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As a result, the league dropped from 22 to 12 teams, and a majority of the remaining teams were centered around the East Coast instead of the Midwest, where the NFL had started. The New York Yankees were added from the American Football League (AFL I) and the Cleveland Bulldogs returned.
Cities that hosted NFL teams in the 1920s and 1930s. Cities that still have NFL teams from that era are in black, while other cities are in red. Only teams that played more than ten games in the NFL are included. In league meetings prior to the 1933 season, three new teams, the Pirates, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Eagles, were admitted to the NFL.
Early championships between 1920 and 1932 were awarded to the team with the best won-lost record, initially rather haphazardly, as some teams played more or fewer games than others, or scheduled games against non-league, amateur or collegiate teams; this led to the 1920 title being determined during a league meeting after the season, [3] the 1921 title being decided on a controversial ...
The last hurrah before entering the sixth decade of existence, this year's game has some history on the line as the Kansas City Chiefs look to be the first team to win three straight Super Bowls.
According to Forbes, the Dallas Cowboys, at approximately US$8 billion, are the most valuable NFL franchise and the most valuable sports team in the world. [52] Of the 32 NFL teams, 26 rank among the top 50 most valuable sports teams in the world; [8] and 16 of the NFL's owners are listed on the Forbes 400, the most of any sports league or ...
The most important factor of the merger was that all ten AFL teams joined the NFL in 1970, while all AFL Championship Games and records are included in NFL record books. The former NFL Championship Game became the NFC Championship Game, while the former AFL Championship Game became the AFC Championship Game. The NFL lists the old AFL/NFL ...
The National Football League (NFL) All-Decade Teams are honorary teams named by members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee. NFL All-Decade Teams include: NFL 1920s All-Decade Team; NFL 1930s All-Decade Team; NFL 1940s All-Decade Team; NFL 1950s All-Decade Team; NFL 1960s All-Decade Team; NFL 1970s All-Decade Team; NFL 1980s ...
Ownership history: He inherited the team after his father's death in 1991, but his dad, Paul, didn't own the majority—in 2011, Mike purchased an additional 30% of the team's shares for $200 ...