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Russell Wilson’s Honest Admission About Missing Ciara for Week After Pop Star Admitted Career Struggles

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49ers Reporter Discredits Kyle Shanahan’s Impact on Brock Purdy After Shocking Stats Surface

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Dan Quinn Admits Pete Carroll’s Impact on Coaching as Commanders HC Reveals Plans for Jayden Daniels

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NFL Rumors: Mike Tomlin to Sign 2,565-Yard Injury Prone WR as Steelers HC Deals With Coaching Dilemma

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Patrick Mahomes Shows Non-Verbal Support to Dallas Stars After $2B NHL Team Inches Closer to Stanley Cup

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Peyton Manning Reveals ‘Dangerous’ Routine With Brother Eli After Hilarious Tom Cruise Comparison

Peyton Manning hilariously compares himself and brother Eli Manning to Tom Cruise, ahead of the final instalment of Mission Impossible.
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After Revealing Family Shenanigans, Michael Irvin Delivers Special Message to Daughters

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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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