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| − | The '''National Football League''' ( | + | The '''National Football League''' (NFL), is composed of 32 professional football teams from the United States. The NFL was orginally formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association but in 1922 it officially adopted the name of the National Football League as it is today. The current commissioner of the NFL is [[Roger Goodell]]. |
| − | ==Teams== | + | Teams play sixteen regular season games. Twelve teams qualify to the playoffs, which culminates in the NFL's championship game, the Super Bowl. The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears in the 2007 Super Bowl. |
| − | === | + | |
| + | ==List of Teams== | ||
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| + | === American Football Conference === | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== East Division ===== | ||
| + | *[[Buffalo Bills]] | ||
*[[Miami Dolphins]] | *[[Miami Dolphins]] | ||
| + | *[[New England Patriots]] | ||
*[[New York Jets]] | *[[New York Jets]] | ||
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ===== North Division ===== | |
| − | === | ||
*[[Baltimore Ravens]] | *[[Baltimore Ravens]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Cincinatti Bengals]] |
*[[Cleveland Browns]] | *[[Cleveland Browns]] | ||
*[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] | *[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] | ||
| − | === | + | |
| + | ===== South Dvision ===== | ||
*[[Houston Texans]] | *[[Houston Texans]] | ||
*[[Indianapolis Colts]] | *[[Indianapolis Colts]] | ||
*[[Jacksonville Jaguars]] | *[[Jacksonville Jaguars]] | ||
*[[Tennessee Titans]] | *[[Tennessee Titans]] | ||
| − | === | + | |
| + | ===== West Division ===== | ||
*[[Denver Broncos]] | *[[Denver Broncos]] | ||
*[[Kansas City Chiefs]] | *[[Kansas City Chiefs]] | ||
*[[Oakland Raiders]] | *[[Oakland Raiders]] | ||
*[[San Diego Chargers]] | *[[San Diego Chargers]] | ||
| − | === | + | |
| + | |||
| + | === National Football Conference === | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== East Division ===== | ||
*[[Dallas Cowboys]] | *[[Dallas Cowboys]] | ||
*[[New York Giants]] | *[[New York Giants]] | ||
*[[Philadelphia Eagles]] | *[[Philadelphia Eagles]] | ||
*[[Washington Redskins]] | *[[Washington Redskins]] | ||
| − | === | + | |
| + | ===== North Division ===== | ||
*[[Chicago Bears]] | *[[Chicago Bears]] | ||
*[[Detroit Lions]] | *[[Detroit Lions]] | ||
*[[Green Bay Packers]] | *[[Green Bay Packers]] | ||
*[[Minnesota Vikings]] | *[[Minnesota Vikings]] | ||
| − | === | + | |
| + | ===== South Division ===== | ||
*[[Atlanta Falcons]] | *[[Atlanta Falcons]] | ||
*[[Carolina Panthers]] | *[[Carolina Panthers]] | ||
*[[New Orleans Saints]] | *[[New Orleans Saints]] | ||
*[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] | *[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] | ||
| − | === | + | |
| + | ===== West Division ===== | ||
*[[Arizona Cardinals]] | *[[Arizona Cardinals]] | ||
*[[St. Louis Rams]] | *[[St. Louis Rams]] | ||
*[[San Francisco 49ers]] | *[[San Francisco 49ers]] | ||
*[[Seattle Seahawks]] | *[[Seattle Seahawks]] | ||
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[[Category:Sports]] | [[Category:Sports]] | ||
Revision as of 22:09, April 26, 2007
The National Football League (NFL), is composed of 32 professional football teams from the United States. The NFL was orginally formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association but in 1922 it officially adopted the name of the National Football League as it is today. The current commissioner of the NFL is Roger Goodell.
Teams play sixteen regular season games. Twelve teams qualify to the playoffs, which culminates in the NFL's championship game, the Super Bowl. The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears in the 2007 Super Bowl.
List of Teams
American Football Conference
East Division
North Division
South Dvision
West Division