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NFL: Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers

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NFL: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans

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NFL: Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints

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NFL: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals

‘Tough to Watch’ – Image of Patrick Mahomes Running for Cover in Super Bowl LV Still Haunts Former Chiefs LT Eric Fisher

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NFL: Super Bowl LV-Kansas City Chiefs vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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NFL: Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders

FOX Reveals They Have an ‘Unscripted Series’ With Tom Brady in the Pipeline

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NFL: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Former NFL Player Explains What Options the Packers Have if Aaron Rodgers Doesn’t Return

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NFL: NFC Divisional Round-Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers

Former NFL Star Explains Why Aaron Rodgers Situation is Different to Brett Favre in Green Bay

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NFL: NFC Divisional Round-Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers

NFL Analyst Explains Why Dak Prescott Isn’t a Cause For Concern for Dallas Cowboys

NFL analyst Jane Slater spoke about the rumblings she has heard about Dak Prescott coming from the Dallas Cowboys camp.
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History

In August 1920, representatives from four states: Akron, Canton, Cleveland, and Dayton, held a meeting and formed the American Professional Football Conference (APFC) to improve footballing standards in the country. A month later, they formed the American Professional Football Association (APFA) and played a league with 14 teams. In 1922, they changed the name to the National Football League (NFL).

In 1960, a new professional league, the American Football League (AFL) started as a competition against the NFL. After six years, in 1966, the two leagues announced a merger that would take effect in 1970. During the four years between the announcement and the actual merger, the leagues started playing a Championship game which was called The Super Bowl. Since then, the two leagues have been recognized as two separate conferences within the same league, the NFL.

Participating teams

There are 32 teams in the NFL divided equally into two conferences: National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). Each conference is further divided into 4 divisions: East, North, South, and West, with each division containing four teams.

American Football Conference (AFC)

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