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{{short description|Semifinal championship football game in the NFL}}
{{About|the game played annually since the 1970 season|its predecessor|List of NFL champions (1920–1969)}}
{{NFL event
| title = NFC Championship Game
| logo = Nfc championship logo.svg
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| founded = January 3, 1971 ([[1970 NFL season|1970 season]])
| trophy = [[George Halas]] Trophy
| season2024 = [[Lincoln Financial Field]]<br />[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]<br />January 26, 2025<br />[[2024 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] 55<br />[[2024 Washington Commanders season|Washington Commanders]] 23
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The '''NFC Championship Game''' is the annual championship game of the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) and one of the two semifinal [[National Football League playoffs|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 [[List of NFC Champions|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 [[AFL–NFL merger|1970 merger]] between the NFL and the [[American Football League]] (AFL), with the merged league realigning into two [[Athletic conference|conferences]]. Since 1984, each winner of the NFC Championship Game has also received the '''George Halas Trophy''', named after the co-founder of the NFL and founder and longtime owner of the [[Chicago Bears]], [[George Halas]].

==History==
The first NFC Championship Game was played following the 1970 regular season after the [[AFL–NFL merger|merger]] between the NFL and the AFL. The game is considered the successor to the original [[NFL Championship]], and its game results are listed with that of its predecessor in the annual ''NFL Record and Fact Book''.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://operations.nfl.com/updates/the-game/2023-nfl-record-and-fact-book/ | title=2023 NFL Record and Fact Book | publisher=National Football League | chapter=NFC Championship Game Results. Includes NFL Championship Games (1933-69) | date=27 June 2023 | page=500 | access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref> Since the pre-merger NFL consisted of six more teams than the AFL (16 teams for the NFL and 10 for the AFL), a realignment was done as part of the merger to create two conferences with an equal number of teams: The NFL's [[Baltimore Colts]], [[Cleveland Browns]], and [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] joined the ten former AFL teams to form the AFC; while the remaining 13 pre-merger NFL clubs formed the NFC.

Every NFC team has played in an NFC Championship at least once. The [[Seattle Seahawks]], who have been members in both the AFC and the NFC, hold the distinction of appearing in both conference title games. Only the [[Detroit Lions]] have yet to win or host an NFC Championship Game. The [[San Francisco 49ers]] have the most appearances in the NFC Championship Game at 19, and have hosted the most at 11.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alfano |first=Jonathan |date=2024-01-23 |title=NFC Championship Game history: Wins, losses, results, teams |url=https://clutchpoints.com/nfc-championship-game-history-wins-losses-results-teams |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=ClutchPoints {{!}} NFL News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marczi |first=Matthew |date=2024-01-22 |title=49ers Tie Steelers In Hosting Record 11th Conference Championship Game |url=https://steelersdepot.com/2024/01/49ers-tie-steelers-in-hosting-record-11th-conference-championship-game/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Steelers Depot |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |agency=Associated Press | title=Conference title games new for some, old hat for others | website=spectrumnews1.com | date=2024-01-24 | url=https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2024/01/24/nfl-conference-games- | access-date=2025-05-26}}</ref> Both the [[Dallas Cowboys]] and 49ers have won the most NFC Championships at 8 each.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-23 |title=NFC Championship Game history: Most wins, losses and appearances |url=https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/nfc-championship-game-history-most-wins-losses-and-appearances/1173944/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=NBC Sports Bay Area & California |language=en-US}}</ref>

The [[Los Angeles Rams]] and the [[Minnesota Vikings]] are the only two NFC teams to appear in at least one NFC Championship game in every decade since 1970.

==Playoff structure==
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[[File:NFC Championship logo old.svg|right|thumb|NFC Championship Game logo, 2008–2010 (Used with old shield since 2005)]]

The structure of the [[NFL playoffs]] has changed several times since 1970. At the end of each [[National Football League regular season|regular season]], the top teams in the [[National Football Conference|NFC]] qualify for the postseason, including all division champions (three division winners from the [[1970–71 NFL playoffs|1970–71]] to [[2001–02 NFL playoffs|2001–02]] seasons; four since the [[2002–03 NFL playoffs|2002–03 season]]) and a set number of "[[Wild card (sports)#National Football League|wild card]]" teams that possess the best win–loss records after the regular season yet fail to win their division (one wild card team from the [[1970–71 NFL playoffs|1970–71]] to [[1977–78 NFL playoffs|1977–78]] seasons; two wild cards from [[1978–79 NFL playoffs|1978–79]] to [[1989–90 NFL playoffs|1989–90]], and from [[2001–02 NFL playoffs|2002–03]] to [[2019–20 NFL playoffs|2019–20]]; three from [[1990–91 NFL playoffs|1990–91]] to [[2001–02 NFL playoffs|2001–02]], and since [[2020–21 NFL playoffs|2020–21]]). The two teams remaining following the Wild Card round (first round) and the divisional round (second round) play in the NFC Championship Game, with the winner advancing to the Super Bowl.

Initially, the site of the NFC Championship Game was determined on a rotating basis.<ref>Urena, I., ''Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present'' ([[Jefferson, North Carolina|Jefferson, NC]] & [[London]]: [[McFarland & Company]], 2014), [https://books.google.com/books?id=OnMmAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA10 p. 10].</ref>{{rp|10}} Since the [[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1975–76 season]], the site of the game has been based on playoff seeding based on the regular season won-loss record, with the highest surviving seed hosting the game. A wild card team can only host the game if both participants are wild cards; such an instance has yet to occur in the NFL.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Palmer |first1=Pete |last2=Pullis |first2=Ken |last3=Lahman |first3=Sean |last4=Maher |first4=Tod |last5=Silverman |first5=Matthew |last6=Gillette |first6=Gary |title=The ESPN pro football encyclopedia |year=2007 |publisher=Sterling Pub. Co |isbn=9781402752506 |page=1207 |edition=2nd}}</ref>

==George Halas Trophy==
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| image1 = [https://www.gettyimages.fi/detail/news-photo/george-halas-trophy-is-held-by-a-member-of-the-media-during-news-photo/908573896 The George Halas Trophy] is held by a member of the media during the NFC Championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings. Getty Images. January 21, 2018.
| image2 = [https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/a2f6756487c8bc9e0b1354963a9f9c39/George-S-Halas-Trophy/ The (former version of the) George Halas Trophy] sits on a table at the Hyatt Union Station Hotel in St. Louis. UPI.com. January 25, 2002.
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Beginning with the [[1984–85 NFL playoffs]], the winner of the NFC Championship Game has received the [[George Halas]] Trophy, named after the longtime owner and coach of the [[Chicago Bears]], a charter member of the NFL. The original design consisted of a wooden base with a sculpted NFC logo in the front and a sculpture of various football players in the back.

