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In 1921 the organization changed its name to the National Football League, and popular early franchises included the Providence Steam Rollers, Framingham Lion Tamers, and the LaRue, Ohio Oolong Indians, which was a team comprising Native Americans.

Today, the NFL boasts 32 teams divided into two conferences — the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).  Each conference is then further divided into four divisions — east, west, north and south.  Each division includes four teams.

The NFL season lasts 17 weeks between the months of September and December, and during those 17 weeks each team plays a total of 16 games.  At the end of this regular season, six teams from each conference — a total of 12 — have earned the right to play in the NFL playoffs.  The playoffs are single elimination, and end with two teams — one from each conference — that play in the Super Bowl, which is the NFL championship.

It is evident that America supports its football teams, as spectators arrive in droves to watch their favorite teams compete.  In fact, the NFL has the highest per-game attendance of all the United States professional sports leagues.  Each game enjoys, on average, more than 60,000 spectators.

National Football League (NFL) Teams

• National Football League Teams
  
  AFC football teams and NFC football teams.  Official NFL site.
  www.NFL.com/teams/

AFC Teams:

1. Baltimore Ravens
   
   www.BaltimoreRavens.com
2. Buffalo Bills
   
   www.BuffaloBills.com
3. Cincinnati Bengals
   
   www.Bengals.com
4. Cleveland Browns
   
   www.ClevelandBrowns.com
5. Denver Broncos
   
   www.DenverBroncos.com
6. Houston Texans
   
   www.HoustonTexans.com
7. Indianapolis Colts
   
   www.Colts.com
8. Jacksonville Jaguars
   
   www.Jaguars.com
9. Kansas City Chiefs
   
   www.KCChiefs.com
10. Miami Dolphins
    
    www.MiamiDolphins.com
11. New England Patriots
    
    www.Patriots.com
12. New York Jets
    
    www.NewYorkJets.com
13. Oakland Raiders
    
    www.Raiders.com
14. Pittsburgh Steelers
    
    www.Steelers.com
15. San Diego Chargers
    
    www.Chargers.com
16. Tennessee Titans
    
    www.TitansOnline.com

NFC Teams:

1. Arizona Cardinals
   
   www.AZCardinals.com
2. Atlanta Falcons
   
   www.AtlantaFalcons.com
3. Carolina Panthers
   
   www.Panthers.com
4. Chicago Bears
   
   www.ChicagoBears.com
5. Dallas Cowboys
   
   www.DallasCowboys.com
6. Detroit Lions
   
   www.DetroitLions.com
7. Green Bay Packers
   
   www.Packers.com
8. Minnesota Vikings
   
   www.Vikings.com
9. New Orleans Saints
   
   www.NewOrleansSaints.com
10. New York Giants
    
    www.Giants.com
11. Philadelphia Eagles
    
    www.PhiladelphiaEagles.com
12. San Francisco 49ers
    
    www.SF49ers.com
13. Seattle Seahawks
    
    www.Seahawks.com
14. St. Louis Rams
    
    www.StLouisRams.com
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    
    www.Buccaneers.com
16. Washington Redskins
    
    www.Redskins.com

NFL Football Teams - Football Team Names