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teams
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), two teams representing New York but based in New Jersey (Giants and Jets) with Buffalo Bills the sole team to be based in New York State. Each team is allocated college football players through the annual Draft held every April.
NFL teams are affiliated with the fantasy football league British Football League as per the top 6 AFC and NFC teams at the end of each NFL season since the 2014 season.
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| AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE | |
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| EAST DIVISION | (1960-) |
| NORTH DIVISION | (1970-) |
| SOUTH DIVISION | (2002-) |
| WEST DIVISION | (1960-) |
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| 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 |