With the Commanders advancing in the postseason, the Cowboys now have the longest NFC Championship Game drought in NFL history.
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They may be "America's Team," but it's been a long time since the Dallas Cowboys played in front of the country in an NFC Championship Game. In fact, no NFC team has had a longer NFC title game drought than the Cowboys by virtue of the Washington Commanders' shocking upset win over the Detroit Lions on Saturday night in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.
The Cowboys also have three former players in the AFC Championship, all playing for the Buffalo Bills. Those players are Amari Cooper, Connor McGovern, and Jordan Phillips. The Cowboys themselves have not made it to the NFC Championship since 1995, marking the longest drought in the NFC.
The Commanders punched their ticket to the NFL's version of the Final Four, their first appearance there since the 1991 season.
Here are the teams with the most NFC Championship Game wins, losses and appearances ahead of this year's matchup between the Commanders and Eagles.
With Saturday’s win over the Detroit Lions, the Washington Commanders snapped the NFC’s longest active championship game drought and passed that designation to another team that hasn’t reached the NFL’s final four since the ’90s, the Dallas Cowboys.
Sunday's matchup with the Washington Commanders is the Eagles' ninth for the NFC title since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970.
Brian Schottenheimer appears to be furthest along the road to a job offer, but Kellen Moore is more widely regarded around the league as a play-caller who is adapting to league trends.
Are the Chiefs' the new "America's Team"? The two-time defending champions have everyone's attention – as the team many love to hate.
The Commanders know what they have to do Sunday against the Eagles in the NFC championship: stop Saquon Barkley.