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Steelers Legend Warns Owner on Mike Tomlin as Aaron Rodgers Desperation Threatens Coaching Job

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Patrick Mahomes Finally Answers Mom Randi’s Prayers for Cancer in Family, Makes Powerful Gesture

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Josh Allen Set to Triple Award Haul in Offseason After Downplaying NFL MVP Win

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Zac Taylor Has Already Decided Demetrius Knight’s Immediate Future in Defense, Says Bengals Insider

An Insider has laid out the plans of Zac Taylor following the newly signed linebacker Demetrius Knight's arrival in the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Patrick Mahomes’ Mom Makes Exciting Announcement on Thursday After Strong Decision

Patrick Mahomes' mom, Randi, transformed her life experience into a powerful role, announcing exciting news amid a tough decision.
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Mike Tomlin’s Gamble for Aaron Rodgers Earns Unimpressive Ranking After QB’s DK Metcalf Admission

Steelers get a poor ranking despite landing DK Metcalf, raising questions about Mike Tomlin’s gamble on Aaron Rodgers’ final act.
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Aaron Glenn Adopts Lions QB Blueprint for Justin Fields & Hope for Baker Mayfield-Style Comeback

Aaron Glenn is rewriting QB rehab narratives—this time, with helmet cams, Detroit blueprints, and Justin Fields as his comeback canvas.
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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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