For the [[2010–11 NFL playoffs]], the George Halas Trophy and the [[AFC Championship Game#Lamar Hunt Trophy|Lamar Hunt Trophy]], which is awarded to the AFC champion, were redesigned by [[Tiffany & Co.]] at the request of the NFL in an attempt to make both awards more significant.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.suntimes.com/sports/3411365-418/trophy-halas-lombardi-nfl-silver.html | title=NFC's Halas trophy has new look | work=Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref> The trophies are now a new, silver design with the outline of a hollow football positioned on a small base to more closely resemble the [[Vince Lombardi Trophy]], awarded to the winner of the [[Super Bowl]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/steelers/2011-01-25-nfl-replay-steelers_N.htm | work=USA Today | first=Jarrett | last=Bell | title=NFL Replay: Gritty Steelers aren't pretty, but they are Super | date=January 25, 2011}}</ref>

In recent years [[Super Bowl ring|conference championship rings]] are also awarded to members of the team who wins the AFC or NFC championship since they are the winners of the conference, even though they may not necessarily follow it up with a win in the Super Bowl.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/article/first-look-at-the-atlanta-falcons-nfc-championship-rings-53145915/ |title=First look at the Atlanta Falcons NFC Championship rings |date=10 June 2017 |publisher=247sports.com |access-date=February 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/Article/Brandin-Cooks-thanks-New-England-Patriots-for-AFC-Championship-ring-119084704/ |title=Brandin Cooks thanks Patriots for AFC Championship ring |publisher=247sports.com |access-date=February 5, 2019}}</ref>

The George Halas Trophy should not be confused with the [[Newspaper Enterprise Association#NFL awards|Newspaper Enterprise Association]]'s [[Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award|George Halas Trophy]], which was awarded to the NFL's defensive player of the year from 1966 to 1996 or the [[Pro Football Writers Association#George S. Halas Courage Award|Pro Football Writers Association]]'s George S. Halas Courage Award.

Prior to the merger in 1970, the [[List of NFL champions (1920–1969)|NFL champions]] were awarded the [[Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy]], starting in [[1934 NFL Championship Game|1934]].

