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50-734: The George Halas Trophy may refer to: The trophy given to the winner of the NFC Championship Game in the National Football League. Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award See also [ edit ] George Halas Award , awarded by the Pro Football Writers Association for person who overcomes adversity to succeed Topics referred to by

100-556: A 14–7 lead. Early in the fourth quarter, Miami drove into scoring range, but came up empty when Yepremian missed another field goal attempt from 24 yards. Two plays later, on third down and 12, Lamonica fired a pass to Rod Sherman , who took off for an 82-yard touchdown completion to put the Raiders up 21–7. Miami responded by picking up five first downs on a 69-yard drive that ended with Griese's seven-yard touchdown pass to Willie Richardson . Then with 2:22 left, they managed for force

150-459: A 16-game home winning streak at Metropolitan Stadium for the Vikings, including postseason. Quarterback John Brodie led the 49ers to their first NFL playoff victory by throwing for 201 yards and touchdown and rushing for another. The Vikings scored first when Minnesota defensive back Paul Krause picked up San Francisco running back Ken Willard 's fumble in midair and returned it 22 yards for

200-421: A 23-yard field goal attempt wide right and Miami's Garo Yepremian missing a kick from 24 yards. In the second quarter, Dolphins defensive end Bill Stanfill recovered a fumble from Charlie Smith on the Raiders 19 that set up Bob Griese 's 16-yard touchdown pass to Paul Warfield . With less than five minutes left in the half, Raiders quarterback Daryle Lamonica led the team on a 62-yard scoring drive to tie

250-571: A 43-yard pass to Eddie Hinton at the two-yard line, and Norm Bulaich scored a touchdown run on the next play, increasing the lead to 10–0. Blanda then led the Raiders back, and with the aid of a roughing the punter penalty, he got them close enough for a 48-yard field goal, which he kicked himself to cut the score 10–3 at the end of the half. Oakland tied the score early in the third quarter with Blanda's 38-yard touchdown pass to Fred Biletnikoff . Unitas responded with two key long completions to Hinton that set up O'Brien's 23-yard field goal to retake

300-462: A fake handoff before firing a pass to Warren Wells for a 37-yard gain to the Colts 11. Blanda eventually finished the drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Wells on third down, making the score 20–17. The momentum seemed to be swinging back in their favor when they forced the Colts into a third and 11 situation on their own 32-yard line on the next drive. On the next play, Unitas threw a deep pass to

350-409: A field goal from 40 yards out, and later kicking a 21-yard field goal to tie the game, 3–3. After each team punted once in the second half, San Francisco had the ball on their own 21-yard line. On the first play, Brodie was sacked by linebacker Dave Edwards for a seven-yard loss. Then on second down, Lee Roy Jordan intercepted Brodie's pass and returned it four yards to the 13, where Thomas scored

400-521: A five-yard touchdown catch from Morton to give the Cowboys a 17–3 lead. San Francisco responded with an eight-play, 72-yard drive to score on Brodie's 26-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dick Witcher and cut the score to 17–10 going into the fourth quarter, but they were shut out for the rest of the game. They nearly got a big scoring chance when Thomas fumbled the ball, but receiver Reggie Rucker recovered it, allowing Dallas to keep possession and take

450-456: A fourth down, but the Cowboys clinched the victory in the final moments with Mel Renfro 's interception at their own 11-yard line. The contest remains the lowest-scoring postseason game in NFL history and was just the second time in league history a game ended with a 5–0 score. It was the first playoff game without a touchdown in twenty years . This was the first postseason meeting between

500-491: A lot of time off the clock with a drive to the 49ers 17-yard line. Clark missed a field goal attempt from there, giving San Francisco a chance to drive for the tying touchdown, but the farthest they could make it was to the Dallas 39, and after Renfro broke up a third down pass, Gossett missed a field goal from 47 yards out, and 49ers would not threaten to score again. This was the 49ers' first playoff game at home since 1957 and

550-497: A punt, giving them one last chance to drive for a tying touchdown. However, the Raiders forced a turnover on downs, then ran out the clock. Lamonica finished the game 8/16 for 187 yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions. This was the first postseason meeting between the Dolphins and Raiders. at Memorial Stadium , Baltimore , Maryland Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas 's 68-yard touchdown pass to Ray Perkins in

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600-498: A set number of " wild card " teams that possess the best win–loss records after the regular season yet fail to win their division (one wild card team from the 1970–71 to 1977–78 seasons; two wild cards from 1978–79 to 1989–90 , and from 2002–03 to 2019–20 ; three from 1990–91 to 2001–02 , and since 2020–21 ). The two teams remaining following the Wild Card round (first round) and the divisional round (second round) play in

