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“Pat Had Kelce and I Was Jealous”: Patrick Mahomes Had a Major Role in His Kansas City Chiefs Exit, Jokes Tyreek Hill

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“Thanks for Sticking With Us”: ‘Grateful’ Aaron Rodgers Surprises Jets Fan With Amazing Offer

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“Been a Long 77 Days”: Aaron Rodgers Gets Real on NY Jets Return, Posts Picture

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Injured Aaron Rodgers Reveals He isn’t ‘Healthy Enough To Play At This Point’ Amid December 24 Comeback Rumors

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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.

American Football Conference (AFC)