The 2011 NFC Championship Game determined the champion of the National Football Conference in the National Football League for the 2010-11 season. The winner of the contest not only took the conference title, but also earned an opportunity to continue on in the 2010-11 NFL Playoffs to appear in Super Bowl XLV. The Super Bowl determines the champion of the NFL as the NFC Champion plays against the American Football Conference Champion.http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/01/interactive_nfl_playoff_bracke_2.html

In the 2010-11 NFL Playoffs, the NFC Championship Game took place on Sunday, January 23, 2011, starting at 3:00 p.m. EST and aired on FOX. The Chicago Bears hosted the game and lost 21-14 to the Green Bay Packers to Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago earned their place in the game by defeating the Seattle Seahawks 35-24 in the 2011 NFL Divisional Weekend. The Packers secured their spot in the game by defeating the Atlanta Falcons 48-21 in the Divisional Round.http://www.nfl.com/schedules?seasonType=POST#Week

In the 2009-10 NFL Playoffs, the New Orleans Saints met the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship Game. As the Saints had the better regular-season record, going 13-3 on the year as compared to the 12-4 of the Vikings, New Orleans hosted the contest at the Louisiana Superdome on January 24, 2010. Teams played to a 28-28 tie in regulation, but the Saints kicked the game-winning field goal in overtime to win the NFC Championship and secure their place in Super Bowl XLIV.http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=300124018 Playing in Miami, Florida, in the Super Bowl on February 7, 2010, the Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win their first title.http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=300207011