650-417: A touchdown run for Dallas on the next play, breaking three tackles en route to the end zone. On San Francisco's next series, Mel Renfro picked off a pass from Brodie and returned it 19 yards to the Cowboys' 38-yard line, setting off a 62-yard scoring drive for his team. The key player on the drive was fullback Walt Garrison , who had a 12-yard carry, gained 24 yards on a screen pass, and finished it off with

700-445: A touchdown. The 49ers responded by scoring 17 unanswered points, first with Brodie's 24-yard touchdown pass to Dick Witcher . Then in the second quarter, San Francisco converted a Vikings fumble into Bruce Gossett 's 40-yard field goal. Brodie scored the clinching touchdown, a one-yard run, with 1:20 left. Minnesota's 24-yard touchdown pass was completed with only seven seconds left in the game, and ended with just one second remaining on

750-485: A wide open Perkins, who raced down the left sideline for a 68-yard touchdown completion that gave the Colts a 27–17 lead. This would prove to be the last score of the game as the Raiders were shut out in the final 12 minutes, with Blanda throwing two interceptions deep in Baltimore territory. Blanda finished the game completing 17 of 32 passes for 271 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. At 43 years old, he

800-631: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages NFC Championship Game The game was established as part of the 1970 merger between the NFL and the American Football League (AFL), with the merged league realigning into two conferences . Since 1984, each winner of the NFC Championship Game has also received the George Halas Trophy , named after

850-583: The NFC playoff games, while NBC broadcast the AFC games and Super Bowl V . at Memorial Stadium , Baltimore, Maryland The Bengals started out their first season as an NFL team 1–6, but stormed into the playoffs by winning their last seven games. However, their comeback season came to a crushing halt in Baltimore, where the Colts' defense limited the Bengals to eight first downs and 139 total yards of offense. By

900-665: The Super Bowl . In recent years Conference championship rings are also awarded to members of the team who wins the AFC or NFC championship since they are the winners of the conference, even though they may not necessarily follow it up with a win in the Super Bowl. The George Halas Trophy should not be confused with the Newspaper Enterprise Association 's George Halas Trophy , which was awarded to

950-580: The "Season(s)" column, bold years indicate winning Conference Championship appearances. The table below shows NFC Championship Game records by division, based on the division the franchise was in during the season the championship game was played. The NFL realigned divisions prior to the 2002 season, renaming the NFC Central as the NFC North, creating the NFC South, and shifting several teams among

1000-436: The 49ers. On the second drive of the game, 49ers quarterback John Brodie 's 42-yard completion to Gene Washington at the Cowboys nine-yard line set up Bruce Gossett 's 16-yard field goal to give the team a 3–0 lead, but only after Brodie misfired on a pass to fullback Ken Willard , who was open in the end zone. This would be the only score of the half for San Francisco. Dallas fared little better, with Mike Clark missing

1050-663: The AFC and the NFC, hold the distinction of appearing in both conference title games. Only the Detroit Lions have yet to win or host an NFC Championship Game. The San Francisco 49ers have the most appearances in the NFC Championship Game at 19, and have hosted the most at 11. Both the Dallas Cowboys and 49ers have won the most NFC Championships at 8 each. The Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings are

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1100-474: The Cowboys a 3–0 lead. In the second quarter, Detroit managed to advance the ball to the Dallas 29, but a jarring tackle by defensive end Larry Cole stripped the ball from RB Altie Taylor and Waters recorded his second fumble recovery to keep Detroit scoreless. The Lions would not move the ball into Dallas territory again until 59 seconds remained in the game. In the final period, Dallas marched 76 yards in 15 plays, 51 of those yards from Thomas, to advance to

1150-521: The Detroit one-yard line. Rather than kick a field goal on fourth down, the Cowboys elected to give the ball to Thomas, who was stopped short of the goal line. But three plays later, Dallas defensive end George Andrie sacked Landry for a safety. Bill Munson replaced Landry and led the Lions down field in the waning moments, including a 39-yard completion to Earl McCullouch on the Dallas 29 that converted

1200-620: The George Halas Trophy Trophy and the Lamar Hunt Trophy , which is awarded to the AFC champion, were redesigned by Tiffany & Co. at the request of the NFL in an attempt to make both awards more significant. The trophies are now a new, silver design with the outline of a hollow football positioned on a small base to more closely resemble the Vince Lombardi Trophy , awarded to the winner of