==List of NFC Championship Games==
{{See also|List of NFC champions}}

:''Numbers in parentheses in the winning team column are NFC Championships won by that team.'' '''''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.''
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|align=center| {{nfly|1970}} || align=center|[[1970–71 NFL playoffs|1970–71]] || January 3, 1971 || [[1970 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] (1) ||17|| [[1970 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] ||10||[[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]]<ref group="fn" name="SF Bay Area">[[San Francisco]] and [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]] are located in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].</ref> || [[Kezar Stadium]]<ref group="fn">This was the final NFL game played at Kezar Stadium.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197101030sfo.htm|title=Championship - Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers - January 3rd, 1971|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref> 
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|align=center| {{nfly|1971}} || align=center|[[1971–72 NFL playoffs|1971–72]] || January 2, 1972 || '''[[1971 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]''' (2) ||14|| [[1971 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] ||3||[[Irving, Texas]] || [[Texas Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197201020dal.htm|title=NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys - January 2nd, 1972|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1972}} || align=center|[[1972–73 NFL playoffs|1972–73]] || December 31, 1972 || [[1972 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] (1) ||26|| [[1972 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] ||3||[[Washington, D.C.]] || [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]]<ref group="fn">The 1972 Dallas Cowboys were the first ever NFC wild card franchise to advance to the Conference championship game.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197212310was.htm|title=NFC Championship - Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins - December 31st, 1972|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1973}} || align=center|[[1973–74 NFL playoffs|1973–74]] || December 30, 1973 || [[1973 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] (1) ||27|| [[1973 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] ||10||[[Irving, Texas]] (2) || [[Texas Stadium]] (2)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197312300dal.htm|title=NFC Championship - Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys - December 30th, 1973|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1974}} || align=center|[[1974–75 NFL playoffs|1974–75]] || December 29, 1974 || [[1974 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] (2) ||14|| [[1974 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] ||10||[[Bloomington, Minnesota]]<ref group="fn" name="Twin Cities">[[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]] and [[Minneapolis]] are located in the [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] area.</ref> || [[Metropolitan Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197412290min.htm|title=NFC Championship - Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings - December 29th, 1974|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1975}} || align=center|[[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1975–76]] || January 4, 1976 || [[1975 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] (3) ||37 || [[1975 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] ||7||[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]<ref group="fn" name="LA Area">[[Los Angeles]] and [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] are located in the [[Greater Los Angeles Area]].</ref> || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]<ref group="fn">The 1975 Dallas Cowboys were the first ever wild card franchise to advance to the Super Bowl.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/19760104ram.htm|title=NFC Championship - Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams - January 4th, 1976|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1976}} || align=center|[[1976–77 NFL playoffs|1976–77]] || December 26, 1976 || [[1976 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] (3) ||24|| [[1976 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] ||13||[[Bloomington, Minnesota]] (2)<ref group="fn" name="Twin Cities"/> || [[Metropolitan Stadium]] (2)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197612260min.htm|title=NFC Championship - Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings - December 26th, 1976|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1977}} || align=center|[[1977–78 NFL playoffs|1977–78]] || January 1, 1978 || '''[[1977 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]''' (4) ||23|| [[1977 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] ||6||[[Irving, Texas]] (3) || [[Texas Stadium]] (3)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197801010dal.htm|title=NFC Championship - Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys - January 1st, 1978|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1978}} || align=center|[[1978–79 NFL playoffs|1978–79]] || January 7, 1979 || [[1978 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] (5) ||28|| [[1978 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] ||0||[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]] (2)<ref group="fn" name="LA Area"/> || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] (2)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197901070ram.htm|title=NFC Championship - Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams - January 7th, 1979|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1979}} || align=center|[[1979–80 NFL playoffs|1979–80]] || January 6, 1980 || [[1979 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] (1) ||9|| [[1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ||0||[[Tampa, Florida]] || [[Tampa Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198001060tam.htm|title=NFC Championship - Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - January 6th, 1980|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1980}} || align=center|[[1980–81 NFL playoffs|1980–81]] || January 11, 1981 || [[1980 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] (1) ||20|| [[1980 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] ||7||[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] || [[Veterans Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198101110phi.htm|title=NFC Championship - Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles - January 11th, 1981|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1981}} || align=center|[[1981–82 NFL playoffs|1981–82]] || [[The Catch (American football)|January 10, 1982]] || '''[[1981 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]''' (1) ||28|| [[1981 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] ||27||[[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]] (2)<ref group="fn" name="SF Bay Area"/> || [[Candlestick Park]]<ref group="fn" name="Candlestick">[[Candlestick Park]] was also known as 3Com Park.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198201100sfo.htm|title=NFC Championship - Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers - January 10th, 1982|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1982}} || align=center|[[1982–83 NFL playoffs|1982–83]]<ref group="fn">Played on Saturday</ref> || January 22, 1983 || '''[[1982 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]''' (2) ||31|| [[1982 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] ||17||[[Washington, D.C.]] (2) || [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]] (2)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198301220was.htm|title=NFC Championship - Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins - January 22nd, 1983|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1983}} || align=center|[[1983–84 NFL playoffs|1983–84]] || January 8, 1984 || [[1983 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] (3) ||24|| [[1983 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] ||21||[[Washington, D.C.]] (3) || [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]] (3)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198401080was.htm|title=NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins - January 8th, 1984|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1984}} || align=center|[[1984–85 NFL playoffs|1984–85]] || January 6, 1985 || '''[[1984 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]''' (2) ||23|| [[1984 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] ||0||[[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]] (3)<ref group="fn" name="SF Bay Area"/> || [[Candlestick Park]] (2)<ref group="fn" name="Candlestick"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198501060sfo.htm|title=NFC Championship - Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers - January 6th, 1985|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1985}} || align=center|[[1985–86 NFL playoffs|1985–86]] || January 12, 1986 || '''[[1985 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]''' (1) ||24|| [[1985 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] ||0||[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] || [[Soldier Field]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198601120chi.htm|title=NFC Championship - Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears - January 12th, 1986|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1986}} || align=center|[[1986–87 NFL playoffs|1986–87]] || January 11, 1987 || '''[[1986 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]''' (1) ||17|| [[1986 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] ||0||[[East Rutherford, New Jersey]] || [[Giants Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198701110nyg.htm|title=NFC Championship - Washington Redskins at New York Giants - January 11th, 1987|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1987}} || align=center|[[1987–88 NFL playoffs|1987–88]] || January 17, 1988 || '''[[1987 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]''' (4) ||17|| [[1987 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] ||10||[[Washington, D.C.]] (4) || [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]] (4)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198801170was.htm|title=NFC Championship - Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins - January 17th, 1988|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1988}} || align=center|[[1988–89 NFL playoffs|1988–89]] || January 8, 1989 || '''[[1988 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]''' (3) ||28|| [[1988 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] ||3||[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] (2) || [[Soldier Field]] (2)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198901080chi.htm|title=NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears - January 8th, 1989|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1989}} || align=center|[[1989–90 NFL playoffs|1989–90]] || January 14, 1990 || '''[[1989 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]''' (4) ||30|| [[1989 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] ||3||[[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]] (4)<ref group="fn" name="SF Bay Area"/> || [[Candlestick Park]] (3)<ref group="fn" name="Candlestick"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199001140sfo.htm|title=NFC Championship - Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers - January 14th, 1990|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1990}} || align=center|[[1990–91 NFL playoffs|1990–91]] || January 20, 1991 || '''[[1990 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]''' (2) ||15|| [[1990 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] ||13||[[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]] (5)<ref group="fn" name="SF Bay Area"/> || [[Candlestick Park]] (4)<ref group="fn" name="Candlestick"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199101200sfo.htm|title=NFC Championship - New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers - January 20th, 1991|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1991}} || align=center|[[1991–92 NFL playoffs|1991–92]] || January 12, 1992 || '''[[1991 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]''' (5) ||41|| [[1991 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]] ||10||[[Washington, D.C.]] (5) || [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]] (5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199201120was.htm|title=NFC Championship - Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins - January 12th, 1992|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1992}} || align=center|[[1992–93 NFL playoffs|1992–93]] || January 17, 1993 || '''[[1992 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]''' (6) ||30|| [[1992 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] ||20||[[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]] (6)<ref group="fn" name="SF Bay Area"/> || [[Candlestick Park]] (5)<ref group="fn" name="Candlestick"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199301170sfo.htm|title=NFC Championship - Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers - January 17th, 1993|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1993}} || align=center|[[1993–94 NFL