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The National Football League (NFL) is the premier professional American football league in the world, consisting of 32 teams divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). Founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association...

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Rules sourced from NFL — Official Playing Rules of the National Football League — last verified August 16, 2026

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