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NFC East
ConferenceNational Football Conference (NFC)
LeagueNational Football League (NFL)
SportAmerican football
Founded1967
No. of teams4
Most recent
champion(s)
Dallas Cowboys
Most titlesDallas Cowboys (25)
NFC East teams location

The National Football Conference – Eastern Division or NFC East is one of the four divisions of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). It has four members: the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Commanders.

The division was formed in 1967 as the National Football League Capitol Division and acquired its current name in 1970 following the AFL-NFL merger. The NFC East is currently the only division in the league in which all four current teams have won at least one Super Bowl.[1] With 13 Super Bowl titles, the NFC East is currently the most successful division in the NFL during the Super Bowl era, with the AFC West second with ten titles. The NFC East currently has the longest streak without a consecutive division champion, with no team having repeated since the Philadelphia Eagles won four consecutive titles from 2001 to 2004.[2][3][4][5][6]

History

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The division's original name, NFL Capitol Division, derived from being centered on the capital of the United States, Washington, D.C., and the country's birthplace, Philadelphia. In 1967 and 1969, the teams in the division were Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington and the expansion team New Orleans Saints, with the New York Giants swapping divisions with the Saints for the 1968 season. This arrangement had been agreed in advance as a means to ensure all of the NFL's teams would be able to visit New York once in those three years. With the merger in 1970, following contentious negotiations culminating in a random draw, it was agreed that New York (along with the St. Louis Cardinals) would permanently return to the re-branded NFC East.

The NFC East has a long history of being geographically inaccurate. While the New York Giants, Philadelphia, and Washington are based on the East Coast, Dallas and St. Louis (later Phoenix, then Arizona) remained part of the East from the 1970 merger until 2002 despite being geographically west of most teams in the conference and closer to the Pacific Ocean.

To begin with, the Cowboys were located east of only two NFC teams that were outside of the East division (Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers from the West division), while the Cardinals were east of one additional such team (Minnesota Vikings from the Central division). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, east of Dallas and St. Louis, joined the Central as an expansion team in 1976. The Cardinals relocated to Phoenix to start the 1988 season and stayed in the East through 2001; that made them located west of every team in the NFC except for the Rams and 49ers. The Rams relocated from Los Angeles to St. Louis to start the 1995 season and stayed in the West, while the Carolina Panthers joined the West as an expansion team that same season; this made the Cardinals and Cowboys west of every team in the conference, except for the 49ers, from 1995 to 2001.

While the divisions in general have been much more geographically accurate since 2002, even following the Rams' return to Los Angeles, the Cowboys are further west than every team in the league except for seven of the eight West teams in both conferences, in addition to the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFC West.

General information

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The NFC East teams have combined to be the most successful division in the Super Bowl era with 21 NFC championships and 13 Super Bowl victories, the highest marks of any division in the NFL. The division features a number of prominent rivalries such as the Cowboys–Eagles rivalry, Cowboys–Washington rivalry and Eagles–Giants rivalry, among others. Because the division's teams are in some of the United States' largest media markets (New York No. 1, Philadelphia No. 4, Dallas-Fort Worth No. 5, and Washington No. 9), the NFC East receives a high amount of coverage from national sports media outlets.[7] In the early 1990s the division claimed four consecutive Super Bowl champions, all against the Buffalo Bills, with the Giants and Washington respectively winning back-to-back in Super Bowls XXV and XXVI; and the Cowboys winning twice after in Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII. Those same three teams won seven out of ten Super Bowls, from 1986–87 to 1995–96 (the 49ers won the other three during that span). Meanwhile, the Eagles are the most recent team in the division to win a Super Bowl, beating the Patriots 41–33 in Super Bowl LII.

The NFC East was the first division since the 2002 realignment to send 3 teams to the playoffs when the 2006-07 NFL playoffs had Philadelphia winning the division and Dallas and New York taking both Wild Card spots. On the other hand, the NFC East became one of three divisions to be won by a team with a losing record (the previous two being the NFC South and NFC West) when the then-Washington Football Team won the 2020 division crown with a 7–9 record.

