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Josh Allen Suffers Major Disrespect in Top 100 Rankings After Bills QB Saw No Value in NFL MVP

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John Harbaugh’s Ravens in Elite Company After $6M Decision as HC Breaks Silence on New Star

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Brian Daboll Breaks Silence on Malik Nabers After Doctor Raises Red Flag for Russell Wilson’s Top Target

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Retired Rival Ditches Loyalty for Aaron Glenn With 1 Exception, Issues Huge Jets Prediction

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Cowboys Legend Jimmy Johnson Finally Chases Dream Career With New Documentary Reveal

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Jason Kelce Begs to ‘Stop the Madness’ After Controversial Travis Kelce Tattoo

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Bengals Front Office Ignores Joe Burrow’s Demand With Trey Hendrickson Contract Offer, Says Insider

Days after the Bengals faced protest from a rookie over his contract, it is now being reported that they have started talks with Hendrickson.
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Lamar Jackson Finally Names Who to Blame for Ravens’ Playoff Loss to Bills With Strong Message

With last season's defeats fresh in his mind, Lamar Jackson identifies the problem they need to work on this new season.
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Chiefs Announce Major Patrick Mahomes Year 9 Change as QB Has a Self Realization

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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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