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NCAA, College League, USA Football: Western Michigan at Ohio State Sep 7, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes

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NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers

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NFL: Washington Commanders at Los Angeles Chargers

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NFL: Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Kansas City Analyst Calls Out Chiefs Coach for Blaming Young Players as Patrick Mahomes Issues Reality Check

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NFL: Super Bowl LIX-Kansas City Chiefs at Philadelphia Eagles

Kyle Shanahan Reveals How He Wanted Dad Mike to Sign 49ers Legend Steve Young for the Broncos

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Kyle Shanahan (49ers)

Kirk Cousins Breaks Down the Crucial Play That Saved the Game for Falcons Against Buccaneers

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ATLANTA, GA – NOVEMBER 03: Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins 18 after the Sunday afternoon NFL, American Football

Browns OC Tommy Rees Makes Immediate Announcement on Future as Michigan Shows Interest For HC Role

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NFL: Cleveland Browns Minicamp

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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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