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The NFC East refers to the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League. It currently has four members: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Redskins. The division's team's histories, and current statistics have caused many analysts to refer to the NFC East as the toughest division in the NFL.

When the division was created after the AFL-NFL Merger in 1970, the division also included the St. Louis Cardinals. Despite relocating to Arizona in 1988, the Cardinals continued to belong to the NFC East until the 2002 re-alignment when they were put into the NFC West. However, at the request of the Cardinals, the Cowboys and Cardinals continue to face each other on an annual basis in the preseason.

Although the St. Louis Rams are geographically farther east than Dallas, the Cowboys remained in the NFC East and the Rams stayed in the NFC West due to long-standing rivalries: the Cowboys with the three other teams in the East, and the Rams with the San Francisco 49ers in the West.

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

Season	Team	Record	Playoff Results
1970	Dallas Cowboys	10-4-0	Lost Super Bowl V
1971	Dallas Cowboys	11-3-0	Won Super Bowl VI
1972	Washington Redskins	11-3-0	Lost Super Bowl VII
1973	Dallas Cowboys	10-4-0	Lost NFC Championship Game
1974	St. Louis Cardinals	10-4-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1975	St. Louis Cardinals	11-3-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1976	Dallas Cowboys	11-3-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1977	Dallas Cowboys	12-2-0	Won Super Bowl XII
1978	Dallas Cowboys	12-4-0	Lost Super Bowl XIII
1979	Dallas Cowboys	11-5-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1980	Philadelphia Eagles	12-4-0	Lost Super Bowl XV
1981	Dallas Cowboys	12-4-0	Lost NFC Championship Game
1982+	Washington Redskins	8-1-0	Won Super Bowl XVII
1983	Washington Redskins	14-2-0	Lost Super Bowl XVIII
1984	Washington Redskins	11-5-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1985	Dallas Cowboys	10-6-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1986	New York Giants	14-2-0	Won Super Bowl XXI
1987	Washington Redskins	11-4-0	Won Super Bowl XXII
1988	Philadelphia Eagles	10-6-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1989	New York Giants	12-4-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1990	New York Giants	13-3-0	Won Super Bowl XXV
1991	Washington Redskins	14-2-0	Won Super Bowl XXVI
1992	Dallas Cowboys	13-3-0	Won Super Bowl XXVII
1993	Dallas Cowboys	12-4-0	Won Super Bowl XXVIII
1994	Dallas Cowboys	12-4-0	Lost NFC Championship Game
1995	Dallas Cowboys	12-4-0	Won Super Bowl XXX
1996	Dallas Cowboys	10-6-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
1997	New York Giants	10-5-1	Lost NFC Wild Card Playoffs
1998	Dallas Cowboys	10-6-0	Lost NFC Wild Card Playoffs
1999	Washington Redskins	10-6-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
2000	New York Giants	12-4-0	Lost Super Bowl XXXV
2001	Philadelphia Eagles	11-5-0	Lost NFC Championship Game
2002	Philadelphia Eagles	12-4-0	Lost NFC Championship Game
2003	Philadelphia Eagles	12-4-0	Lost NFC Championship Game
2004	Philadelphia Eagles	13-3-0	Lost Super Bowl XXXIX
2005	New York Giants	11-5-0	Lost NFC Wild Card Playoffs
2006	Philadelphia Eagles	10-6-0	Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs

+ 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

Since 1970

• 1970 - None
• 1971 - Washington Redskins
• 1972 - Dallas Cowboys
• 1973 - Washington Redskins
• 1974 - Washington Redskins
• 1975 - Dallas Cowboys
• 1976 - Washington Redskins
• 1977 - None
• 1978 - Philadelphia Eagles
• 1979 - Philadelphia Eagles
• 1980 - Dallas Cowboys
• 1981 - New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles
• 1982 - *
• 1983 - Dallas Cowboys
• 1984 - New York Giants
• 1985 - New York Giants
• 1986 - Washington Redskins
• 1987 - None
• 1988 - None
• 1989 - Philadelphia Eagles
• 1990 - Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins
• 1991 - Dallas Cowboys
• 1992 - Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins
• 1993 - New York Giants
• 1994 - None
• 1995 - Philadelphia Eagles
• 1996 - Philadelphia Eagles
• 1997 - None
• 1998 - Arizona Cardinals
• 1999 - Dallas Cowboys
• 2000 - Philadelphia Eagles
• 2001 - None
• 2002 - New York Giants
• 2003 - Dallas Cowboys
• 2004 - None
• 2005 - Washington Redskins
• 2006 - Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants

* - 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.

Team	Championships	Playoff Berths
Dallas Cowboys	15	24
Philadelphia Eagles	7	16
Washington Redskins	7	15
New York Giants	6	12
St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals1	2	4

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

The National Football League (2007)
AFC	East	North	South	West
	Buffalo Bills	Baltimore Ravens	Houston Texans	Denver Broncos
	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Indianapolis Colts	Kansas City Chiefs
	New England Patriots	Cleveland Browns	Jacksonville Jaguars	Oakland Raiders
	New York Jets	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tennessee Titans	San Diego Chargers
NFC	East	North	South	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	Atlanta Falcons	Arizona Cardinals
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	Carolina Panthers	St. Louis Rams
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	New Orleans Saints	San Francisco 49ers
	Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Seattle Seahawks
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