The Philadelphia Eagles are the only NFC East team to actually play in the city of the team's naming.[8] The other three teams play in suburbs of the major cities they are named after. The Dallas Cowboys play in Arlington, Texas, and are the only team in this division not based in the Eastern Time Zone (the Cowboys are based in the Central Time Zone).[9] The Washington Commanders play in Landover, Maryland,[10] and the New York Giants play in East Rutherford, New Jersey,[11] where they share a stadium with the New York Jets. Analogously, three of the four AFC East teams do not actually play within the city of their naming. (The Patriots geographical identifier is New England, being named for the region the team plays in.)

As of 2023, all four teams in the division were in the top ten of most valuable NFL franchises (Cowboys #1; Giants #2; Commanders #7; Eagles #9).[12]

Division lineups

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Place cursor over year for division champion.

NFL Eastern Conference
Capitol Division
NFC East Division[B]
1900s 2000s
67[A] 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75[C] 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins
N.O. Saints NY Giants N.O. Saints New York Giants
  St. Louis Cardinals[C] Phoenix Cardinals Arizona Cardinals[D]
NFC East Division [E]
2000s
02 03 04 05 06 07[F] 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins Washington Football Team Washington Commanders
New York Giants
  Team not in division   Division Won Super Bowl   Division Won NFC Championship
A The Eastern Conference was divided into the Capitol and Century Divisions. Dallas, Philadelphia, and Washington moved in. Also, the New Orleans Saints joined the league.
B The Capitol Division adopts its current name. New Orleans realigned to the NFC West. The Giants and Cardinals are added from the Century Division.
C Although the Cardinals were division champions, the Cowboys won the NFC Championship as a wild card qualifier.
D St. Louis moved to Phoenix in 1988. The team changed its name from Phoenix Cardinals to the Arizona Cardinals in 1994.
E Arizona moved to the NFC West when the league realigned into eight four-team divisions before the 2002 season.
F Although the Cowboys were division champions, the Giants won the Super Bowl as a wild card qualifier.

