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Nick Sirianni Breaks Silence on 4th Down Calls After Eagles Stars Rescued HC Against Jaguars: “Have the Balls”

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Veteran Analyst Reveals Browns’ Stance on David Njoku and Za’Darius Smith Trade After Chargers Loss

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Patrick Mahomes Left Stunned as Calls Mount for Chiefs to Bring Back Former Player DeMarcus Robinson After Rams’ Win vs Seahawks

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Health Concerns for Struggling Terry Bradshaw on Live TV as Calls Mount for FOX to Retire NFL Legend During Sunday Night Football

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Los Angeles Rams OT Rob Havenstein injured his ankle while playing against Seattle Seahawks in the week 9 matchup
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Calls Mount for Nick Sirianni to Be Fired After Eagles HC Botched Decisions Against Jacksonville Jaguars

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Carmelo Anthony's latest appearance during the NFL season sparks funny comments thanks to the team's mixed-bag results
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Who Are Tyler Boyd’s Parents? All About Single Mom Tonya Payne and Dad Brian Boyd

Wide receiver Tyler Boyd is in his first year with the Tennessee Titans. Here's a little more about his family made him who he is today
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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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