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Micah Parsons Reveals Jerry and Stephen Jones’ Silent Treatment in Shocking Packers Trade

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Matt LaFleur Drops ‘Rare’ Remark on Micah Parsons After Jerry Jones’ Playoff Boast

Micah Parsons and the franchise-altering decision by Jerry Jones that rewrites how we talk about defense in the NFL.
NFL: Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys

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Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald shows great confidence over the divisional rivals teams ahead of the 2025 season.
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49ers’ Biggest Weakness Revealed Before Season After Kyle Shanahan Regretted Brock Purdy Decision

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Dillon Gabriel’s Only Way to Be Browns QB1 Revealed After Kevin Stefanski Seals Shedeur Sanders’ Fate

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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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