Division champions

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Season Team Record Playoff Results
NFL Capitol
1967 Dallas Cowboys (1) 9–5 Won Conference playoffs (Browns) 52–14
Lost NFL Championship Game (at Packers) 17–21
1968 Dallas Cowboys (2) 12–2 Lost Conference playoffs (at Browns) 20–31
1969 Dallas Cowboys (3) 11–2–1 Lost Conference playoffs (Browns) 14–38
NFC East
1970 Dallas Cowboys (4) 10–4 Won Divisional playoffs (Lions) 5–0
Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 17–10
Lost Super Bowl V (vs. Colts) 13–16
1971 Dallas Cowboys (5) 11–3 Won Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 20–12
Won NFC Championship (49ers) 14–3
Won Super Bowl VI (vs. Dolphins) 24–3
1972 Washington Redskins (1) 11–3 Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 16–3
Won NFC Championship (Cowboys) 26–3
Lost Super Bowl VII (vs. Dolphins) 7–14
1973 Dallas Cowboys (6) 10–4 Won Divisional playoffs (Rams) 27–16
Lost NFC Championship (Vikings) 10–27
1974 St. Louis Cardinals (1) 10–4 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 14–30
1975 St. Louis Cardinals (2) 11–3 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 23–35
1976 Dallas Cowboys (7) 11–3 Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 12–14
1977 Dallas Cowboys (8) 12–2 Won Divisional playoffs (Bears) 37–7
Won NFC Championship (Vikings) 23–6
Won Super Bowl XII (vs. Broncos) 27–10
1978 Dallas Cowboys (9) 12–4 Won Divisional playoffs (Falcons) 27–20
Won NFC Championship (at Rams) 28–0
Lost Super Bowl XIII (vs. Steelers) 31–35
1979 Dallas Cowboys (10) 11–5 Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 19–21
1980 Philadelphia Eagles (1) 12–4 Won Divisional playoffs (Vikings) 31–16
Won NFC Championship (Cowboys) 20–7
Lost Super Bowl XV (vs. Raiders) 10–27
1981 Dallas Cowboys (11) 12–4 Won Divisional playoffs (Buccaneers) 38–0
Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 27–28
1982* Washington Redskins* 8–1 Won First Round playoffs (Lions) 31–7
Won Second Round playoffs (Vikings) 21–7
Won NFC Championship (Cowboys) 31–17
Won Super Bowl XVII (vs. Dolphins) 27–17
1983 Washington Redskins (2) 14–2 Won Divisional playoffs (Rams) 51–7
Won NFC Championship (49ers) 24–21
Lost Super Bowl XVIII (vs. Raiders) 9–38
1984 Washington Redskins (3) 11–5 Lost Divisional playoffs (Bears) 19–23
1985 Dallas Cowboys (12) 10–6 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 0–20
1986 New York Giants (1) 14–2 Won Divisional playoffs (49ers) 49–3
Won NFC Championship (Redskins) 17–0
Won Super Bowl XXI (vs. Broncos) 39–20
1987 Washington Redskins (4) 11–4 Won Divisional playoffs (at Bears) 21–17
Won NFC Championship (Vikings) 17–10
Won Super Bowl XXII (vs. Broncos) 42–10
1988 Philadelphia Eagles (2) 10–6 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Bears) 12–20
1989 New York Giants (2) 12–4 Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 13–19 (OT)
1990 New York Giants (3) 13–3 Won Divisional playoffs (Bears) 31–3
Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 15–13
Won Super Bowl XXV (vs. Bills) 20–19
1991 Washington Redskins (5) 14–2 Won Divisional playoffs (Falcons) 24–7
Won NFC Championship (Lions) 41–10
Won Super Bowl XXVI (vs. Bills) 37–24
1992 Dallas Cowboys (13) 13–3 Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 34–10
Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 30–20
Won Super Bowl XXVII (vs. Bills) 52–17
1993 Dallas Cowboys (14) 12–4 Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 27–17
Won NFC Championship (49ers) 38–21
Won Super Bowl XXVIII (vs. Bills) 30–13
1994 Dallas Cowboys (15) 12–4 Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 35–9
Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 28–38
1995 Dallas Cowboys (16) 12–4 Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 30–11
Won NFC Championship (Packers) 38–27
Won Super Bowl XXX (5) (vs. Steelers) 27–17
1996 Dallas Cowboys (17) 10–6 Won Wild Card playoffs (Vikings) 40–15
