NFL

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.

American Football Conference (AFC)

East

• Buffalo Bills


• Miami Dolphins


• New England Patriots


• New York Jets

North

• Baltimore Ravens


• Cincinnati Bengals


• Cleveland Browns


• Pittsburgh Steelers

South

• Houston Texans


• Indianapolis Colts


• Jacksonville Jaguars


• Tennessee Titans

West

• Denver Broncos


• Kansas City Chiefs


• Las Vegas Raiders


• Los Angeles Chargers

National Football Conference (NFC)

East

• Dallas Cowboys


• New York Giants


• Philadelphia Eagles


• Washington Commanders

North

• Chicago Bears


• Detroit Lions


• Green Bay Packers


• Minnesota Vikings

South

• Atlanta Falcons


• Carolina Panthers


• New Orleans Saints


• Tampa Bay Buccaneers

West

• Arizona Cardinals


• Los Angeles Rams


• San Francisco 49ers


• Seattle Seahawks