It’s Been a Minute

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July 9, 2025

By Noonefromtampa

So, a big question this offseason has been “Is this the year a team repeats as NFC East Division champs?” – mainly because of how good the Eagles were last season.

It has been twenty years since a team repeated as NFC East champs. The last time was in 2004 when the Eagles completed a four year run as NFC East Champs (2001-2004). The last time the remainder of the teams in the division accomplished this were:

  • Cowboys in 1996 (Champs from 1992-1996)
  • Giants in the 1989-1990 seasons
  • Washington in 1984 (Champs from 1982-1984)

Washington fans were excited by the fact that the team reached the NFC Championship game in 2024, even though they eventually lost to the Eagles. That was the first appearance in an NFC Championship game since 1991, when they checked all the boxes – last NFC Championship, last Super Bowl appearance, last Super Bowl win.

1992 was the last time Washington made the playoffs in consecutive years (1990-1992). They will have the chance to reset that this year if they can return to the playoffs.

Washington also won multiple playoff games this year for the first time since 1991. The last time Washington won multiple playoff games in consecutive years was during the 1986-1987 seasons.

When Dan Snyder took over as owner playoff appearances became rare, with only 6 in 26 years. By contrast, the Steelers made the playoffs 15 times and won two Super Bowls in the same timeframe.

At the player level, let’s take a look at some high-water marks for players. Key season markers for players in a season include:

  • Last 1,000-yard receiver – Terry McLaurin in 2024 with 1,096 yards
  • Last 100-catch receiver – Pierre Garcon in 2013 with 113 receptions
  • Last 1,000-yard rusher – Antonio Gibson in 2021 with 1,037 yards
  • Last 4,000-yard passer – Kirk Cousins in 2017 with 4,093 yards
  • Last player with 8 or more interceptions – Barry Wilburn in 1987 with 9 interceptions
  • Last player with 12 or more sacks – Ryan Kerrigan in 2018 with 13 sacks
  • Last player with 15 or more touchdowns – Stephen Davis in 1999 with 17 touchdowns

Most of the marks have been set this century, which is good news.

For reference, here are the franchise leader season marks:

Will a player hit one of these goals or even set a record this season? We will find out this fall.

Sources: pro-football-reference.com, footballdb.com