1250-469: The Lions and Cowboys. at Metropolitan Stadium , Bloomington, Minnesota The 10–3–1 49ers, making their first playoff game since 1957 , stunned the heavily favored Vikings, the defending NFL champions who had finished the regular season with an NFL best record at 12–2. The 49ers defeated the Vikings in Minnesota, despite losing three of five fumbles; Minnesota had four turnovers. The loss ended

1300-452: The NFC Championship Game, with the winner advancing to the Super Bowl. Initially, the site of the NFC Championship Game was determined on a rotating basis. Since the 1975–76 season , the site of the game has been based on playoff seeding based on the regular season won-loss record, with the highest surviving seed hosting the game. A wild card team can only host the game if both participants are wild cards; such an instance has yet to occur in

1350-753: The NFL's defensive player of the year from 1966 to 1996 or the Pro Football Writers Association 's George S. Halas Courage Award. Prior to the merger in 1970, the NFL champions were awarded the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy , starting in 1934 . In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by year of first appearance. In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by year of first appearance. In

1400-535: The NFL. Beginning with the 1984–85 NFL playoffs , the winner of the NFC Championship Game has received the George Halas Trophy, named after the longtime owner and coach of the Chicago Bears , a charter member of the NFL. The original design consisted of a wooden base with a sculpted NFC logo in the front and a sculpture of various football players in the back. For the 2010–11 NFL playoffs ,

1450-519: The clock. This was the first postseason meeting between the 49ers and Vikings. at Oakland Coliseum , Oakland, California Quarterback Daryle Lamonica threw two touchdown passes and the Raiders scored 14-points in the second half to defeat the Dolphins 21–14 in a sea of mud at the Oakland Coliseum. In the first quarter, both teams blew scoring chances on drives deep into opposing territory, with Raiders kicker George Blanda driving

1500-455: The co-founder of the NFL and founder and longtime owner of the Chicago Bears , George Halas . The first NFC Championship Game was played following the 1970 regular season after the merger between the NFL and the AFL. The game is considered the successor to the original NFL Championship , and its game results are listed with that of its predecessor in the annual NFL Record and Fact Book . Since

1550-451: The conference qualified for the playoffs. The NFL did not use a seeding system until the 1975 season , and instead home teams during the first two rounds of the playoffs alternated by division. Thus, it is possible that a team could host another club with a better regular season record. For the Super Bowl , the championship round was played at a neutral site, the designated home team was based on an annual rotation by conference. Following

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1600-671: The divisions. Notes: 1970%E2%80%9371 NFL playoffs The National Football League playoffs for the 1970 season began on December 26, 1970. The postseason tournament concluded with the Baltimore Colts defeating the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V , 16–13, on January 17, 1971, at the Orange Bowl in Miami , Florida . This was the first playoff tournament after the AFL–NFL merger . An eight-team playoff tournament

1650-410: The end of the first three quarters, the Bengals had just 47 yards and two first downs. The closest Cincinnati came to scoring was Horst Muhlmann 's 49-yard field goal attempt which was blocked by Colts linebacker Ray May . Meanwhile, Baltimore quarterback Johnny Unitas threw two touchdown passes: a 45-yard completion to Roy Jefferson in the first quarter and a 53-yard reception to Eddie Hinton in

1700-557: The final home playoff win for the Colts in Baltimore before they moved to Indianapolis in 1984. This was the first postseason meeting between the Raiders and Colts. This would be the only time Baltimore hosted an AFC Championship game until the 2023 season. at Kezar Stadium , San Francisco Although Dallas quarterback Craig Morton only completed 7 out of 22 passes for 101 yards, rookie halfback Duane Thomas rushed for 143 yards and caught two passes for 24 as Dallas converted two third quarter interceptions into 14 points to defeat

1750-407: The first play after the turnover, Miami quarterback Bob Griese hooked up with Paul Warfield for 24-yard gain. But later in the drive, he was sacked for a 12-yard loss. Faced with third down and 19, Griese had to go deep to attempt a first down completion. He attempted to throw to Warfield, only to see his pass intercepted by Willie Brown and returned 50 yards for a touchdown, giving the Raiders

1800-409: The fourth period. Jim O'Brien added a 44-yard field goal in the second quarter. Rookie running back Norm Bulaich rushed for 116 yards. This was the first postseason meeting between the Bengals and Colts. The crowd of 51,127 ended the Colts' streak of 51 consecutive sellouts which began in 1958 . The gametime temperature of 30 °F with a wind chill of 0 °F and winds up to 30 miles per hour

1850-481: The fourth quarter gave the Colts a two-score lead that the Raiders could not overcome, sending his team to their second Super Bowl in the last three years. Baltimore dominated the first quarter, holding the Raiders to six plays and one completion, while Unitas led them to the four-yard line, where Jim O'Brien 's 16-yard field goal gave them a 3–0 lead. In the second quarter, a massive hit by Colts defensive tackle Bubba Smith knocked Oakland QB Daryle Lamonica out of