playoffs|1993–94]] || January 23, 1994 || '''[[1993 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]''' (7) ||38|| [[1993 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] ||21||[[Irving, Texas]] (4) || [[Texas Stadium]] (4)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199401230dal.htm|title=NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys - January 23rd, 1994|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1994}} || align=center|[[1994–95 NFL playoffs|1994–95]] || January 15, 1995 || '''[[1994 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]''' (5) ||38|| [[1994 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] ||28||[[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]] (7)<ref group="fn" name="SF Bay Area"/> || [[Candlestick Park]] (6)<ref group="fn" name="Candlestick"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199501150sfo.htm|title=NFC Championship - Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers - January 15th, 1995|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1995}} || align=center|[[1995–96 NFL playoffs|1995–96]] || January 14, 1996 || '''[[1995 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]''' (8) ||38|| [[1995 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] ||27||[[Irving, Texas]] (5) || [[Texas Stadium]] (5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199601140dal.htm|title=NFC Championship - Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys - January 14th, 1996|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1996}} || align=center|[[1996–97 NFL playoffs|1996–97]] || January 12, 1997 || '''[[1996 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]''' (1) ||30|| [[1996 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] ||13||[[Green Bay, Wisconsin]] || [[Lambeau Field]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199701120gnb.htm|title=NFC Championship - Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers - January 12th, 1997|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1997}} || align=center|[[1997–98 NFL playoffs|1997–98]] || [[1997 NFC Championship Game|January 11, 1998]] || [[1997 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] (2) ||23|| [[1997 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] ||10||[[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]] (8)<ref group="fn" name="SF Bay Area"/> || [[Candlestick Park|3Com Park]] (7)<ref group="fn" name="Candlestick"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199801110sfo.htm|title=NFC Championship - Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers - January 11th, 1998|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1998}} || align=center|[[1998–99 NFL playoffs|1998–99]] || [[1998 NFC Championship Game|January 17, 1999]] || [[1998 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] (1) ||30<ref group="fn" name="OT">Overtime</ref> || [[1998 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] ||27||[[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota]] (3)<ref group="fn" name="Twin Cities"/> || [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199901170min.htm|title=NFC Championship - Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings - January 17th, 1999|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|1999}} || align=center|[[1999–2000 NFL playoffs|1999–00]] || January 23, 2000 || '''[[1999 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]]''' (2) ||11|| [[1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ||6||[[St. Louis, Missouri]] || [[The Dome at America's Center|Trans World Dome]]<ref group="fn" name="STL Dome">[[The Dome at America's Center]] was originally known as the Trans World Dome, then the Edward Jones Dome.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200001230ram.htm|title=NFC Championship - Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Rams - January 23rd, 2000|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2000}} || align=center|[[2000–01 NFL playoffs|2000–01]] || January 14, 2001 || [[2000 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] (3) ||41|| [[2000 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] ||0||[[East Rutherford, New Jersey]] (2) || [[Giants Stadium]] (2)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200101140nyg.htm|title=NFC Championship - Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants - January 14th, 2001|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2001}} || align=center|[[2001–02 NFL playoffs|2001–02]] || January 27, 2002 || [[2001 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]] (3) ||29|| [[2001 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] ||24||[[St. Louis, Missouri]] (2) ||[[The Dome at America's Center|Edward Jones Dome]] (2)<ref group="fn" name="STL Dome"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200201270ram.htm|title=NFC Championship - Philadelphia Eagles at St. Louis Rams - January 27th, 2002|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2002}} || align=center|[[2002–03 NFL playoffs|2002–03]] || January 19, 2003 || '''[[2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]''' (1) ||27|| [[2002 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] ||10||[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] (2) || [[Veterans Stadium]] (2)<ref group="fn">This was the final NFL game played at Veterans Stadium.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200301190phi.htm|title=NFC Championship - Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Philadelphia Eagles - January 19th, 2003|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref> 
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|align=center| {{nfly|2003}} || align=center|[[2003–04 NFL playoffs|2003–04]] || January 18, 2004 || [[2003 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] (1) ||14|| [[2003 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] ||3||[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] (3) || [[Lincoln Financial Field]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200401180phi.htm|title=NFC Championship - Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles - January 18th, 2004|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2004}} || align=center|[[2004–05 NFL playoffs|2004–05]] || January 23, 2005 || [[2004 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] (2) ||27|| [[2004 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] ||10||[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] (4) || [[Lincoln Financial Field]] (2)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200501230phi.htm|title=NFC Championship - Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles - January 23rd, 2005|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2005}} || align=center|[[2005–06 NFL playoffs|2005–06]] || January 22, 2006 || [[2005 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] (1) ||34|| [[2005 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] ||14||[[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]] || [[Qwest Field]]<ref group="fn" name="Lumen">[[Lumen Field]] was also known as Qwest Field, then CenturyLink Field.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200601220sea.htm|title=NFC Championship - Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks - January 22nd, 2006|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2006}} || align=center|[[2006–07 NFL playoffs|2006–07]] || January 21, 2007 || [[2006 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] (2) ||39|| [[2006 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] ||14||[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] (3) || [[Soldier Field]] (3)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200701210chi.htm|title=NFC Championship - New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears - January 21st, 2007|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2007}} || align=center|[[2007–08 NFL playoffs|2007–08]] || January 20, 2008 || '''[[2007 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]''' (4) ||23<ref group="fn" name="OT"/> || [[2007 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] ||20||[[Green Bay, Wisconsin]] (2) || [[Lambeau Field]] (2)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200801200gnb.htm|title=NFC Championship - New York Giants at Green Bay Packers - January 20th, 2008|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2008}} || align=center|[[2008–09 NFL playoffs|2008–09]] || January 18, 2009 || [[2008 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]] (1) ||32|| [[2008 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] ||25||[[Glendale, Arizona]] || [[State Farm Stadium|University of Phoenix Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200901180crd.htm|title=NFC Championship - Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals - January 18th, 2009|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2009}} || align=center|[[2009–10 NFL playoffs|2009–10]] || January 24, 2010 || '''[[2009 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]]''' (1) || 31<ref group="fn" name="OT"/> || [[2009 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] ||28||[[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]] || [[Mercedes-Benz Superdome|Louisiana Superdome]]<ref group="fn" name="Superdome">[[Caesars Superdome]] was originally named the Louisiana Superdome, then Mercedes-Benz Superdome.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201001240nor.htm|title=NFC Championship - Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints - January 24th, 2010|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2010}} || align=center|[[2010–11 NFL playoffs|2010–11]] || [[2010 NFC Championship Game|January 23, 2011]] || '''[[2010 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]''' (3) || 21|| [[2010 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] ||14||[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] (4) || [[Soldier Field]] (4)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201101230chi.htm|title=NFC Championship - Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears - January 23rd, 2011|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2011}} || align=center|[[2011–12 NFL playoffs|2011–12]] || January 22, 2012 || '''[[2011 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]''' (5) || 20<ref group="fn" name="OT"/> || [[2011 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] || 17 ||[[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]] (9)<ref group="fn" name="SF Bay Area"/> || [[Candlestick Park]] (8)<ref group="fn" name="Candlestick"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201201220sfo.htm|title=NFC Championship - New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers - January 22nd, 2012|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2012}} || align=center|[[2012–13 NFL playoffs|2012–13]] || January 20, 2013 || [[2012 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]  (6) || 28 || [[2012 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] || 24 ||[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] || [[Georgia Dome]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201301200atl.htm|title=NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons - January 20th, 2013|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2013}} || align=center|[[2013–14 NFL playoffs|2013–14]] || [[The Tip (American football)|January 19, 2014]] || '''[[2013 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]]''' (2) || 23 || [[2013 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] || 17  ||[[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]] (2) || [[CenturyLink Field]] (2)<ref group="fn" name="Lumen"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201401190sea.htm|title=NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks - January 19th, 2014|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2014}} || align=center|[[2014–15 NFL playoffs|2014–15]] || [[2014 NFC Championship Game|January 18, 2015]] || [[2014 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] (3) || 28<ref group="fn" name="OT"/> || [[2014 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] || 22 ||[[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]] (3) || [[CenturyLink Field]] (3)<ref group="fn" name="Lumen"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201501180sea.htm|title=NFC Championship - Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks - January 18th, 2015|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2015}} || align=center|[[2015–16 NFL playoffs|2015–16]] || January 24, 2016 || [[2015 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] (2) || 49 || [[2015 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]] || 15 ||[[Charlotte, North Carolina]] || [[Bank of America Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201601240car.htm|title=NFC Championship - Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers - January 24th, 2016|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2016}} || align=center|[[2016–17 NFL playoffs|2016–17]] || January 22, 2017 || [[2016 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] (2) || 44 || [[2016 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] || 21 ||[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] (2) || [[Georgia Dome]] (2)<ref group="fn">This was the final NFL game played at the Georgia Dome.