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The NFL consists of 32 teams divided into two conferences of 16 teams each. Each conference is divided into four divisions of four teams each. During the regular season, each team is allowed a maximum of 55 players on its roster; only 48 of these may be active (eligible to play) on game days. [49]
The 1953 season saw a renaming of the league's two conferences, with the American Conference renamed the Eastern Conference and the National Conference renamed the Western Conference. A second and distinct Baltimore Colts team was enfranchised from the remains of the Dallas Texans.
The NFL officially counts and includes the statistical records logged by teams that played in the American Football League (AFL) as part of NFL history. Therefore, these teams' pre-merger win–loss records are accounted for. However, the NFL does not officially count All-America Football Conference statistics, despite the 1950 NFL–AAFC ...
The NFC and its counterpart, the American Football Conference (AFC), each have 16 teams organized into four divisions. Both conferences were created as part of the 1970 NFL merger with the rival American Football League (AFL). All ten of the former AFL teams and three NFL teams formed the AFC while the remaining thirteen NFL clubs formed the NFC.
The New England Patriots have appeared in the Super Bowl 11 times, the most of any NFL team. The San Francisco 49ers , Denver Broncos , Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys are tied for the ...
The following are lists of current National Football League (NFL) team rosters: For American Football Conference (AFC) rosters please see List of current AFC team rosters . For National Football Conference (NFC) rosters please see List of current NFC team rosters .
Two NFL teams will have byes in the first round of the NFL playoffs. ... NFL conference championship round. Sunday, Jan. 26. NFC championship game: 3 p.m. AFC championship game: 6:30 p.m.
In 1970, the leagues fully merged under the name National Football League and divided into two conferences of an equal number of teams. Since the pre-merger NFL had six more teams than the AFL, three NFL teams – the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, and Baltimore Colts – moved to the AFC, the conference containing the AFL teams.