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Panthers) 17–26
1997 New York Giants (4) 10–5–1 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Vikings) 22–23
1998 Dallas Cowboys (18) 10–6 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Cardinals) 7–20
1999 Washington Redskins (6) 10–6 Won Wild Card playoffs (Lions) 27–13
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Buccaneers) 13–14
2000 New York Giants (5) 12–4 Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 20–10
Won NFC Championship (Vikings) 41–0
Lost Super Bowl XXXV (vs. Ravens) 7–34
2001 Philadelphia Eagles (3) 11–5 Won Wild Card playoffs (Buccaneers) 31–9
Won Divisional playoffs (at Bears) 33–19
Lost NFC Championship (at Rams) 24–29
2002 Philadelphia Eagles (4) 12–4 Won Divisional playoffs (Falcons) 20–6
Lost NFC Championship (Buccaneers) 10–27
2003 Philadelphia Eagles (5) 12–4 Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 20–17 (OT)
Lost NFC Championship (Panthers) 3–14
2004 Philadelphia Eagles (6) 13–3 Won Divisional playoffs (Vikings) 27–14
Won NFC Championship (Falcons) 27–10
Lost Super Bowl XXXIX (vs. Patriots) 21–24
2005 New York Giants (6) 11–5 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Panthers) 0–23
2006 Philadelphia Eagles (7) 10–6 Won Wild Card playoffs (Giants) 23–20
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Saints) 24–27
2007 Dallas Cowboys (19) 13–3 Lost Divisional playoffs (Giants) 17–21
2008 New York Giants (7) 12–4 Lost Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 11–23
2009 Dallas Cowboys (20) 11–5 Won Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 34–14
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 3–34
2010 Philadelphia Eagles (8) 10–6 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Packers) 16–21
2011 New York Giants (8) 9–7 Won Wild Card playoffs (Falcons) 24–2
Won Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 37–20
Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 20–17 (OT)
Won Super Bowl XLVI (vs. Patriots) 21–17
2012 Washington Redskins (7) 10–6 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Seahawks) 14–24
2013 Philadelphia Eagles (9) 10–6 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Saints) 24–26
2014 Dallas Cowboys (21) 12–4 Won Wild Card playoffs (Lions) 24–20
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 21–26
2015 Washington Redskins (8) 9–7 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Packers) 18–35
2016 Dallas Cowboys (22) 13–3 Lost Divisional playoffs (Packers) 31–34
2017 Philadelphia Eagles (10) 13–3 Won Divisional playoffs (Falcons) 15–10
Won NFC Championship (Vikings) 38–7
Won Super Bowl LII (vs. Patriots) 41–33
2018 Dallas Cowboys (23) 10–6 Won Wild Card playoffs (Seahawks) 24–22
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 22–30
2019 Philadelphia Eagles (11) 9–7 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Seahawks) 9–17
2020 Washington Football Team (9) 7–9 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Buccaneers) 23–31
2021 Dallas Cowboys (24) 12–5 Lost Wild Card playoffs (49ers) 17–23
2022 Philadelphia Eagles (12) 14–3 Won Divisional playoffs (Giants) 38–7
Won NFC Championship (49ers) 31–7
Lost Super Bowl LVII (vs. Chiefs) 35–38
2023 Dallas Cowboys (25) 12–5 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Packers) 32–48
  • * 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 Bowl.
  • ++ The 1987 Redskins are the only NFC 3rd Seed to win the Super Bowl.[13]
  • ^ The 2007 Dallas Cowboys were defeated by division rival and NFC 5th Seed New York Giants, who ultimately won Super Bowl XLII.
  • # The 2011 New York Giants are the only sub-10-win team to win the Super Bowl (other than the 1982 Redskins listed above), as well as the first team to win the Super Bowl as the NFC's 4th Seed.[13]
  • * The 2020 Washington Football Team is the only NFC East division winner to have a losing record.