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201701220atl.htm|title=NFC Championship - Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons - January 22nd, 2017|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2017}} || align=center|[[2017–18 NFL playoffs|2017–18]] || January 21, 2018 || '''[[2017 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]''' (3) || 38 || [[2017 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] || 7 ||[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] (5)|| [[Lincoln Financial Field]] (3)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201801210phi.htm|title=NFC Championship - Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles - January 21st, 2018|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2018}} || align=center|[[2018–19 NFL playoffs|2018–19]] || [[2018 NFC Championship Game|January 20, 2019]] ||[[2018 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] (4) || 26<ref group="fn" name="OT"/> || [[2018 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] || 23 ||[[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]] (2)|| [[Mercedes-Benz Superdome]] (2)<ref group="fn" name="Superdome"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201901200nor.htm|title=NFC Championship - Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints - January 20th, 2019|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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|align=center| {{nfly|2019}} || align=center|[[2019–20 NFL playoffs|2019–20]] || [[2019 NFC Championship Game|January 19, 2020]] ||[[2019 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] (7)<br />||37 ||[[2019 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] || 20 ||[[Santa Clara, California]] (10)<ref group="fn" name="SF Bay Area"/> || [[Levi's Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202001190sfo.htm|title=NFC Championship - Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers - January 19th, 2020|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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| align=center| {{nfly|2020}} || align=center|[[2020–21 NFL playoffs|2020–21]] || [[2020 NFC Championship Game|January 24, 2021]] || '''[[2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]''' (2)||31 ||[[2020 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]||26 ||[[Green Bay, Wisconsin]] (3) || [[Lambeau Field]] (3)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202101240gnb.htm|title=NFC Championship - Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers - January 24th, 2021|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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| align=center| {{nfly|2021}} || align=center|[[2021–22 NFL playoffs|2021–22]] || January 30, 2022 || '''[[2021 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]''' (5) || 20 || [[2021 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] || 17 ||[[Inglewood, California]] (3)<ref group="fn" name="LA Area"/> || [[SoFi Stadium]]<ref group="fn">This was the first Championship Game in either conference to be played at the same stadium of that season's Super Bowl.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202201300ram.htm|title=NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams - January 30th, 2022|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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| align=center| {{nfly|2022}} || align=center|[[2022–23 NFL playoffs|2022–23]] || January 29, 2023 || [[2022 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] (4) || 31 || [[2022 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] || 7 ||[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] (6) || [[Lincoln Financial Field]] (4)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202301290phi.htm|title=NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles - January 29th, 2023|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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| align=center| {{nfly|2023}} || align=center| [[2023–24 NFL playoffs|2023–24]] || January 28, 2024 || [[2023 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] (8) || 34 || [[2023 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]] || 31 ||[[Santa Clara, California]] (11)<ref group="fn" name="SF Bay Area"/> || [[Levi's Stadium]] (2)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202401280sfo.htm|title=NFC Championship - Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers - January 28th, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2024-11-17}}</ref>
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| align=center| {{nfly|2024}} || align=center| [[2024–25 NFL playoffs|2024–25]] || January 26, 2025 || '''[[2024 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]''' (5) || 55 || [[2024 Washington Commanders season|Washington Commanders]] || 23 || [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] (7) || [[Lincoln Financial Field]] (5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/saquon-barkley-runs-philly-to-nfc-championship-game-eagles-beat-rams-28-22|title=Saquon Barkley runs Philly to NFC Championship Game, Eagles beat Rams 28-22|website=[[ProFootballTalk]]|date=January 19, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202501260phi.htm|title=NFC Championship - Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles - January 26th, 2025|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=2025-01-27}}</ref>
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==Appearances, 1970–present==
In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by year of first appearance.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! {{Abbr|#|Number of appearances}} !! Team !! {{Abbr|W|Wins}} !! {{Abbr|L|Losses}} !! {{Abbr|%|Winning percentage}} !! {{Abbr|PF|Points for (Total points scored)}} !! {{Abbr|PA|Points against (Total points allowed)}} !! Last game !! Last win !! Home games !! Home wins !! Home losses !! Home win % !! Away games !! Away wins !! Away losses !! Away win %
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| align="center"|19 || [[San Francisco 49ers]] || align="center"|8 || align="center"|11 || align="right"|{{winpct|8|11}} || align="right"|402 || align="right"|391 || align="center"|[[2023–24 NFL playoffs|2023]] || align="center"|[[2023–24 NFL playoffs|2023]]  || align="center"|11 || align="center"|6 || align="center"|5 || align="right"|{{winpct|6|5}} || align="center"|8 || align="center"|2 || align="center"|6 || align="right"|{{winpct|2|6}}
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| align="center"|14 || [[Dallas Cowboys]] || align="center"|8 || align="center"|6 || align="right"|{{winpct|8|6}} || align="right"|317 || align="right"|264 || align="center"|[[1995–96 NFL playoffs|1995]] || align="center"|[[1995–96 NFL playoffs|1995]] || align="center"|5 || align="center"|4 || align="center"|1 || align="right"|{{winpct|4|1}} || align="center"|9 || align="center"|4 || align="center"|5 || align="right"|{{winpct|4|5}}
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| align="center"|11 || [[Los Angeles Rams]]<ref group="fn" name="Rams appearances"/> || align="center"|5 || align="center"|6 || align="right"|{{winpct|5|6}} || align="right"|128 || align="right"|227 || align="center"|[[2021–22 NFL playoffs|2021]] || align="center"|[[2021–22 NFL playoffs|2021]] || align="center"|5 || align="center"|3 || align="center"|2 ||align="right"|{{winpct|3|2}} || align="center"|6 || align="center"|2 || align="center"|4 || align="right"|{{winpct|2|4}}
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| align="center"|9 || [[Philadelphia Eagles]] || align="center"|5 || align="center" |4 || align="right"|{{winpct|5|4}} || align="right"|233 || align="right" |156 || align="center" |[[2024–25 NFL playoffs|2024]] || align="center" |[[2024–25 NFL playoffs|2024]]  || align="center"|7 || align="center"|5 || align="center"|2 || align="right"|{{winpct|5|2}} || align="center"|2 || align="center"|0 || align="center"|2 || align="right"|{{winpct|0|2}}
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| align="center"|9 || [[Minnesota Vikings]] || align="center"|3 || align="center"|6 || align="right"|{{winpct|3|6}} || align="right"|136 || align="right"|175 || align="center"|[[2017–18 NFL playoffs|2017]] || align="center" |[[1976–77 NFL playoffs|1976]] || align="center"|3 || align="center"|2 || align="center"|1 || align="right"|{{winpct|2|1}} || align="center"|6 || align="center"|1 || align="center"|5 || align="right"|{{winpct|1|5}}
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| align="center"|9 || [[Green Bay Packers]] || align="center"|3 || align="center"|6 || align="right" |{{winpct|3|6}} || align="right"|184 || align="right"|207 || align="center"|[[2020–21 NFL playoffs|2020]] || align="center"|[[2010–11 NFL playoffs|2010]] || align="center"|3 || align="center" |1 || align="center"|2 || align="right" |{{winpct|1|2}} || align="center"|6 || align="center"|2 || align="center"|4 || align="right"|{{winpct|2|4}}
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| align="center"|7 || [[Washington Commanders]]<ref group="fn" name="WAS appearances"/> || align="center" |5 || align="center"|2 || align="right"|{{winpct|5|2}} || align="right"|162 || align="right"|133 || align="center"|[[2024–25 NFL playoffs|2024]] || align="center"|[[1991–92 NFL playoffs|1991]] || align="center"|5 || align="center"|5 || align="center"|0 || align="right"|{{winpct|5|0}} || align="center"|2 || align="center"|0 || align="center"|2 || align="right"|{{winpct|0|2}}
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| align="center"|5 || [[New York Giants]] || align="center"|5 || align="center"|0 || align="right"|{{winpct|5|0}} || align="right"|116 || align="right"|50 || align="center"|[[2011–12 NFL playoffs|2011]] || align="center"|[[2011–12 NFL playoffs|2011]] || align="center"|2 || align="center"|2 || align="center"|0 || align="right"|{{winpct|2|0}} || align="center"|3 || align="center"|3 || align="center"|0 || align="right"|{{winpct|3|0}}
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| align="center"|5 || [[Chicago Bears]] || align="center"|2 || align="center"|3 || align="right"|{{winpct|2|3}} || align="right"|80 || align="right"|86 || align="center"|[[2010–11 NFL playoffs|2010]] || align="center"|[[2006–07 NFL playoffs|2006]] || align="center"|4 || align="center"|2 || align="center"|2 || align="right"|{{winpct|2|2}} || align="center"|1 || align="center"|0 || align="center"|1 || align="right"|{{winpct|0|1}}
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| align="center"|4 || [[Atlanta Falcons]] || align="center"|2 || align="center"|2 || align="right"|{{winpct|2|2}} || align="right"|108 || align="right"|103 || align="center"|[[2016–17 NFL playoffs|2016]] || align="center"|[[2016–17 NFL playoffs|2016]] || align="center"|2 || align="center"|1 || align="center"|1 || align="right"|{{winpct|1|1}} || align="center"|2 || align="center"|1 || align="center"|1 || align="right"|{{winpct|1|1}}
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| align="center"|4 || [[Carolina Panthers]] || align="center"|2 || align="center"|2 || align="right"|{{winpct|2|2}} || align="right"|90 || align="right"|82 || align="center"|[[2015–16 NFL playoffs|2015]] || align="center"|[[2015–16 NFL playoffs|2015]] || align="center"|1 || align="center"|1 || align="center"|0 || align="right"|{{winpct|1|0}} || align="center"|3 || align="center"|1 || align="center"|2 || align="right"|{{winpct|1|2}}
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| align="center"|4 || [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] || align="center"|2 || align="center"|2 || align="right"|{{winpct|2|2}} || align="right"|64 || align="right"|56 || align="center"|[[2020–21 NFL playoffs|2020]] || align="center"|[[2020–21 NFL playoffs|2020]] || align="center"|1 || align="center"|0 || align="center"|1 || align="right"|{{winpct|0|1}} || align="center"|3 || align="center"|2 || align="center"|1 || align="right"|{{winpct|2|1}}
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| align="center"|3 ||[[Seattle Seahawks]]<ref group="fn" name="SEA appearances"/> || align="center"|3 || align="center"|0 || align="right"|{{winpct|3|0}} || align="right"|85 || align="right"|53 || align="center"|[[2014–15 NFL playoffs|2014]] || align="center"|[[2014–15 NFL playoffs|2014]] || align="center"|3 || align="center"|3 || align="center"|0 ||align="right"|{{winpct|3|0}} || align="center"|0 || align="center"|0 || align="center"|0 || align="right"|{{sort|-|—}}
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| align="center"|3 ||[[New Orleans Saints]] || align="center"|1 || align="center"|2 || align="right"|{{winpct|1|2}} || align="right"|68 || align="right"|93 || align="center"|[[2018–19 NFL playoffs|2018]] || align="center"|[[2009–10 NFL playoffs|2009]] || align="center"|2 || align="center"|1 || align="center"|1 || align="right"|{{winpct|1|1}} || align="center"|1 || align="center"|0 || align="center"|1 || align="right"|{{winpct|0|1}}
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| align="center"|2 || [[Arizona Cardinals]] || align="center"|1 || align="center"|1 ||align="right"|{{winpct|1|1}} || align="right"|47 || align="right"|74 || align="center"|[[2015–16 NFL playoffs|2015]] || align="center"|[[2008–09 NFL playoffs|2008]] || align="center"|1 || align="center"|1 || align="center"|0 || align="right"|{{winpct|1|0}} || align="center"|1 || align="center"|0 || align="center"|1 || align="right"|{{winpct|0|1}}
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| align="center"|2 || [[Detroit Lions]] || align="center"|0 || align="center"|2 ||align="right"|{{winpct|0|2}} ||align="right"|41 ||align="right"|75 || align="center"|[[2023–24 NFL playoffs|2023]] || align="center"|N/A || align="center"|0 || align="center"|0 || align="center"|0 || align="right"|— || align="center"|2 || align="center"|0 || align="center"|2 || align="right"|{{winpct|0|2}}
|}

