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Mike Tomlin Clears Stance on Carson Wentz as Steelers HC Announces 4 Injury Setbacks

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NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets

Cowboys’ Jerry Jones Sends a Strong Message to George Pickens Amid CeeDee Lamb Injury

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NFL: Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys

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NFL: Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears

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Jaxson Dart and Russell Wilson

Texans Owners Urged to Fire DeMeco Ryans as Houston Struggles With Winless Start

Houston Texans’ winless start has fans calling for DeMeco Ryans’ job as frustration grows in Space City after a 0-3 start to the season.
NFL: Detroit Lions at Houston Texans

Wife Kelly Calls Out Rams’ Collapse in 3-Word Message as Matthew Stafford Addresses Eagles Loss

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NFL: Los Angeles Rams OTA

Dolphins Front Office to Make Drastic Move Against Mike McDaniel After Jets Clash, Claims Analyst

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NFL: Miami Dolphins Minicamp

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NFL: San Francisco 49ers at Miami Dolphins

Giants Veteran Demands Action From Brian Daboll as HC Refuses to Play Jaxson Dart

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NFL: New York Giants Training 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.

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