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NFL: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions

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NFL: Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers

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Playing Till 45? Shannon Sharpe Feels This Could Stop Tom Brady From Making It Happen

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Kansas City Chiefs v Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Is Mightily Impressed With Dak Prescott at Training Camp

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NFL: Dallas Cowboys Training Camp

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Detroit Lions

So It Is About the Money? New Report Suggests Aaron Rodgers Is Asking for Some Serious Cash

Money talks, and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers reportedly has some serious demands for the upcoming NFL season.
NFL: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings

Mike Evans Had No Clue Tom Brady Was Playing With a Torn MCL During 2020 Super Bowl Run

The world was oblivious to the fact that Tom Brady played through 2020 with a torn MCL. It seems his teammates had no clue about it either.
NFL: Super Bowl LV-Kansas City Chiefs vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Highest-Rated Rookies on Madden 22 Revealed

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NFL: Jacksonville Jaguars Rookie Minicamp

‘He Was Trash’- Kansas City Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill Provides His Incredibly Candid First Impression of Patrick Mahomes

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VIDEO: Tom Brady Hasn’t Lost One Bit of His Throwing Accuracy Over the Offseason

Tom Brady might have won a record seventh Super Bowl, but that doesn't mean he isn't eyeing ring #8 in the 2021 NFL season.
NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Training Camp

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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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