All four teams in the NFC East have won the Super Bowl. The Cowboys lead with five, followed by the Giants with four, Washington with three, and the Eagles with one. In overall NFL history, however, the Giants lead with eight league championships, followed by the Cowboys and Washington with five each, then the Eagles with four.

There have been three division sweeps of the NFC East Division, the 1998 Dallas Cowboys (8–0), the 2004 Philadelphia Eagles (6–0), and the 2021 Dallas Cowboys (6–0).[14]

Wild Card qualifiers

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Season Team Record Playoff Results
NFC East
1971 Washington Redskins 9–4–1 Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 20–24
1972 Dallas Cowboys 10–4 Won Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 30–28
Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 3–26
1973 Washington Redskins 10–4 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 20–27
1974 Washington Redskins 10–4 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 10–19
1975 Dallas Cowboys 10–4 Won Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 17–14
Won NFC Championship (at Rams) 37–7
Lost Super Bowl X (vs. Steelers) 17–21
1976 Washington Redskins 10–4 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 20–35
1978 Philadelphia Eagles 9–7 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Falcons) 13–14
1979 Philadelphia Eagles 11–5 Won Wild Card playoffs (Bears) 27–17
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Buccaneers) 17–24
1980 Dallas Cowboys 12–4 Won Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 34–13
Won Divisional playoffs (at Falcons) 30–27
Lost NFC Championship (at Eagles) 7–20
1981 Philadelphia Eagles 10–6 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Giants) 21–27
New York Giants 9–7 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 27–21
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 24–38
1982+ Dallas Cowboys 6–3 Won First Round playoffs (Buccaneers) 30–17
Won Second Round playoffs (Packers) 37–26
Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 17–31
St. Louis Cardinals 5–4 Lost First Round playoffs (at Packers) 16–41
1983 Dallas Cowboys 12–4 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 17–24
1984 New York Giants 9–7 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Rams) 16–13
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 10–21
1985 New York Giants 10–6 Won Wild Card playoffs (49ers) 17–3
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Bears) 0–21
1986 Washington Redskins 12–4 Won Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 19–7
Won Divisional playoffs (at Bears) 27–13
Lost NFC Championship (at Giants) 0–17
1989 Philadelphia Eagles 11–5 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 7–21
1990 Philadelphia Eagles 10–6 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Redskins) 6–20
Washington Redskins 10–6 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 20–6
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 10–28
1991 Dallas Cowboys 11–5 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Bears) 17–13
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Lions) 6–38
1992 Philadelphia Eagles 10–6 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Saints) 36–20
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 10–34
Washington Redskins 9–7 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 24–7
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 13–20
1993 New York Giants 11–5 Won Wild Card playoffs (Vikings) 17–10
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 3–44
1995 Philadelphia Eagles 10–6 Won Wild Card playoffs (Lions) 58–37
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 11–30
1996 Philadelphia Eagles 10–6 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at 49ers) 0–14
1998 Arizona Cardinals 9–7 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 20–7
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 21–41
1999 Dallas Cowboys 8–8 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 10–27
2000 Philadelphia Eagles 11–5 Won Wild Card playoffs (Buccaneers) 21–3
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Giants) 10–20
NFC East
2002 New York Giants 10–6 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at 49ers) 38–39
2003 Dallas Cowboys 10–6 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Panthers) 10–29
2005 Washington Redskins 10–6 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Buccaneers) 17–10
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Seahawks) 10–20
2006 Dallas Cowboys 9–7 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Seahawks) 20–21
New York Giants 8–8 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 20–23
2007 New York Giants 10–6 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Buccaneers) 24–14
Won Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 21–17
Won NFC Championship (at Packers) 23–20 (OT)
Won Super Bowl XLII (vs. Patriots) 17–14
Washington Redskins 9–7 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Seahawks) 14–35
2008 Philadelphia Eagles 9–6–1 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 26–14
Won Divisional playoffs (at Giants) 23–11
Lost NFC Championship (at Cardinals) 25–32
2009 Philadelphia Eagles 11–5 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 14–34
2016 New York Giants 11–5 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Packers) 13–38
2018 Philadelphia Eagles 9–7 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Bears) 16–15
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Saints) 14–20
2021 Philadelphia Eagles 9–8 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Buccaneers) 15–31
2022 Dallas Cowboys 12–5 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Buccaneers) 31–14
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 12–19
New York Giants 9–7–1 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 31–24
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Eagles) 7–38
2023 Philadelphia Eagles 11–6 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Buccaneers) 9–32
  • + A players' strike in 1982 reduced the regular season to nine games, so the league used a special 16-team playoff tournament just for this year.
  • ** The 2007 New York Giants are the only NFC East team to win a Super Bowl as a Wild Card team, and the first NFL team in history to win the Super Bowl as a 5th Seed in either Conference.[13]

Total playoff berths since 1967

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Team Division
Championships
Playoff
Berths
Super Bowl
Appearances
Super Bowl
Championships
Dallas Cowboys 25 34 8 5
Philadelphia Eagles 12 24 4 1
Washington Commanders 9 19 5 3
New York Giants 8 16 5 4
Arizona Cardinals1 2 4 0 0

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NFC East Division
Championships
Playoff
Berths
NFC
Championships
Super Bowl
Championships
Totals (1967–2022) 55 96 22 13
1These numbers only reflect the Cardinals' time as a member of the NFC East, as the team realigned to the NFC West after the 2001 season.

