). The Eagles are 0-2.
Wild Card qualifiers
:"Since 1970"
*1970 - "None"
*1971 -Washington Redskins
*1972 -Dallas Cowboys **
*1973 -Washington Redskins
*1974 -Washington Redskins
*1975 -Dallas Cowboys ***
*1976 -Washington Redskins
*1977 - "None"
*1978 -Philadelphia Eagles
*1979 -Philadelphia Eagles
*1980 -Dallas Cowboys **
*1981 -New York Giants ,Philadelphia Eagles
*1982 - No Division (Just NFC Conference)*
*1983 -Dallas Cowboys
*1984 -New York Giants
*1985 -New York Giants
*1986 -Washington Redskins **
*1987 - "None"
*1988 - "None"
*1989 -Philadelphia Eagles
*1990 -Philadelphia Eagles ,Washington Redskins
*1991 -Dallas Cowboys
*1992 -Philadelphia Eagles ,Washington Redskins
*1993 -New York Giants
*1994 - "None"
*1995 -Philadelphia Eagles
*1996 -Philadelphia Eagles
*1997 - "None"
*1998 -Arizona Cardinals
*1999 -Dallas Cowboys
*2000 -Philadelphia Eagles
*2001 - "None"
*2002 -New York Giants
*2003 -Dallas Cowboys
*2004 - "None"
*2005 -Washington Redskins
*2006 -Dallas Cowboys ,New York Giants
*2007 -New York Giants ****,Washington Redskins * - A players' strike in 1982 reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff tournament just for this year. Division standings were ignored.** - advanced to NFC Championship (the 1972 and 1980 Dallas Cowboys lost to the Washington Redskins, and Philadelphia Eagles, while the 1986 Redskins lost to the New York Giants)*** - advanced to that season's Super Bowl**** - won that season's Super BowlTotal playoff berths
{| class="wikitable"
- bgcolor="#efefef"! Team !! Division Titles !! Playoff Berths
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Dallas Cowboys || 19 || 28
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Philadelphia Eagles || 7 || 16
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Washington Redskins || 6 || 15
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New York Giants || 6 || 12
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St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals1 || 2 || 4
###@@@KEYEND@@@###1 Known as the St. Louis Cardinals before 1988. Realigned to theNFC West during the2002 NFL season .
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