NFC Championship Game

Following each football season, the NFC Championship Game is held to determine which one of the 16 teams in the National Football Conference of the National Football League will appear in the Super Bowl.http://www.nfl.com/schedules?seasonType=POST&season=2009 The winner also is awarded the George Halas Trophy.http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4398505783_f32eecd5a9_o.png

In the 2010-11 NFL Playoffs, the NFC Championship Game takes place on Sunday, January 23, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. EST and airs on FOX. The teams that participate in the game and the location of the game will be determined when the 2011 NFL Divisional Weekend concludes on Sunday, January 16, 2011. The team that wins the game will continue on to Super Bowl XLV, played on February 6, 2011.http://www.nfl.com/schedules?seasonType=POST&season=2010

Recent NFC Championship Game Scores

In the 2009-10 NFL Playoffs, the NFC Championship Game was played in Sunday, January 24. The New Orleans Saints defeated the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 in overtime.http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=300124018 The Saints advanced to the Super Bowl for the first time in their history, defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31-17.http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=300207011

The 2009 NFC Championship game featured the Arizona Cardinals defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 on January 18, 2009. This was the first time the Cardinals have ever played in the NFC Championship game.http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/results/championships

Game History

The game began in 1970 following the merger of the NFL with the American Football League. The first game, held in early 1971, featured the Dallas Cowboys defeating the San Francisco 49ers 17 to 10. In the over four decades that the game has been played, just one team, the Detroit Lions, have never won the NFC Championship. The San Francisco 49ers have hosted the game eight times, more than any other team. The 49ers and Dallas Cowboys have played against one another in the NFC Championship Game more than any other two-team combination, meeting six times between 1970 and 1994.http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/results/championships Between 1984 and 1996, the NFC Championship Game winner went on to win the Super Bowl each year.http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=17247

2010 NFC Championship Game Highlights

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In highlights from the 2009-10 NFL Playoffs, the NFC Championship Game between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings is featured. The Vikings opened the scoring, but the Saints answered back to tie the game at 7-7. With under five minutes left in the game, teams were tied at 28-28, a tie that could have been broken in the final moments by the Vikings, however quarterback Brett Favre threw an interception. In overtime, the Saints scored a field goal to win the game 31-28.