| 2023 CHAMPIONS | HALL OF FAME |
|---|---|
 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (4) |
 GREEN BAY PACKERS (13) |
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NFL) began in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association and was renamed in 1922. Four All-America Football Conference teams (San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Colts) joined in 1949. Between 1966-1969, the American Football League and NFL Champions met in the Super Bowl, before both leagues merged to form an expanded National Football League in 1970.
It currently has 32 teams with the Houston Texans joining in 2002. Teams are based in 30 US cities with two in Los Angeles (Chargers and Rams) and two teams representing New York but based in New Jersey (Giants and Jets). Each team is allocated college football players through the annual Draft held every April.
Remember the team helmets, above, are links to learn more about the NFL champions.
 |
TEAMS |
|---|
 |
|
| AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE | |
|---|---|
| EAST DIVISION | (1960-) |
| NORTH DIVISION | (1970-) |
| SOUTH DIVISION | (2002-) |
| WEST DIVISION | (1960-) |
 |
|
| NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE | |
| EAST DIVISION | (1967-) |
| NORTH DIVISION | (1967-) |
| SOUTH DIVISION | (2002-) |
| WEST DIVISION | (1967-) |
| PRE-1970 ALIGNMENT | |
| EASTERN CONFERENCE | (1933-1966) |
| Capitol Division | (1967-1969) |
| Century Division | (1967-1969) |
| WESTERN CONFERENCE | (1933-1966) |
| Central Division | (1967-1969) |
| Coastal Division | (1967-1969) |
| DEFUNCT TEAMS | |
 |
RECENT EXPANSION HISTORY
 | CAROLINA PANTHERS | 1995 |
 | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | 1995 |
 | Baltimore Ravens | 1996 |
 | Cleveland Browns | 1999 |
 | Houston Texans | 2002 |
British Football League
NFL teams are affiliated with the British Football League, which you can find out more by clicking here.
WHAT IS AMERICAN FOOTBALL?
American Football is played by teams of 11 players. The field is 100 yards long by 53 1/3 yards wide and has 10 yard end zones, compared to Canadian Football which is 110 yards long and 65 yards with 20 yard end zones. A team has 4 downs (not 3 like in Canadian Football) to make 10 yards/score or they lose the ball and where the Offence becomes the Defence.
PRIMARY LOGOS
 |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|
(1930-1952) |
(1953-1958) |
(1959-1968) |
 |
 |
 |
(1962-1984) |
(1984-2007) |
(2008-) |
I saw this awesome ride at the South Shields Ocean Beach Pleasure Park and, knowing me, I had to take some photos. Can you spot an obvious error on the helmets?
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |