What Does AFC and NFC Stand For in the NFL?
The American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC) are the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL).
American Football Conference
The American Football Conference (AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL), the highest professional level of American football in the world. The AFC was created after the NFL merged with the American Football League (AFL) in 1970. The conference currently consists of 16 teams, all of which are located in the United States.
History
The American Football Conference (AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL), the highest professional level of American football in the world. The AFC was created after the NFL merged with the American Football League (AFL), and its counterpart is the National Football Conference (NFC).
AFC teams are divided into two groups: East and West. The four teams in each division play each other twice during the regular season, once at home and once on the road, for a total of 16 games. The conference then holds a playoff tournament leading to the AFC Championship Game, where the conference’s champion emerges to face the NFC’s in the Super Bowl.
The most successful team in terms of Super Bowl wins is the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have won six times.
Teams
There are two conferences in the National Football League (NFL) — the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). AFC teams are located in the eastern and southern part of the United States, while NFC teams are located in the western and northern part of the country.
Each conference is divided into four divisions — East, West, North, and South. The AFC has 16 teams total, while the NFC has 14 teams. In each division, there are four teams.
The AFC team that wins their divisional playoff game goes on to play in the AFC Championship game against the team that wins their divisional playoff game from the other side of the conference. The NFC does the same thing. The winners of those games then advance to play in the Super Bowl.
AFC teams include:
-New England Patriots
-Buffalo Bills
-Miami Dolphins
-New York Jets
-Baltimore Ravens
-Cincinnati Bengals
-Cleveland Browns
-Pittsburgh Steelers
-Houston Texans
-Indianapolis Colts
-Jacksonville Jaguars
-Tennessee Titans
National Football Conference
The National Football Conference (NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL). The NFC was established in 1970 as part of the NFL’s merger with the American Football League (AFL). The NFC has 16 teams in total, with 8 in each division.
History
The National Football Conference (NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL), the highest professional level of American football in the world. This conference and its counterpart, the American Football Conference (AFC), currently contain 16 teams each, making up a total of 32 teams in the NFL.
The NFC was created as a result of a merger between the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League in 1970. As part of this merger, it was decided that each league would have an equal number of teams, and so the NFC was given 16 teams while the AFC kept its original 10 teams. Of these 16 NFC teams, 11 were from the original NFL while 5 came from the AFL.
The first NFC Championship Game was played following the 1970 NFL season, with the Dallas Cowboys defeating the Minnesota Vikings 17-14 to win the title. Since then, there have been a total of 52 NFC Championship Games played, with 27 different franchises winning at least one title. The most recent NFC Champions are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who defeating the Green Bay Packers 31-26 in 2020.
Teams
The National Football Conference (NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL). Founded in 1970, the NFC is made up of 16 teams, eight of which are in the Eastern United States and eight in the Western United States.
AFC vs. NFC
The AFC and NFC are the two conferences of the NFL. Each conference has 16 teams, divided into four divisions. The AFC consists of the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers and Tennessee Titans. The NFC includes the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers ,Minnesota Vikings ,New Orleans Saints ,New York Giants ,Philadelphia Eagles ,San Francisco 49ers ,Seattle Seahawks and St. Louis Rams.
