On January 14, 1996, the Cowboys won an NFC Championship Game shootout with Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers, 38-27, at Texas Stadium. The Cowboys advanced to their third Super Bowl in four seasons as Troy Aikman threw two touchdown passes to Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns.
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The Cowboys won the NFC East title with a 13-and-3 record during the 2016 regular season.
It was their second division title in three seasons. The Cowboys won the East in 2014 with a 12-and-4 record.
On January 4, 2015, they defeated the Detroit Lions, 24-20, in a wild-card playoff game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. They were eliminated a week later in a 26-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay.
The Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles have only faced off once in an NFC Championship Game. On January 11, 1981 at a frigid Veterans Stadium, the Eagles qualified for their first-ever Super Bowl appearance by defeating the Cowboys 20-7.It was the first of three consecutive losses in the conference title game for the Danny White-era Cowboys.