NFC East Winners By Year Since 2000

Dallas Cowboys are the most NFC East Division winners in the last 10 years, with 94 wins in 162 games. They are also the all-time East division defeater.

The Cowboys have played 64 NFL seasons and have a playoff record of 36-30. The team has won 8 NFC championship, which is the highest among all. 

Let’s look at the divisional victory years and their records during those wins in the table below:

Among them, the Cowboy’s 13-3-0 record in 2016, 2007, and 1992 were the highest of all other wins. The team had to bear a loss during NFC Divisional playoffs in the first two years, but they went to win Super Bowl XXVII in 1992. 

Troy Aikman was the quarterback for the Cowboys in 1992 and remained in the role until 2000. He appeared in six Pro Bowls for the team and won 3 Super Bowls in 1992, 1993, and 1995. The third QB in the history of the NFL to make that record is also the squad’s all-time leader in touchdowns, passing yards, and attempts. 

Tony Romo was the quarterback in the 2007 season and came by replacing Drew Bledsoe at half-time of the Week 7 games of 2006. Romo rushed in the team from 2006 mid-season to 2019 and retired. 

During the 2016 season, Dak Prescott was the team’s lead rusher, and he is still leading the quarterback role for the team.

The best start of the group was the 1977 season, and the worst was that of 1960. In the last season of 2022, Dallas Cowboys lost their playoffs round with the San Fransisco 49ers.

They have made 35 playoffs, 5 in the last ten years, and won 3. Their winning percentage for the past decade was 58.9%.

The Giants have 8 total wins in the NFC East division and have appeared in 826 games with a 391-431-4 record.

 They also have five conference championship titles in their name, among which the last two were in 2007 and 2011, both in overtime.

The team is ranked third in NFL and has eight NFL Championship titles; four in the Pre-Super Bowls era and four Super Bowls.

They won the league in 1927, 1934, 1938, and 1956 and Super Bowls in 1986, 1991, 2008, and 2012.  Let’s go through their East division win records:

Above all, the team scored the highest in 1986 with 14 wins and 2 losses. Phil Sims was the quarterback for the Giants during that season. In the same year, they also won Super Bowl XXI.

The team’s second-highest score was recorded in 1990, 13-3-0, and was rushed by the Sims again. Phil spent almost 15 years playing for the Giants in the field. He was selected in the 1979 NFL draft.

Daniel Jones is the lead rusher of the team at present. They missed their last playoff games in 2021. During the 2022 season, they won the Wild Card round against Minnesota Vikings but lost to Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round.

The best start of their season was 1990 New York Giants, and the worst was 1976. The Giants have already played 99 NFL seasons.

The Giants have made themselves to 35 playoffs but only two in the past ten years and have a 37.3 winning percentage.

The Eagles are the second team with the most East Division championship, twelve in number, and have an excellent record of 429-388-9.

The team also has an all-time record of the National Football Conference Championship with 8 wins. They won their last Conference title on January 2023 against the San Fransisco 49ers with a 31-7 score.

The squad has three NFL championships won during the 1948, 1949, and 1960 seasons and has one Super Bowl title in 2018 in the game against New England Patriots.

The Philadelphia Eagles have currently checked in to number 2 on ESPN’s ranking of NFL teams. Let’s have a brief look at its major victories in NFC East:

The Eagles’ highest score record among all was in 2022, where they got 14-3-0 total and won the championship playing against the New York Giants. Unfortunately, they lost their Super Bowl game the same year.

Jalen Hurts is the current quarterback of the team and a star for the 2022 season, topped off with a spectacular super bowl performance. That was his first division championship with the Eagles after the commencement of his career. 

The second most record of the team date back to 2004, the last year of their consecutive win. That year they maintained a 13-3-0 score mark but also lost the Super Bowl XXXIX. Donovan McNabb was the lead rusher in that season.

The best start to the Eagle season was in 2022, and the worst start was in 1968. They have played 91 NFL seasons in total. 

The Eagle’s last playoff win was the conference championship of 2022, and their previous playoff loss was in the Super Bowl the same year against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Eagles have made 29 playoffs overall and five in the past ten years with a 56.5% winning percentage.

Washington Commanders have taken part in 826 NFC East division games and won victories in 10 divisions with a 321-401-4 record till today. 

The team is the third all-time scorer in the East division and outnumbered the Giants. The Commanders have won six NFL Conference championships in total.

They got their two NFL championships in 1937 and 1942 and won three Super Bowls in 1983, 1988, and 1992. The Commanders is ranked 30 by NFL.com, 24 by ESPN, 18 by CBS Sports, and 29 by USA Today.

The table below shows the details of the team’s NFC East Division championship games. 

The squad played in 1991 and 1983 with the highest recording of all. Their score was 14-2-0 in both years. QB Mark Rypien showed outstanding sportsmanship in 1991. He got 3,564 passing yards, which was the best in the National Football Conference and 14th in the League. 

After that, they went on to win Super Bowl XXVI the same year as the Washington Redskins. Their second high-ranked score was 11-4-0, which they got in the 1987 season. They also got another Super Bowl during ’87. Doug Williams was the quarterback for the team. 

They have made 25 playoffs and played in 92 NFL seasons. In the past 10 years, they have only made 2 playoffs and maintained a winning percentage of 41.8%. 

The best start to their season was the 1991 Washington Redskins, and the worst was the 1961 Washington Redskins. 

The commanders missed their 2022 playoffs. Their last playoff win was in 2005 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card round. 

Their last playoff loss was in 2020’s Wild  Card round, where they got defeated by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They made 5 Super Bowl appearances in 1972, 1982, 1983, 1987, and 1991.

NFC East winners last 20 years and more are:

The Eagles have the highest winning record since 2000. They have won 10 division championships, including that of 2022. 

They also maintain the division-highest 217-151-2 (W-L-T) record after 2000 from their appearance in 370 games. On the other hand, the Cowboys are the second-highest scorers with a 198-172 track record. 

The New York Giants come third on the list with 1977-192-1 credentials in 22 years. Similarly, the Washington Commanders stand at the bottom list with a 154-214-2 score. 

The worst performer was Arizona Cardinals, who left the division in 2002 and made the Commanders take their position. 

Likewise, The Eagles have the longest consecutive in-division victory record of the last 20 years, from 2001 to 2004, four times in a row. The record in the four years was 48-16-0. This equalizes the Dallas Cowboys’ successive win record from 1992 to 1996.

Interestingly, NFC East didn’t have a repeat champion in the last 18 years after the Eagles’ win in 2004. The reasons for the long streak in NFC’s history might be the injury of players, off-field problems, and the scarcity of accurate pro quarterbacks to make a difference in all teams.