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Taylor Swift may see Travis Kelce as the sweetest guy, but she’s not the only one who thinks so about the Chiefs' tight end.
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Kevin O’Connell & Vikings Want to Sign 2X Pro-Bowl WR With JJ McCarthy Running Out of Options

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Forced to Sacrifice in Cancer Battle, Michael Strahan’s Daughter Isabella Finally Gets Back to Old Habits

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Terry McLaurin’s Options Slowly Fade Away After Dan Quinn’s Commanders Clear Trade Stance

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Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes’ Efforts Fail as Kansas City Suffers Worrying Crisis

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Jerry Jones to Give Up On Micah Parsons as Cowboys Star Labeled ‘Overpaid & Overhyped’

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Texans HC Confirms Nick Caley’s Fate After CJ Stroud’s Blunt Assessment of OC

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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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