Cowboys have longest NFC Championship drought after Commanders snap streak

The Dallas Cowboys were connected the caput of NFL fans connected Saturday adjacent arsenic the squad failed to marque the playoffs and jumpstarted their offseason by parting ways with caput manager Mike McCarthy.

The Washington Commanders’ triumph implicit the Detroit Lions marked the end of their agelong NFC Championship drought. The squad volition play for a accidental to spell to the Super Bowl for the archetypal clip since the 1991 season. Washington has lone made the playoffs 7 times since that game.

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Jan. 5, 2025; Arlington, Texas: Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones earlier the crippled against the Washington Commanders astatine AT&T Stadium. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images)

The Cowboys present person the longest NFC Championship drought. Dallas has not been to the league rubric crippled since the 1995 season. The squad bushed the Green Bay Packers successful that crippled and past went connected to apical the Pittsburgh Steelers successful the Super Bowl. It was the past clip the Cowboys appeared successful a Super Bowl.

Since then, the Cowboys person made 18 playoff appearances. None of the appearances has yielded a triumph successful the divisional round.

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Jan 18, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Washington Commanders backmost Jayden Daniels (5) scrambles retired of the pouch during the 4th fourth against the Detroit Lions successful a 2025 NFC divisional circular crippled astatine Ford Field.  (Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images)

FOX Sports noted that Tom Brady and the New England Patriots won six Super Bowl titles, with the backmost adding 1 much with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The New York Jets got to back-to-back AFC rubric games but person not been to the postseason since 2010. The New York Giants won 2 Super Bowls, the Philadelphia Eagles won a Super Bowl, and Commanders backmost Jayden Daniels has arsenic galore playoff victories arsenic Dak Prescott.

The Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins person longer league rubric crippled droughts. 

The Browns haven’t been to the AFC Championship since the 1989 season, erstwhile they mislaid to John Elway and the Denver Broncos. The Dolphins haven’t been to the league rubric crippled since the 1992 season. Miami mislaid that twelvemonth to the Buffalo Bills.

Jan. 5, 2025; Arlington, Texas: Dallas Cowboys backmost Dak Prescott (4) talks to caput manager Mike McCarthy earlier the crippled against the Washington Commanders astatine AT&T Stadium.  (Tim Heitman-Imagn Images)

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Dallas has a batch to close successful the offseason. It starts with getting a caller caput coach.

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