==Appearances by year==
In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by year of first appearance. In the "Season(s)" column, '''bold years''' indicate winning Conference Championship appearances.
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col"|{{Abbr|Apps|Appearances}}
!scope="col" width="150"|Team
!scope="col"|Wins
!scope="col"|Losses
!scope="col"|Win %
!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Season(s)
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| 19 ||style="text-align:left;"|[[San Francisco 49ers]] || 8 || 11 || {{winpct|8|11}}|| align="left" | [[1970–71 NFL playoffs|1970]], [[1971–72 NFL playoffs|1971]], '''[[1981–82 NFL playoffs|1981]]''', [[1983–84 NFL playoffs|1983]], '''[[1984–85 NFL playoffs|1984]]''', '''[[1988–89 NFL playoffs|1988]]''', '''[[1989–90 NFL playoffs|1989]]''', [[1990–91 NFL playoffs|1990]], [[1992–93 NFL playoffs|1992]], [[1993–94 NFL playoffs|1993]], '''[[1994–95 NFL playoffs|1994]]''', [[1997–98 NFL playoffs|1997]], [[2011–12 NFL playoffs|2011]], '''[[2012–13 NFL playoffs|2012]]''', [[2013–14 NFL playoffs|2013]], '''[[2019–20 NFL playoffs|2019]]''', [[2021–22 NFL playoffs|2021]], [[2022–23 NFL playoffs|2022]], '''[[2023–24 NFL playoffs|2023]]'''
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| 14 ||style="text-align:left;"|[[Dallas Cowboys]] || 8 || 6 || {{winpct|8|6}}|| align="left" | '''[[1970–71 NFL playoffs|1970]]''', '''[[1971–72 NFL playoffs|1971]]''', [[1972–73 NFL playoffs|1972]], [[1973–74 NFL playoffs|1973]], '''[[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1975]]''', '''[[1977–78 NFL playoffs|1977]]''', '''[[1978–79 NFL playoffs|1978]]''', [[1980–81 NFL playoffs|1980]], [[1981–82 NFL playoffs|1981]], [[1982–83 NFL playoffs|1982]], '''[[1992–93 NFL playoffs|1992]]''', '''[[1993–94 NFL playoffs|1993]]''', [[1994–95 NFL playoffs|1994]], '''[[1995–96 NFL playoffs|1995]]'''
|-
| 11 ||style="text-align:left;"|[[Los Angeles Rams|Los Angeles]]/[[St. Louis Rams]]<ref group="fn" name="Rams appearances">Includes appearances during the Rams' first tenure in Los Angeles (the 1970 merger to 1994), where they went 1–6 in NFC Championship Games; and their period as the [[History of the St. Louis Rams|St. Louis Rams]] (1995–2015), where they went 2–0 in NFC Championship Games.</ref> || 5 || 6 || {{winpct|5|6}}|| align="left" | [[1974–75 NFL playoffs|1974]], [[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1975]], [[1976–77 NFL playoffs|1976]], [[1978–79 NFL playoffs|1978]], '''[[1979–80 NFL playoffs|1979]]''', [[1985–86 NFL playoffs|1985]], [[1989–90 NFL playoffs|1989]], '''[[1999–2000 NFL playoffs|1999]]''', '''[[2001–02 NFL playoffs|2001]]''', '''[[2018–19 NFL playoffs|2018]]''', '''[[2021–22 NFL playoffs|2021]]'''
|-
| 9||style="text-align:left;"|[[Philadelphia Eagles]]|| 5 || 4 || {{winpct|5|4}}|| align="left" | '''[[1980–81 NFL playoffs|1980]]''', [[2001–02 NFL playoffs|2001]], [[2002–03 NFL playoffs|2002]], [[2003–04 NFL playoffs|2003]], '''[[2004–05 NFL playoffs|2004]]''', [[2008–09 NFL playoffs|2008]], '''[[2017–18 NFL playoffs|2017]]''', '''[[2022–23 NFL playoffs|2022]]''', '''[[2024–25 NFL playoffs|2024]]'''
|-
| 9||style="text-align:left;"|[[Minnesota Vikings]]|| 3 || 6 || {{winpct|3|6}}|| align="left" | '''[[1973–74 NFL playoffs|1973]]''', '''[[1974–75 NFL playoffs|1974]]''', '''[[1976–77 NFL playoffs|1976]]''', [[1977–78 NFL playoffs|1977]], [[1987–88 NFL playoffs|1987]], [[1998–99 NFL playoffs|1998]], [[2000–01 NFL playoffs|2000]], [[2009–10 NFL playoffs|2009]], [[2017–18 NFL playoffs|2017]]
|-
| 9||style="text-align:left;"|[[Green Bay Packers]]|| 3 || 6 || {{winpct|3|6}}|| align="left" | [[1995–96 NFL playoffs|1995]], '''[[1996–97 NFL playoffs|1996]]''', '''[[1997–98 NFL playoffs|1997]]''', [[2007–08 NFL playoffs|2007]], '''[[2010–11 NFL playoffs|2010]]''', [[2014–15 NFL playoffs|2014]], [[2016–17 NFL playoffs|2016]], [[2019–20 NFL playoffs|2019]], [[2020–21 NFL playoffs|2020]]
|-
| 7||style="text-align:left;"|[[Washington Commanders|Washington Redskins/Commanders]]<ref group="fn" name="WAS appearances">The Commanders were known as the Redskins during their first six NFC Championship appearances.</ref> || 5 || 2 || {{winpct|5|2}}|| align="left" | '''[[1972–73 NFL playoffs|1972]]''', '''[[1982–83 NFL playoffs|1982]]''', '''[[1983–84 NFL playoffs|1983]]''', [[1986–87 NFL playoffs|1986]], '''[[1987–88 NFL playoffs|1987]]''', '''[[1991–92 NFL playoffs|1991]]''', [[2024–25 NFL playoffs|2024]]
|-
| 5||style="text-align:left;"|[[New York Giants]]|| 5 || 0 || {{winpct|5|0}}|| align="left" | '''[[1986–87 NFL playoffs|1986]]''', '''[[1990–91 NFL playoffs|1990]]''', '''[[2000–01 NFL playoffs|2000]]''', '''[[2007–08 NFL playoffs|2007]]''', '''[[2011–12 NFL playoffs|2011]]'''
|-
| 5||style="text-align:left;"|[[Chicago Bears]]|| 2 || 3 || {{winpct|2|3}}|| align="left" | [[1984–85 NFL playoffs|1984]], '''[[1985–86 NFL playoffs|1985]]''', [[1988–89 NFL playoffs|1988]], '''[[2006–07 NFL playoffs|2006]]''', [[2010–11 NFL playoffs|2010]]
|-
| 4 ||style="text-align:left;"|[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] || 2 || 2 || {{winpct|2|2}}|| align="left" | [[1979–80 NFL playoffs|1979]], [[1999–2000 NFL playoffs|1999]], '''[[2002–03 NFL playoffs|2002]]''', '''[[2020–21 NFL playoffs|2020]]'''
|-
| 4||style="text-align:left;"|[[Carolina Panthers]]|| 2 || 2 || {{winpct|2|2}}|| align="left" | [[1996–97 NFL playoffs|1996]], '''[[2003–04 NFL playoffs|2003]]''', [[2005–06 NFL playoffs|2005]], '''[[2015–16 NFL playoffs|2015]]'''
|-
| 4||style="text-align:left;"|[[Atlanta Falcons]]|| 2 || 2 || {{winpct|2|2}}|| align="left" | '''[[1998–99 NFL playoffs|1998]]''', [[2004–05 NFL playoffs|2004]], [[2012–13 NFL playoffs|2012]], '''[[2016–17 NFL playoffs|2016]]'''
|-
| 3||style="text-align:left;"|[[Seattle Seahawks]]<ref group="fn" name="SEA appearances">The Seahawks were members of the NFC in 1976 and then members of the AFC from 1977 to 2001, before rejoining the NFC in 2002. Including their only appearance (1983) in the [[AFC Championship Game]] (0–1), they hold a combined 3–1 record between both Conference Championship Games.</ref> || 3 || 0 || {{winpct|3|0}}|| align="left" | '''[[2005–06 NFL playoffs|2005]]''', '''[[2013–14 NFL playoffs|2013]]''', '''[[2014–15 NFL playoffs|2014]]'''
|-
| 3 ||style="text-align:left;"|[[New Orleans Saints]] || 1 || 2 || {{winpct|1|2}}|| align="left" | [[2006–07 NFL playoffs|2006]], '''[[2009–10 NFL playoffs|2009]]''', [[2018–19 NFL playoffs|2018]]
|-
| 2 ||style="text-align:left;"|[[Arizona Cardinals]] || 1 || 1 || {{winpct|1|1}}|| align="left" | '''[[2008–09 NFL playoffs|2008]]''', [[2015–16 NFL playoffs|2015]]
|-
| 2 ||style="text-align:left;"|[[Detroit Lions]] || 0 || 2 || {{winpct|0|2}}|| align="left" | [[1991–92 NFL playoffs|1991]], [[2023–24 NFL playoffs|2023]]
|}

