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NFL Basics
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 divided into four quarters, each lasting 15 minutes.
What is the NFL?
The National Football League (NFL) is the top professional American football league in the United States, and is also one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America. It was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself as the National Football League for the 1922 season.
The NFL consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL playoff system ranks teams based on their regular-season record, with the team with the best record usually receiving home-field advantage. Six teams from each conference make it to the playoffs: four division winners, and two ‘wild card’ teams (the two remaining best teams from each conference). These eight teams then compete in a single-elimination tournament, culminating in the annual Super Bowl championship game.
The NFL has been one of the most successful sports leagues of all time: it is currently America’s richest sports league, generating more than $9 billion in revenue per year. It is also one of America’s most watched television programs, with an estimated average audience of over 110 million viewers per week during the regular season.
How many teams are in the NFL?
As of the 2020 season, there are 32 teams in the NFL. These teams are divided into two conferences: the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). Each conference is made up of four divisions: East, West, North, and South.
What are the teams in the NFL?
There are a total of 32 teams in the NFL, which is split evenly between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). Each conference is then further split into four divisions: East, West, North, and South. Within each division, there are four teams. So, in total, there are 16 teams in each conference.
The NFL Season
When does the NFL season start?
The National Football League (NFL) regular season begins on the weekend following the Labor Day holiday (usually the first Sunday in September). After 16 weeks, ten teams from each conference advance to the playoffs. The NFL postseason culminates with the playing of the Super Bowl, currently scheduled for early February.
How long is the NFL season?
The NFL regular season typically starts in September and runs through early January. playoffs follow, culminating in the Super Bowl in February.
What happens during the NFL season?
The National Football League (NFL) regular season typically begins in early September and ends in late December or early January. During the season, each team plays 16 games, eight at home and eight away. There are four preseason games and four post-season games, which are not included in the 16 regular-season games.
The NFL Playoffs
The NFL Playoffs are in full swing and there are some great match-ups today. In the first game, the Indianapolis Colts will take on the Houston Texans. This should be a great game as both teams are evenly matched. The second game features the New Orleans Saints taking on the Minnesota Vikings. This should be a great game as well as the Vikings are coming off a big win against the Green Bay Packers.
When do the NFL playoffs start?
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the National Football League (NFL) champion. Six teams from each of the league’s two conferences qualify for the playoffs. Even though seedings are used to fairly match up the teams, depending on when a team earned its playoff berth (i.e., by winning its division or by having a Wild Card berth), it is possible for two division rivals to meet in the conference semifinals, or even in the conference championship game.
The playoffs begin on Wild Card Weekend, when all four wild card teams play. The winners advance to Divisional Playoff Weekend, when they face off against the top seeds in their respective conferences. The divisional playoff winners then advance to their respective conference championship games, with the winners ultimately advancing to Super Bowl Sunday, when they compete for the Lombardi Trophy and the title of NFL champion.
How long do the NFL playoffs last?
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the NFL champion. From 1933 to 1966, the NFL postseason generally only consisted of the NFL Championship Game, pitting the league’s two division winners (who would normally play each other in the last game of the regular season) against each other. In 1967, the NFL split into two separate divisions (the Eastern and Western divisions) with four teams in each division. This led to the first ever AFL-NFL World Championship Game, which was later called Super Bowl I and was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
What teams are in the NFL playoffs?
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the NFL champion. From 1933 to 1966, the NFL postseason generally only consisted of the NFL Championship Game, pitting the league’s two division winners (who nominally met in a best-of-three series of games). Since 1967, when the NFL merged with the American Football League (AFL), the league has used a four-team bracket to determine its champion.
Currently, only four teams qualify for the tournament. However, this may increase to seven teams in future seasons, as a proposed expansion plan would give a first-round bye to the team with the best record in each conference. The four qualifiers from each conference are then seeded according to their overall won-loss record, with the division winners always receiving seeds 1 and 2.
The first round of the playoffs is commonly referred to as “wild card weekend”, as it features two games in each conference between lower-seeded teams that nevertheless qualified for postseason play. In each conference, only one team receives a bye in this round—the team with the best regular-season record among all remaining playoff contenders. The two wild card teams in each conference then play each other in the opening weekend of the playoffs.
The winners of those Wild Card games advance to play against one of the top three seeds in their respective conferences (who all received byes into this round) in what is popularly known as “Divisional Playoffs weekend”. The Divisional Playoffs consist solely of intra-conference matchups, pitting one division winner against another. The two surviving teams from Divisional Playoff weekend then meet in their respective conference’s championship game—the AFC Championship Game for those clubs belonging to that Conference who qualified via winning their respective AFC divisions; and likewise for those clubs belonging tothe NFC and that Conference’s divisions—with a berth in Super Bowl LII on line for those victorious clubs.
The Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the biggest and most important American football game of the year. It is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game is played between the winner of the NFL’s American Football Conference (AFC) and the winner of the National Football Conference (NFC). The winner of the Super Bowl is crowned the World Champion of American football.
When is the Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl is the biggest and most important American football game of the year. It is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game is usually played on the first Sunday in February and determines who is the champion of the NFL for that year.
How long is the Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl is the biggest and most important American football game of the year. It is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game is played between the winning teams from the NFL’s two conferences, the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The winner of the Super Bowl receives the Lombardi Trophy, named after legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi.
What teams are in the Super Bowl?
The New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams will face off in the 2019 Super Bowl on Sunday, February 3. The Patriots are seeking their sixth Lombardi Trophy, while the Rams are looking for their second.
