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The NFC East refers to the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League. It currently has four members: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Redskins.

When the division was created after the AFL-NFL Merger in 1970, the division also included the St. Louis Cardinals. Despite relocating to Arizona in 1988, the Cardinals continued to belong to the NFC East until the 2002 re-alignment when they were put into the NFC West. Although 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 due to long-standing rivalries: The Cowboys with the three other teams in the East, and the Rams with the San Francisco 49ers in the West.

NFC East teams have a combined 18 Super Bowl appearances and a combined 10 wins, which is the most out of any division in the NFL

Division champions

  • 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.

Wild Card qualifiers

Since 1970
* - 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.

Total playoff berths

Season Team Record Playoff Results
1970 Dallas Cowboys 10-4-0 Lost Super Bowl V
1971 Dallas Cowboys 11-3-0 Won Super Bowl VI
1972 Washington Redskins 11-3-0 Lost Super Bowl VII
1973 Dallas Cowboys 10-4-0 Lost NFC Championship Game
1974 St. Louis Cardinals 10-4-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1975 St. Louis Cardinals 11-3-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1976 Dallas Cowboys 11-3-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1977 Dallas Cowboys 12-2-0 Won Super Bowl XII
1978 Dallas Cowboys 12-4-0 Lost Super Bowl XIII
1979 Dallas Cowboys 11-5-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1980 Philadelphia Eagles 12-4-0 Lost Super Bowl XV
1981 Dallas Cowboys 12-4-0 Lost NFC Championship Game
1982+ Washington Redskins 8-1-0 Won Super Bowl XVII
1983 Washington Redskins 14-2-0 Lost Super Bowl XVIII
1984 Washington Redskins 11-5-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1985 Dallas Cowboys 10-6-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1986 New York Giants 14-2-0 Won Super Bowl XXI
1987 Washington Redskins 11-4-0 Won Super Bowl XXII
1988 Philadelphia Eagles 10-6-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1989 New York Giants 12-4-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1990 New York Giants 13-3-0 Won Super Bowl XXV
1991 Washington Redskins 14-2-0 Won Super Bowl XXVI
1992 Dallas Cowboys 13-3-0 Won Super Bowl XXVII
1993 Dallas Cowboys 12-4-0 Won Super Bowl XXVIII
1994 Dallas Cowboys 12-4-0 Lost NFC Championship Game
1995 Dallas Cowboys 12-4-0 Won Super Bowl XXX
1996 Dallas Cowboys 10-6-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1997 New York Giants 10-5-1 Lost NFC Wild Card Playoffs
1998 Dallas Cowboys 10-6-0 Lost NFC Wild Card Playoffs
1999 Washington Redskins 10-6-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
2000 New York Giants 12-4-0 Lost Super Bowl XXXV
2001 Philadelphia Eagles 11-5-0 Lost NFC Championship Game
2002 Philadelphia Eagles 12-4-0 Lost NFC Championship Game
2003 Philadelphia Eagles 12-4-0 Lost NFC Championship Game
2004 Philadelphia Eagles 13-3-0 Lost Super Bowl XXXIX
2005 New York Giants 11-5-0 Lost NFC Wild Card Playoffs

1 Known as the St. Louis Cardinals before 1988. Realigned to the NFC West during the 2002 NFL season.

National Football League | Arizona Cardinals | Dallas Cowboys | New York Giants | Philadelphia Eagles | Washington Redskins | 1970 establishments

 

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Team Championships Playoff Berths
Dallas Cowboys 15 23
Washington Redskins 7 15
Philadelphia Eagles 6 15
New York Giants 6 11
St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals1 2 4