National Football Conference East Division The NFC East is a division of the National Football League ' s National Football Conference . It currently has four members : the Philadelphia Eagles , the New York Giants , the Dallas Cowboys , and Washington Redskins . The division was formed in 1967 as the National Football League Capitol Division , keeping with the theme of having all of the league ' s divisions starting with the letter " C . " The division was so named because it was centered around the capital of the United States , Washington , DC . In 1967 and 1969 the teams in the NFL Capitol Division were Dallas , Philadelphia , Washington and the expansion New Orleans Saints , which had been replaced by the New York Giants for the 1968 season . Although the St . Louis Rams are geographically farther east than Dallas , the Cowboys remained in the NFC East and the Rams stayed in the NFC West because of long - standing rivalries : the Cowboys with all three other teams in the East , and the Rams with the San Francisco 49ers in the West . NFC East teams have a combined 19 NFC wins and eleven Super Bowl victories , the highest marks of any division in the NFL . Each of the current NFC East ' s four teams has won at least three NFL titles during their existence ; however , only Philadelphia has yet to win a championship in the Super Bowl era . Given the division members ' histories and intense rivalries such as the Cowboys – Redskins rivalry and Eagles – Giants rivalry ( indeed , the entire division is often seen as one singular 4 - team rivalry ) , many sports analysts and fans regard the NFC East as the toughest division in the NFL . In the early 1990s the division claimed four consecutive Super Bowl champions , as the Cowboys won two and the Giants and Redskins took one each , all against the Buffalo Bills ( those same three teams won seven out of ten Super Bowls , from 1987 – 1996 ) . ESPN ' s Chris Berman often calls this division the " NFC Patrick " due to its geographical similarity to the old Patrick Division of the National Hockey League NHL , now known as the Atlantic Division NHL Atlantic Division . The Eagles are the only division team to play in the central city of their market : All the AFC East teams also play in the suburbs . The only team not from either East division to do so is the Arizona Cardinals , a former NFC East team now playing in the West they originally played in the Phoenix , Arizona Phoenix suburb of Tempe , Arizona Tempe , but moved to another suburb , Glendale , Arizona Glendale , in 2006 . Division lineups . 1967 The Eastern Conference respectively divided into the Capitol and Century Divisions . Dallas , Philadelphia , and Washington moved in . Also , New Orleans Saints are enfranchised . 1968 New York moved in from Century Division , New Orleans moved to Century Division as well . 1969 New York moved back to Century Division , New Orleans moved back from Century Division as well . 1970 – 1987 The Capitol Division became National Football Conference ' s East division ( called " NFC East " ) . New Orleans moved to Coastal Division ( renamed National Football Conference ' s West division , or NFC West for short ) , moved in from Century Division ( renamed AFC Central ) are N . Y . Giants and St . Louis . 1988 – 1993 St . Louis moved to Phoenix . 1994 – 2001 Phoenix Cardinals renamed Arizona Cardinals . 2002 – present Arizona moved to NFC West in 2002 . Division champions . As NFC East . ! Season ! ! Team ! ! Record ! ! Playoff Results The Philadelphia Eagles remain the only team in the NFC East not to win a Super Bowl . The Cowboys lead with five , followed by the Redskins and Giants , tied with three . In overall NFL history , however , the Giants lead with seven league championships , followed by the Redskins and Cowboys with five each , then the Eagles with three . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > – A players ' strike in 1982 reduced the regular season to nine games . Thus , the league used a special 16 - team playoff tournament just for this year . Division standings were ignored . < br > Wild Card qualifiers . < nowiki > * * < / nowiki > – advanced to that season ' s NFC Championship Game ( the Cowboys lost to the Washington Redskins in 1972 and to the Philadelphia Eagles in 1980 ; the 1986 Redskins lost to the New York Giants ; and the 2008 Eagles lost to the Arizona Cardinals ) < br > < nowiki > * * * < / nowiki > – advanced to that season ' s Super Bowl < br > < nowiki > * * * * < / nowiki > – won that season ' s Super Bowl Total playoff berths . ! Team ! ! Division < br > Championships ! ! Playoff < br > Berths ! ! Super Bowl < br > Appearances ! ! Super Bowl < br > Wins