Season results

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(#) Denotes team that won the Super Bowl
(#) Denotes team that won the NFC Championship
(#) Denotes team that qualified for the NFL Playoffs
Season Team (record)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
NFL Capitol
1967 Dallas (9–5) Philadelphia (6–7–1) Washington (5–6–3) New Orleans (3–11)
1968 Dallas (12–2) N.Y. Giants (7–7) Washington (5–9) Philadelphia (2–12)
1969 Dallas (11–2–1) Washington (7–5–2) New Orleans (5–9) Philadelphia (4–9–1)
NFC East
1970 Dallas (10–4) N.Y. Giants (9–5) St. Louis (8–5–1) Washington (6–8) Philadelphia (3–10–1)
1971 Dallas (11–3) Washington (9–4–1) Philadelphia (6–7–1) St. Louis (4–9–1) N.Y. Giants (4–10)
1972 Washington (11–3) Dallas (10–4) N.Y. Giants (8–6) St. Louis (4–9–1) Philadelphia (2–11–1)
1973 Dallas (10–4) Washington (10–4) Philadelphia (5–8–1) St. Louis (4–9–1) N.Y. Giants (2–11–1)
1974 St. Louis (10–4) Washington (10–4) Dallas (8–6) Philadelphia (7–7) N.Y. Giants (2–12)
1975 (3) St. Louis (11–3) (4) Dallas (10–4) Washington (8–6) N.Y. Giants (5–9) Philadelphia (4–10)
1976 (2) Dallas (11–3) (4) Washington (10–4) St. Louis (10–4) Philadelphia (4–10) N.Y. Giants (3–11)
1977 (1) Dallas (12–2) Washington (9–5) St. Louis (7–7) Philadelphia (5–9) N.Y. Giants (5–9)
1978 (2) Dallas (12–4) (5) Philadelphia (9–7) Washington (8–8) St. Louis (6–10) N.Y. Giants (6–10)
1979 (1) Dallas (11–5) (4) Philadelphia (11–5) Washington (10–6) N.Y. Giants (6–10) St. Louis (5–11)
1980 (2) Philadelphia (12–4) (4) Dallas (12–4) Washington (6–10) St. Louis (5–11) N.Y. Giants (4–12)
1981 (2) Dallas (12–4) (4) Philadelphia (10–6) (5) N.Y. Giants (9–7) Washington (8–8) St. Louis (7–9)
1982^ (1) Washington (8–1) (2) Dallas (6–3) (6) St. Louis (5–4) N.Y. Giants (4–5) Philadelphia (3–6)
1983 (1) Washington (14–2) (4) Dallas (12–4) St. Louis (8–7–1) Philadelphia (5–11) N.Y. Giants (3–12–1)
1984 (2) Washington (11–5) (5) N.Y. Giants (9–7) St. Louis (9–7) Dallas (9–7) Philadelphia (6–9–1)
1985 (3) Dallas (10–6) (4) N.Y. Giants (10–6) Washington (10–6) Philadelphia (7–9) St. Louis (5–11)
1986 (1) N.Y. Giants (14–2) (4) Washington (12–4) Dallas (7–9) Philadelphia (5–10–1) St. Louis (4–11–1)
1987 (3) Washington (11–4) Dallas (7–8) St. Louis (7–8) Philadelphia (7–8) N.Y. Giants (6–9)
1988 (3) Philadelphia (10–6) N.Y. Giants (10–6) Washington (7–9) Phoenix (7–9) Dallas (3–13)
1989 (2) N.Y. Giants (12–4) (4) Philadelphia (11–5) Washington (10–6) Phoenix (5–11) Dallas (1–15)
1990 (2) N.Y. Giants (13–3) (4) Philadelphia (10–6) (5) Washington (10–6) Dallas (7–9) Phoenix (5–11)
1991 (1) Washington (14–2) (5) Dallas (11–5) Philadelphia (10–6) N.Y. Giants (8–8) Phoenix (4–12)
1992 (2) Dallas (13–3) (5) Philadelphia (11–5) (6) Washington (9–7) N.Y. Giants (6–10) Phoenix (4–12)