==Records by division==
The table below shows NFC Championship Game records by division, based on the division the franchise was in during the season the championship game was played. The NFL realigned divisions prior to the 2002 season, renaming the NFC Central as the NFC North, creating the NFC South, and shifting several teams among the divisions.

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|-
!scope="col" rowspan=2|Division
!scope="col" colspan=4|Total
!scope="col" colspan=4|1970–2001
!scope="col" colspan=4|2002–present

|-
!scope="col"|{{Abbr|Apps|Appearances}}
!scope="col"|Wins
!scope="col"|Losses
!scope="col"|Win %

!scope="col"|{{Abbr|Apps|Appearances}}
!scope="col"|Wins
!scope="col"|Losses
!scope="col"|Win %

!scope="col"|{{Abbr|Apps|Appearances}}
!scope="col"|Wins
!scope="col"|Losses
!scope="col"|Win %

|-
| [[NFC East]]
| 35
| 23
| 12
| {{winpct|23|12}}

| 25
| 17<ref name="eastwins" group="fn">NFC East conference championship game victories. Pre-2002: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000. Since 2002: 2004, 2007, 2011, 2017, 2022, 2024</ref>
| 8<ref name="eastdefeats" group="fn">NFC East conference championship game losses. Pre-2002: 1972, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1994, 2001. Since 2002: 2002, 2003, 2008, 2024</ref>
| {{winpct|17|8}}

| 10
| 6<ref name="eastwins" group="fn"/>
| 4<ref name="eastdefeats" group="fn"/>
| {{winpct|6|4}}

|-
| [[NFC North]]
| 27
| 8
| 19
| {{winpct|8|19}}

| 16
| 6<ref name="Northwins" group="fn">NFC North conference championship game victories. Pre-2002: 1973, 1974, 1976, 1985, 1996, 1997. Since 2002: 2006, 2010.</ref>
| 10<ref name="Northdefeats" group="fn">NFC North conference championship game losses. Pre-2002: 1977, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000. Since 2002: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023</ref>
| {{winpct|6|10}}

| 11
| 2<ref name="Northwins" group="fn"/>
| 9<ref name="Northdefeats" group="fn"/>
| {{winpct|2|9}}

|-
| [[NFC South]]
| 11
| 6
| 5
| {{winpct|6|5}}

| colspan=4 {{n/a}}

| 11
| 6<ref group="fn">NFC South conference championship game victories: 2002, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2020</ref>
| 5<ref group="fn">NFC South conference championship game losses: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2018</ref>
| {{winpct|6|5}}

|-
| [[NFC West]]
| 37
| 18
| 19
| {{winpct|18|19}}

| 23
| 9<ref name="WestWins" group="fn">NFC West conference championship game victories. Pre-2002: 1979, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001. Since 2002: 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023</ref>
| 14<ref name="WestDefeats" group="fn">NFC West conference championship game losses. Pre-2002: 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997. Since 2002: 2011, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2022</ref>
| {{winpct|9|14}}

| 12
| 9<ref name="WestWins" group="fn"/>
| 5<ref name="WestDefeats" group="fn"/>
| {{winpct|9|5}}

|}

==Most common matchups==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Count
! Matchup
! Record
! Years played
|-
| [[49ers–Cowboys rivalry|6]]
| [[Dallas Cowboys]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Cowboys, 4–2
| 1970, 1971, 1981, 1992, 1993, 1994
|-
| [[Commanders–Cowboys rivalry|2]]
| [[Dallas Cowboys]] vs. [[Washington Commanders|Washington Redskins / Commanders]]
| Washington, 2–0
| 1972, 1982
|-
| [[Cowboys–Vikings rivalry|2]]
| [[Dallas Cowboys]] vs. [[Minnesota Vikings]]
| Tie, 1–1
| 1973, 1977
|-
| [[Rams–Vikings rivalry|2]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams|Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams]] vs. [[Minnesota Vikings]]
| Vikings, 2–0
| 1974, 1976
|-
| [[Cowboys–Rams rivalry|2]]
| [[Dallas Cowboys]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams|Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams]]
| Cowboys, 2–0
| 1975, 1978
|-
| 2
| [[Los Angeles Rams|Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams]] vs. [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
| Rams, 2–0
| 1979, 1999
|-
| 2
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| 49ers, 2–0
| 1984, 1988
|-
| [[49ers–Rams rivalry|2]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams|Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Tie, 1–1
| 1989, 2021
|-
| [[49ers–Giants rivalry|2]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Giants, 2–0
| 1990, 2011
|-
| [[49ers–Packers rivalry|2]]
| [[Green Bay Packers]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Tie, 1–1
| 1997, 2019
|}

