NFC East
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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. 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
Division champions
{| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! 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 |-
- 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.
Wild Card qualifiers
- 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
Total playoff berths
{| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Team !! Championships !! Playoff Berths |- | Dallas Cowboys || 15 || 23 |- | Washington Redskins || 7 || 15 |- | Philadelphia Eagles || 6 || 15 |- | New York Giants || 6 || 11 |- | St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals1 || 2 || 41 Known as the St. Louis Cardinals before 1988. Realigned to the NFC West during the 2002 NFL season.
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