1993 (1) Dallas (12–4) (4) N.Y. Giants (11–5) Philadelphia (8–8) Phoenix (7–9) Washington (4–12)
1994 (2) Dallas (12–4) N.Y. Giants (9–7) Arizona (8–8) Philadelphia (7–9) Washington (3–13)
1995 (1) Dallas (12–4) (4) Philadelphia (10–6) Washington (6–10) N.Y. Giants (5–11) Arizona (4–12)
1996 (3) Dallas (10–6) (5) Philadelphia (10–6) Washington (9–7) Arizona (7–9) N.Y. Giants (6–10)
1997 (3) N.Y. Giants (10–5–1) Washington (8–7–1) Philadelphia (6–9–1) Dallas (6–10) Arizona (4–12)
1998 (3) Dallas (10–6) (6) Arizona (9–7) N.Y. Giants (8–8) Washington (6–10) Philadelphia (3–13)
1999 (3) Washington (10–6) (5) Dallas (8–8) N.Y. Giants (7–9) Arizona (6–10) Philadelphia (5–11)
2000 (1) N.Y. Giants (12–4) (4) Philadelphia (11–5) Washington (8–8) Dallas (5–11) Arizona (3–13)
2001 (3) Philadelphia (11–5) Washington (8–8) N.Y. Giants (7–9) Arizona (7–9) Dallas (5–11)
2002 (1) Philadelphia (12–4) (5) N.Y. Giants (10–6) Washington (7–9) Dallas (5–11)
2003 (1) Philadelphia (12–4) (6) Dallas (10–6) Washington (5–11) N.Y. Giants (4–12)
2004 (1) Philadelphia (13–3) N.Y. Giants (6–10) Dallas (6–10) Washington (6–10)
2005 (4) N.Y. Giants (11–5) (6) Washington (10–6) Dallas (9–7) Philadelphia (6–10)
2006 (3) Philadelphia (10–6) (5) Dallas (9–7) (6) N.Y. Giants (8–8) Washington (5–11)
2007 (1) Dallas (13–3) (5) N.Y. Giants (10–6) (6) Washington (9–7) Philadelphia (8–8)
2008 (1) N.Y. Giants (12–4) (6) Philadelphia (9–6–1) Dallas (9–7) Washington (8–8)
2009 (3) Dallas (11–5) (6) Philadelphia (11–5) N.Y. Giants (8–8) Washington (4–12)
2010 (3) Philadelphia (10–6) N.Y. Giants (10–6) Dallas (6–10) Washington (6–10)
2011 (4) N.Y. Giants (9–7) Philadelphia (8–8) Dallas (8–8) Washington (5–11)
2012 (4) Washington (10–6) N.Y. Giants (9–7) Dallas (8–8) Philadelphia (4–12)
2013 (3) Philadelphia (10–6) Dallas (8–8) N.Y. Giants (7–9) Washington (3–13)
2014 (3) Dallas (12–4) Philadelphia (10–6) N.Y. Giants (6–10) Washington (4–12)
2015 (4) Washington (9–7) Philadelphia (7–9) N.Y. Giants (6–10) Dallas (4–12)
2016 (1) Dallas (13–3) (5) N.Y. Giants (11–5) Washington (8–7–1) Philadelphia (7–9)
2017 (1) Philadelphia (13–3) Dallas (9–7) Washington (7–9) N.Y. Giants (3–13)
2018 (4) Dallas (10–6) (6) Philadelphia (9–7) Washington (7–9) N.Y. Giants (5–11)
2019 (4) Philadelphia (9–7) Dallas (8–8) N.Y. Giants (4–12) Washington (3–13)
  • 2020: The Washington Redskins temporarily became the Washington Football Team.
2020 (4) Washington (7–9) N.Y. Giants (6–10) Dallas (6–10) Philadelphia (4–11–1)
2021 (3) Dallas (12–5) (7) Philadelphia (9–8) Washington (7–10) N.Y. Giants (4–13)
2022 (1) Philadelphia (14–3) (5) Dallas (12–5) (6) N.Y. Giants (9–7–1) Washington (8–8–1)
2023 (2) Dallas (12–5) (5) Philadelphia (11–6) N.Y. Giants (6–11) Washington (4–13)

See also

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References

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