There were 26 NFL teams in the 1970 season. Here were the divisions:
AFC East: Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, Boston Patriots
AFC Central: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns( Prior to move to Baltimore), Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Oilers (prior to move to Tennessee)
AFC West: Oakland Raiders, KC Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos
NFC East: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals (prior to move to Phoenix, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles
NFC Central: Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears
NFC West: San Fransisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams (prior to move to St. Louis), Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints
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There were a total of 31 teams in the NFL in the year 2000. It expanded to 32 in 2002 when the Houston Texans joined the league.