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Brian Schottenheimer Gets Major Update on Triple Injury Headaches After Ceedee Lamb Returns to Practice
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Mike Tomlin Gets Concerning Aaron Rodgers Update Before Icy Hot Bowl vs Joe Flacco, Per Insider
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Sean McDermott Urged to Address Josh Allen’s Glaring Weakness As Bills Get WR Trade Update
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Brian Schottenheimer Gets Positive Update After Jerry Jones Announced Cowboys’ Trade Plans
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Vikings Star Breaks Silence on Snubbing Nick Sirianni’s Eagles Before Week 7 Game
Vikings star breaks his silence on skipping Nick Sirianni’s Eagles, and called out media ahead of their Week 7 clash.
Dolphins Star Confirms Stance on Tua Tagovailoa Calling Out Locker Room After QB Owns Mistake
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Brian Callahan’s Firing Won’t Make a Difference, Says Ex-Pro Bowl DT as Titans Shortlist Multiple Coaches
Titans firing Brian Callahan doesn't change anything, as per an ex-NFLer. Besides this shocking stance, the Titans are looking for a new HC.
John Harbaugh’s Coaching Faces Mounting Pressure as Ravens HC Gets Firing Update
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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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