At one point I read before the final decision for the 1970 realignment that the leagues were thinking of having one new conference include the AFL East and the NFL West. The other new conference would have included the NFL East and the AFL West.
After the Divisional playoffs, there is the Conference playoffs. After the Conference playoffs, there is the Super Bowl. The time in between is three (3) weeks.
They were in a league called the All-America Football Conference prior to joining the NFL. After the AFL/NFL merger, they were placed into the American Football Conference.
NFL teams play four interconference games per year. One division from the AFC plays one division from the NFC, cycling through all the divisions on a four-year rotation.
The Cleveland Browns were established in 1946, as a member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). They became an NFL team in 1950.
At one point I read before the final decision for the 1970 realignment that the leagues were thinking of having one new conference include the AFL East and the NFL West. The other new conference would have included the NFL East and the AFL West.
In 2002 the NFL realigned the league because of the addition of the Houston Texans. Prior to 2002, there were 31 teams in the NFL. With the addition of the Texans, there were now 32 teams. 16 teams in each conference, 4 teams per division, the NFL split up the league into the new order, trying to preserve as any regional and historical rivalries as possible.
American Football Conference of the NFL.
The Texans are in the AFC South...they are not ON any conference.
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After the Divisional playoffs, there is the Conference playoffs. After the Conference playoffs, there is the Super Bowl. The time in between is three (3) weeks.
The NFL has 2 conferences. The NFC (national football conference) and the AFC (American Football Conference) The AFC was created after the AFL (American Football league) disbanded and converged into the NFL in 1970
see secular realignment.
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They were in a league called the All-America Football Conference prior to joining the NFL. After the AFL/NFL merger, they were placed into the American Football Conference.