==NFC Championship Game records==
[[File:Nfc-championship.jpg|100px|right|thumb|NFC Championship Game logo, 2001–2005]]
* '''Most victories:''' 8 (tie)
** Dallas Cowboys ([[1970–71 NFL playoffs|1970]]–[[1971–72 NFL playoffs|1971]], [[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1975]], [[1977–78 NFL playoffs|1977]]–[[1978–79 NFL playoffs|1978]], [[1992–93 NFL playoffs|1992]]–[[1993–94 NFL playoffs|1993]], [[1995–96 NFL playoffs|1995]])
** San Francisco 49ers ([[1981–82 NFL playoffs|1981]], [[1984–85 NFL playoffs|1984]], [[1988–89 NFL playoffs|1988]], [[1989–90 NFL playoffs|1989]], [[1994–95 NFL playoffs|1994]], [[2012–13 NFL playoffs|2012]], [[2019–20 NFL playoffs|2019]], [[2023–24 NFL playoffs|2023]])
* '''Most losses:''' 11** – San Francisco 49ers (1970–1971, [[1983–84 NFL playoffs|1983]], [[1990–91 NFL playoffs|1990]], 1992–1993, [[1997–98 NFL playoffs|1997]], [[2011–12 NFL playoffs|2011]], [[2013–14 NFL playoffs|2013]], [[2021–22 NFL playoffs|2021]]–[[2022–23 NFL playoffs|2022]])
* '''Most appearances:''' 19** – San Francisco 49ers (1970–1971, 1981, 1983–1984, 1988–1990, [[1992–93 NFL playoffs|1992]]–[[1994–95 NFL playoffs|1994]], 1997, 2011–[[2013–14 NFL playoffs|2013]], 2019, 2021–2023)
* '''Most consecutive appearances:''' 4 (tie, 2 teams, 3 times)
** Dallas Cowboys (1970–1973, 1992–1995)
** Philadelphia Eagles ([[2001–02 NFL playoffs|2001]]–[[2004–05 NFL playoffs|2004]]) 
* '''Most consecutive victories:''' 2 (tie, 6 teams, 8 times)
** Dallas Cowboys (1970–1971, 1977–1978, 1992–1993)
** Minnesota Vikings (1973–[[1974–75 NFL playoffs|1974]])
** Washington Redskins (1982–1983)
** San Francisco 49ers ([[1988–89 NFL playoffs|1988]]–[[1989–90 NFL playoffs|1989]])
** Green Bay Packers ([[1996–97 NFL playoffs|1996]]–[[1997–98 NFL playoffs|1997]])
** Seattle Seahawks (2013–2014)
* '''Most victories without a loss:''' 5** – New York Giants ([[1986–87 NFL playoffs|1986]], [[1990–91 NFL playoffs|1990]], [[2000–01 NFL playoffs|2000]], [[2007–08 NFL playoffs|2007]], [[2011–12 NFL playoffs|2011]])
* '''Most appearances without a win:''' 2 – [[Detroit Lions]] (1991, 2023)
* '''Most consecutive losses before first win:''' 4* – Los Angeles Rams (1974, 1975, 1976, 1978)
* '''Most consecutive appearances without a win:''' 6** – [[Minnesota Vikings]] (1977, 1987, 1998, 2000, 2009, 2017)
* '''Most defensive shutouts:''' 2* – New York Giants ([[1986–87 NFL playoffs|Jan 11, 1987]], 17–0 vs Redskins and [[2000–01 NFL playoffs|Jan 14, 2001]], 41–0 vs Vikings) 
* '''Most times shut out:''' 2** – Los Angeles Rams ([[1978–79 NFL playoffs|Jan 7, 1979]], 0–28 vs Cowboys and [[1985–86 NFL playoffs|Jan 12, 1986]], 0–24 vs Bears) 
* '''Most consecutive losses:''' 3* – (tie, 3 times)
** Los Angeles Rams (1974–[[1976–77 NFL playoffs|1976]])
** Dallas Cowboys (1980–1982)
** Philadelphia Eagles ([[2001–02 NFL playoffs|2001]]–[[2003–04 NFL playoffs|2003]])
* '''Most games hosted:''' 11* – San Francisco 49ers (1970, [[1981–82 NFL playoffs|1981]], [[1984–85 NFL playoffs|1984]], [[1989–90 NFL playoffs|1989]]–1990, 1992, 1994, [[1997–98 NFL playoffs|1997]], 2011, 2019, 2023)
* '''Most consecutive games hosted:''' 3 – Philadelphia Eagles ([[2002–03 NFL playoffs|2002]]–[[2004–05 NFL playoffs|2004]]) 
* '''Most common matchup:''' 6** – Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers (1970–1971, 1981, 1992–1994)
* '''Most points scored:''' 55** – January 26, 2025 (2024) – Philadelphia Eagles (55) vs. Washington Commanders (23) 
* '''Largest margin of victory:''' 41 points – January 14, 2001 (2000), New York Giants (41) vs. Minnesota Vikings (0)
* '''Closest margin of victory:''' 1 point** – January 10, 1982 (1981) San Francisco 49ers (28) vs. Dallas Cowboys (27)
* '''Fewest points scored, winning team:''' 9** – January 6, 1980 ([[1979–80 NFL playoffs|1979]]) – Los Angeles Rams vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* '''Fewest points scored:''' 0* (tie, 5 teams, 6 times)
** Los Angeles Rams 0 vs Dallas Cowboys 28 [[1978–79 NFL playoffs|January 7, 1979]]
** Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 vs Los Angeles Rams 9 [[1979–80 NFL playoffs|January 6, 1980]]
** Chicago Bears 0 vs San Francisco 49ers 23 [[1984–85 NFL playoffs|January 6, 1985]]
** Los Angeles Rams 0 vs Chicago Bears 24 [[1985–86 NFL playoffs|January 12, 1986]]
** Washington Redskins 0 vs New York Giants 17 [[1986–87 NFL playoffs|January 11, 1987]]
** Minnesota Vikings 0 vs New York Giants 41 [[2000–01 NFL playoffs|January 14, 2001]]
* '''Most points scored, losing team:''' 31 – January 28, 2024 ([[2023–24 NFL playoffs|2023]]) – Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers
* '''Most combined points scored:''' 78** – January 26, 2025 (2024) – Philadelphia Eagles (55) vs. Washington Commanders (23)
* '''Fewest combined points scored:''' 9** – January 6, 1980 (1979) – Los Angeles Rams (9) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0)
* '''Longest game:''' 71 minutes, 52 seconds** – January 17, 1999 ([[1998–99 NFL playoffs|1998]]) – Atlanta Falcons (30) @ Minnesota Vikings (27), OT
* '''Most NFC Championships won in overtime:''' 2** – New York Giants ([[2007–08 NFL playoffs|2007]], [[2011–12 NFL playoffs|2011]])
* '''Most NFC Championships lost in overtime:''' 2* (tie) – Green Bay Packers ([[2007–08 NFL playoffs|2007]], [[2014–15 NFL playoffs|2014]]) Minnesota Vikings ([[1998–99 NFL playoffs|1998]], [[2009–10 NFL playoffs|2009]])
* '''Current teams which have never hosted an NFC Championship Game:'''
** [[Detroit Lions]]<ref group="fn" name="Lions1957">The Lions last hosted and won the [[1957 NFL Championship Game]] during the pre-Super Bowl era.</ref>
* '''Current teams which have never won an NFC Championship:'''
** Detroit Lions (0–2)<ref group="fn" name="Lions1957"/>
* '''Longest drought without appearing in an NFC Championship Game:''' Dallas Cowboys (last appearance was in [[1995–96 NFL playoffs|1995]])
* '''Longest drought without an NFC Championship:''' Detroit Lions**<ref group="fn" name="Lions1957"/>
* '''Highest attendance:''' 88,919; Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Rams at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] on January 4, 1976 ([[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1975]])
* '''Largest comeback:''' 17 points (tie)
** San Francisco 49ers (trailed 17–0; won 28–24), [[2012–13 NFL playoffs|2012]]
** San Francisco 49ers (trailed 24–7; won 34–31), [[2023–24 NFL playoffs|2023]]
* '''Overtime games:'''
** [[1998–99 NFL playoffs|1998]]: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27
** [[2007–08 NFL playoffs|2007]]: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20
** [[2009–10 NFL playoffs|2009]]: New Orleans Saints 31, Minnesota Vikings 28
** [[2011–12 NFL playoffs|2011]]: New York Giants 20, San Francisco 49ers 17
** [[2014–15 NFL playoffs|2014]]: Seattle Seahawks 28, Green Bay Packers 22
** [[2018–19 NFL playoffs|2018]]: Los Angeles Rams 26, New Orleans Saints 23

'''Notes:'''<br>
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Tied for Conference Championship record<br>
<nowiki>**</nowiki> Conference Championship record

==TV ratings==
* 2024: 44.2 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crupi |first=Anthony |date=2025-01-28 |title=Chiefs, Bills Set AFC Title Game Record With 57.4M Viewers |url=https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2025/bills-chiefs-afc-championship-ratings-57-million-viewers-1234825662/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Sportico.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Footnotes==
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==References==
*''[[Time (magazine)|Time]] Almanac'' 2004
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