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This timeline of the National Football League (NFL) tracks the history of each of the league's 32 current franchises from the early days of the league, through its merger with the American Football League (AFL). The history of franchises that began as independent teams, or as members of the Ohio League, New York Pro Football League, and other ...
The National Football League (NFL) was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) with ten teams from four states, all of whom existed in some form as participants of regional leagues in their respective territories. The league took on its current name in 1922. The NFL was the first professional football league to ...
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league 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 professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and the highest professional level of American ...
The team has major sponsorship deals with Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Miller Brewing Company, PNC Financial Services, United Airlines, Verizon, Xfinity, and Proven IT. [ 177 ] [ 178 ] The team was the first in the NFL to have a presenting sponsor , with the 2004 season advertised as "Bears Football presented by BankOne ".
This is a list of the active National Football League teams' all-time win, loss, tie, and winning percentage records. [1] The teams are listed by year each became active. Updated through Super Bowl LVIII (as of February 2024 [update] ).
The NFL forbids corporations, religious groups, governments, and non-profit organizations from owning stakes in teams. [38] The NFL requires a controlling owner to hold at minimum a 30% stake in the team and forbids ownership groups of over 24 people, or any publicly traded corporations from purchasing NFL teams; one team, the Green Bay Packers, is exempt from this under a grandfather clause ...
The Packers are the last of the "small-town teams" that were common in the NFL during the league's early days of the 1920s and 1930s. [16] Founded in 1919 by Earl "Curly" Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun, the franchise traces its lineage to other semi-professional teams in Green Bay dating back to 1896. Between 1919 and 1920, the Packers ...
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.