The Cowboys didn’t just secure second place in the NFC playoffs by beating the Commanders on Sunday. They also ensured a historic streak continued, giving the NFC East a different champion for the 19th straight season.
The last time a team won consecutive division titles in the NFC East was between 2001 and 2004, when the Eagles won four in a row.
No division has managed to record repeat champions for this long, making the East, at least in one sense, the most competitive — or tied — quartet in the league.
However, this is the Cowboys’ second title in three years. Dallas and Philadelphia have generally owned the division since the Eagles’ last streak, combining for 17 of the last 23 division titles, or nearly 74 percent. The Eagles have 10 to the Cowboys’ seven in that span, with the Giants and Washington each winning the NFC East three times between the two.
Here’s a look at every NFC East winner since the last back-to-back champions in 2001-04:
|
2023 |
Cowboys (12-5) |
|
2022 |
Eagles (14-3) |
|
2021 |
Cowboys (12-5) |
|
2020 |
Washington (7-9) |
|
2019 |
Eagles (9-7) |
|
2018 |
Cowboys (10-6) |
|
2017 |
Eagles (13-3) |
|
2016 |
Cowboys (13-3) |
|
2015 |
Washington (9-7) |
|
2014 |
Cowboys (12-4) |
|
2013 |
Eagles (10-6) |
|
2012 |
Washington (10-6) |
|
2011 |
Giants (9-7) |
|
2010 |
Eagles (10-6) |
|
2009 |
Cowboys (11-5) |
|
2008 |
Giants (12-4) |
|
2007 |
Cowboys (13-3) |
|
2006 |
Eagles (10-6) |
|
2005 |
Giants (11-5) |
| 2004 | Eagles (13-3) |
The Cowboys and Eagles will make the 2023 playoffs, with Dallas owning the second seed and Philadelphia the fifth.
