Who Plays NFL Football Games Today?
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Find out who’s playing NFL football today by checking out our schedule.
Introduction
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, and the highest professional level of American football in the world. NFL games are played on Sundays, with most games starting at 1:00 p.m. ET.
The National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, the highest professional level of American football in the world, the richest sporting league by revenue, and the sport’s governing body.
The 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). Its counterpart is the National Football Conference (NFC).
Both conferences are made up of 16 teams organized into four divisions. Two teams from each division make it to the AFC Playoffs, which culminate in the AFC Championship game to decide who goes to the Super Bowl. The current AFL teams are:
-Baltimore Ravens
-Buffalo Bills
-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
LA Chargers – moved from San Diego in 2017 -Pittsburgh Steelers -San Diego Chargers -Tennessee Titans
The National Football Conference
The National Football Conference (NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL), the largest professional American football league. This conference and its counterpart, the American Football Conference (AFC), currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL.
The NFC was created on June 4, 1970, following the merger of the AFL and NFL, and Their champion determines the winner of the NFC Championship Game, which is held at a pre-selected site during one of the final two weekends in January. This game is played at a neutral venue selected three to six weeks prior to Sunday’s game; hence, there are no permanent home sites for either team during this championship round. The first such game was held on January 10, 1971 at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas; it featured the Dallas Cowboys defeating the Minnesota Vikings by a score of 23 – 6 en route to their first Super Bowl appearance.
The most recent NFC champions are the Los Angeles Rams, who defeated the New Orleans Saints in the 2019 NFC Championship Game by a score of 26–23 in overtime.
Conclusion
Today’s NFL Football Game features the Seattle Seahawks playing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
