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NFL: AFC Championship-Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs

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Aaron Rodgers Breaks Silence on Steelers QB Room After Warning Jets Before Season Opener

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NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars

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Syndication: Florida Times-Union

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Josh Allen Warns Bills Locker Room Against Lamar Jackson After Multiple Blows to Buffalo’s Defense

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Josh Allen – Lamar Jackson

Jameis Winston Told to Switch Sides After Brutal Reality Check as Brian Daboll Snubbed Giants QB

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NFL: New York Giants Minicamp

CJ Stroud Warns Locker Room vs Rams After Texans HC Gave Up On Burning Questions

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NFL: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears

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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.

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