Now that the Commanders have reached this playoff feat, a new team takes the unfortunate streak since last making an NFC championship, and it happens to be the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys haven't reached the conference title game since the 1995 season. Every other NFC team has reached the title game since 1996.
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.
With the Commanders advancing in the postseason, the Cowboys now have the longest NFC Championship Game drought in NFL history.
It's been nearly three decades since the Cowboys last made the NFC championship game. They now have the longest title game drought in the conference.
Washington followed its first playoff win since the 2005 season with a historic divisional upset against Detroit on the road.
The Commanders' underdog season continued with a win over the Lions. Here's who they'll play in the NFC championship game.
Jayden Daniels threw for two touchdowns as the Commanders reached the NFC championship game for the first time since winning the Super Bowl 33 years ago.
Commanders upset win over the Lions puts Eagles in position to host the NFC Championship game with a win over the Rams on Sunday
The Eagles and Rams are just hours away from an intriguing and explosive divisional-round matchup with a team looking to duplicate the Commanders’ Saturday night upset. Washington raised the stakes, and Sunday’s winner will play host to the NFC Championship game next weekend.
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