that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and

the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major North American
professional sports leagues and the highest professional level of American football in the worthat
consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the
National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major North American professional
[5]
sports leagues and the highest professional level of American football in the world. Each NFL
season begins with a three-week preseason in August, followed by the 18-week regular season
which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having
one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, seven teams from each
conference (four division winners and three wild card teams) advance to the playoffs, a
single-elimination tournament that culminates in the Super Bowl, which is contested in February
and is played between the AFC and NFC conference champions. The league is headquartered in
New York City.
The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA)
before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. After initially
determining champions throto determine a champion between the best teams from the two
leagues and has remained as the final game of each NFL season since the merger was
[6]
completed in 1970. The NFL has the highest average attendance (67,591) of any professional
[7] [8]
sports league in the world and is the most popular sports league in the United States. The
Super Bowl is also among the biggest club sporting egals 23–20 in Super Bowl LVI on February
13, 2022, to mark the end of the 2021 season.
[5]
ld. Each NFL season begins with a three-week preseason in August, followed by the 18-week
regular season which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17
games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, seven teams
from each conference (four division winners and three wild card teams) advance to the playoffs,
a single-elimination tournament that culminates in the Super Bowl, which is contested in
February and is played between the AFC and NFC conference champions. The league is
headquartered in New York City.
The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA)
before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. After initially ce (NFC).
The NFL is one of the major North American professional sports leagues and the highest
[5]
professional level of American football in the world. Each NFL season begins with a three-week
preseason in August, followed by the 18-week regular season which runs from early September
to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having one bye week. Following the
conclusion of the regular season, seven teams from each conference (four division winners and
three wild card teams) advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament that culminates in
the Super Bowl, which is contested in February and is played between the AFC and NFC
[9]
conference champions. The league is headqts in the world, with the individual games
accounting for many of the most watched television programs in American hissburgh Steelers
are tied with the most Super Bowl victories at six each. The Los Angeles Rams are the reigning
league champions, as they defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20 in Super Bowl LVI on
February 13, 2022, to mark the end of the 2021 season.