'NFL' redirects here. For other leagues of the same name, see. For other uses, see. National Football League Current season, competition or edition: Formerly American Professional Football Conference (1920) American Professional Football Association (1920–1921) Sport Founded August 20, 1920; 97 years ago ( 1920-08-20) Inaugural season Commissioner No.

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Of teams Country United States Headquarters Most recent champion(s) (5th title) Most titles (13 titles) TV partner(s) Official website The National Football League ( NFL) is a professional consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the (NFC) and the (AFC). The NFL is one of the four in North America, and the highest professional level of American football in the world. The NFL's runs from early September to late December, with each team playing 16 games and having one.

Following the conclusion of the regular season, six teams from each conference (four division winners and two wild card teams) advance to the, a culminating in the, which is usually held in the first Sunday in February, and is played between the champions of the NFC and AFC. The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the. The NFL with the (AFL) in 1966, and the was held at the end of that season; the merger was completed in 1970. Departure Lounge Out Here Rapidshare Library.

Today, the NFL has the highest average attendance (67,591) of any professional sports league in the world and is the most popular sports league in the United States. The Super Bowl is among the biggest club sporting events in the world and individual Super Bowl games account for many of the most watched television programs in American history, all occupying the Nielsen's Top 5 tally of the all-time most watched U.S. Television broadcasts by 2015.

The NFL's is the commissioner, who has broad authority in governing the league. The team with the most NFL championships is the with thirteen (nine NFL titles before the Super Bowl era, and four Super Bowl championships afterwards); the team with the most Super Bowl championships is the with six. The current NFL champions are the, who defeated the 34–28 in. Main article: Founding and history On August 20, 1920, a meeting was held by representatives of the,,, and at the Jordan and auto showroom in.

This meeting resulted in the formation of the American Professional Football Conference (APFC), a group who, according to the Canton Evening Repository, intended to 'raise the standard of professional football in every way possible, to eliminate bidding for players between rival clubs and to secure cooperation in the formation of schedules'. Another meeting held on September 17, 1920 resulted in the renaming of the league to the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The league hired as its first president, and consisted of 14 teams.