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The American Professional Football Association is formed on September 17, 1920, at Canton, Ohio, with Jim Thorpe elected president. [1] The fourteen teams were mainly drawn from the Ohio League, Chicago Circuit, New York Pro Football League and other teams from the lower midwest.
Beginning with the 1933 season, the NFL featured a championship game, played between the winners of its two divisions.In this era, if there was a tie for first place in the division at the end of the regular season, a one-game playoff was used to determine the team that would represent their division in the NFL Championship Game.
Division/Conference champion NFL Championship Game Ref. Eastern Division (1933–1949) American Conference (1950–1952) Eastern Conference (1953–1959) Western Division (1933–1949) National Conference (1950–1952) Western Conference (1953–1959) Year Champion 1933: 10 New York Giants: Chicago Bears: 1933: Chicago Bears [22] 1934: 11 New ...
A look at each NFL team's record through the first two seasons of this decade
The most widespread fan base proved to be the Dallas Cowboys claiming 279 counties mainly across the Lone Star State, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Southeast New Mexico. Following in second place with 255 counties are reigning champions the Kansas City Chiefs, with the Minnesota Vikings ranking in third place for 231 counties.
The NFL made a key change to its playoff format ahead of the 2020 NFL season. No longer would just 12 teams make the postseason; 14 teams – seven from each conference – would make it in ...
[36] [37] On May 21, 2024, the NFL announced the NFL Source initiative, aimed at increasing the number of minority- and women-owned businesses that work with the league throughout the year. [38] NFL Source will be mandatory for teams that host major events, such as the Super Bowl and the NFL Draft, and their organizing committees, but will be ...
NFL division winners 2024. Only three NFL divisions have been clinched entering Sunday's Week 16. Below is a look at the division winners thus far: AFC. AFC East: Buffalo Bills (11-3)