Difference between revisions of "National Football League"

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NFL quarterback Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts attempts a pass at the 2007 Pro Bowl.

The National Football League (NFL), is composed of 32 professional football teams from the United States. Teams play sixteen regular season games. Twelve teams qualify to the playoffs, which culminates in the NFL's championship game, the Super Bowl.

History

The NFL was originally 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. In 1960, Kansas City businessman Lamar Hunt founded the American Football League (AFL) to be a competitor to the NFL. By 1970, the two leagues merged with the original NFL teams becoming the National Football Conference and the AFL teams becoming the American Football Conference.

List of Teams

American Football Conference

East Division	North Division	South Division	West Devision
Buffalo Bills	Baltimore Ravens	Houston Texans	Denver Broncos
Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Indianapolis Colts	Kansas City Chiefs
New England Patriots	Cleveland Browns	Jacksonville Jaguars	Oakland Raiders
New York Jets	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tennessee Titans	San Diego Chargers

National Football Conference

East Division	North Division	South Division	West Division
Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	Atlanta Falcons	Arizona Cardinals
New York Giants	Detroit Lions	Carolina Panthers	St. Louis Rams
Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	New Orleans Saints	San Francisco 49ers
Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Seattle Seahawks

External links

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 === American Football Conference ===
+{| border=1
-===== East Division =====
+!East Division !! North Division !! South Division !! West Devision
-*[[Buffalo Bills]]
+|-
-*[[Miami Dolphins]]
+|[[Buffalo Bills]] || [[Baltimore Ravens]] || [[Houston Texans]] || [[Denver Broncos]]
-*[[New England Patriots]]
+|-
-*[[New York Jets]]
+|[[Miami Dolphins]] || [[Cincinnati Bengals]] || [[Indianapolis Colts]] || [[Kansas City Chiefs]]
+|-
-===== North Division =====
+|[[New England Patriots]] || [[Cleveland Browns]] || [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] || [[Oakland Raiders]]
-*[[Baltimore Ravens]]
+|-
-*[[Cincinnati Bengals]]
+|[[New York Jets]] || [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] || [[Tennessee Titans]] || [[San Diego Chargers]]
-*[[Cleveland Browns]]
+|}
-*[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
-===== South Division =====
-*[[Houston Texans]]
-*[[Indianapolis Colts]]
-*[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
-*[[Tennessee Titans]]
-===== West Division =====
-*[[Denver Broncos]]
-*[[Kansas City Chiefs]]
-*[[Oakland Raiders]]
-*[[San Diego Chargers]]
 === National Football Conference ===
+{| border=1
-===== East Division =====
+!East Division !! North Division !! South Division !! West Division
-*[[Dallas Cowboys]]
+|-
-*[[New York Giants]]
+|[[Dallas Cowboys]] || [[Chicago Bears]] || [[Atlanta Falcons]] || [[Arizona Cardinals]]
-*[[Philadelphia Eagles]]
+|-
-*[[Washington Redskins]]
+|[[New York Giants]] || [[Detroit Lions]] || [[Carolina Panthers]] || [[St. Louis Rams]]
+|-
-===== North Division =====
+|[[Philadelphia Eagles]] || [[Green Bay Packers]] || [[New Orleans Saints]] || [[San Francisco 49ers]]
-*[[Chicago Bears]]
+|-
-*[[Detroit Lions]]
+|[[Washington Redskins]] || [[Minnesota Vikings]] || [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] || [[Seattle Seahawks]]
-*[[Green Bay Packers]]
+|}
-*[[Minnesota Vikings]]
-===== South Division =====
-*[[Atlanta Falcons]]
-*[[Carolina Panthers]]
-*[[New Orleans Saints]]
-*[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
-===== West Division =====
-*[[Arizona Cardinals]]
-*[[St. Louis Rams]]
-*[[San Francisco 49ers]]
-*[[Seattle Seahawks]]
 == External links ==