1900-404: The game 7–7, completing a 21-yard pass to tight end Raymond Chester and an 11-yarder to Fred Biletnikoff before connecting with Biletnikoff in the end zone from 22 yards out. Oakland took the second half kickoff and drove all the way to the Dolphins' two-yard line, but Smith lost another fumble, this one recovered by defensive back Jake Scott , and the Raiders were unable to break the tie. On

1950-417: The game, and he was replaced by George Blanda . Later on, Willie Brown narrowly dropped an interception on a deep pass from Unitas. At the time this did not seem to matter much, as the incomplete pass was on third down and the Colts had to punt. But returner George Atkinson fumbled David Lee 's kick and the Colts' running back Sam Havrilak recovered with excellent field position. Unitas then completed

2000-645: The home teams in the playoffs were still decided based on a yearly divisional rotation, excluding the wild card teams, who would always play on the road. Also, a rule was made that two teams from the same division could not meet in the Divisional Playoffs. In the rotation system, teams who hosted and won against the wild card team in the Divisional playoffs never could host the Conference Championship game. Conversely, this meant that

2050-412: The lead at 13–10. Later in the quarter, Bulaich scored on an 11-yard touchdown run, giving the Colts a 20–10 lead going into the fourth quarter. Now down by two scores with just one quarter left, Blanda got the Raiders rolling on a long touchdown drive. Running back Charlie Smith picked up 20 yards on a draw play (the longest run of the game for either team). Then Blanda fooled the Colts' defense with

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2100-401: The only two NFC teams to appear in at least one NFC Championship game in every decade since 1970. The structure of the NFL playoffs has changed several times since 1970. At the end of each regular season , the top teams in the NFC qualify for the postseason, including all division champions (three division winners from the 1970–71 to 2001–02 seasons; four since the 2002–03 season ) and

2150-701: The pre-merger NFL consisted of six more teams than the AFL (16 teams for the NFL and 10 for the AFL), a realignment was done as part of the merger to create two conferences with an equal number of teams: The NFL's Baltimore Colts , the Cleveland Browns , and the Pittsburgh Steelers joined the ten former AFL teams to form the AFC; while the remaining 13 pre-merger NFL clubs formed the NFC. Every NFC team has played in an NFC Championship at least once. The Seattle Seahawks , who have been members in both

2200-403: The regular season. However, in this game he was held to 15 yards rushing. In the first quarter, Cowboys rookie safety Charlie Waters recovered a fumble from Landry and returned it nine yards to his own 45. A 14-yard completion from Craig Morton to fullback Walt Garrison and a pair of six-yard runs by Duane Thomas then got the team close enough for Mike Clark 's 26-yard field goal to give

2250-584: The rotational system, the winner of the NFC Central, the Minnesota Vikings, would have met the wild card team. With the Detroit Lions the wild card team was from the same division and hence, the home teams of the NFC switched their opponents. The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs finished the season 7–5–2, runner-up in the AFC West. In the United States, CBS televised

2300-435: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title George Halas Trophy . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Halas_Trophy&oldid=1090615158 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

2350-423: The winner of Divisional playoff games that were exclusively between division winners always hosted the Conference Championship game. This is the most recent year in which all playoff games matched up two teams that had yet to meet in the postseason in a previous year. Within each conference, the three division winners and the non-division winner with the best overall regular season record of all remaining teams in

2400-411: Was a factor. at Cotton Bowl , Dallas , Texas Although they recorded 209 rushing yards, the Cowboys could only manage a field goal and a safety, but still managed to shut out the Lions. The Cowboy defense held Lions quarterback Greg Landry to 48 passing yards. In addition, they contained his running as Landry was an excellent running QB; he averaged 10 yards per carry and gained 350 yards during

2450-507: Was designed, with four clubs from each conference qualifying. Along with the three division winners in each conference, one wild card team, the second place team with the best record from each conference, was added to the tournament. The first round was named the Divisional Playoffs , while the Conference Championship games were moved to the second playoff round and the Super Bowl became the league's championship game. However,

2500-415: Was the oldest quarterback ever to play in a championship game. His top target was Wells, who caught five passes for 108 yards and a touchdown. Unitas completed 11 of 30 passes for 245 yards and a touchdown. The Colts leading receiver was Hinton, who caught eight passes for 115 yards. Bubba Smith and Ray Hilton each had two sacks, along with Raiders defensive end Ben Davidson . This would turn out to be

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