On June 24, 1922, the APFA changed its name to the National Football League (NFL). The following season resulted in the Chicago Staleys controversially winning the title over the Buffalo All-Americans. On October 3, 1920, the first full week of league play occurred. The first event occurred on September 26, 1920, when the Rock Island Independents defeated the non-league St. The Akron Pros won the first APFA (NFL) Championship in 1920.Īlthough the league did not maintain official standings for its 1920 inaugural season and teams played schedules that included non-league opponents, the APFA awarded the Akron Pros the championship by virtue of their 8–0–3 record. Only two of these teams, the Decatur Staleys (now the Chicago Bears) and the Chicago Cardinals (now the Arizona Cardinals), remain in the NFL. The Massillon Tigers from Massillon, Ohio was also at the September 17 meeting, but did not field a team in 1920. The league elected Jim Thorpe as its first president, and consisted of 14 teams (the Buffalo All-Americans, Chicago Tigers, Columbus Panhandles and Detroit Heralds joined the league during the year). The league was renamed to the American Professional Football Association (APFA). Īnother meeting was held on September 17, 1920, with representatives from teams from four states: Akron, Canton, Cleveland, and Dayton from Ohio the Hammond Pros and Muncie Flyers from Indiana the Rochester Jeffersons from New York and the Rock Island Independents, Decatur Staleys, and Racine (Chicago) Cardinals from Illinois.
This meeting resulted in the formation of the American Professional Football Conference (APFC), a group who, according to the Canton Evening Repository, intended to "raise the standard of professional football in every way possible, to eliminate bidding for players between rival clubs and to secure cooperation in the formation of schedules". On August 20, 1920, a meeting was held by representatives of the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, and Dayton Triangles at the Jordan and Hupmobile auto showroom in Canton, Ohio. Main articles: History of the National Football League and History of American football Founding and history The Los Angeles Rams are the reigning Super Bowl champions, as they defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20 in Super Bowl LVI. Since the creation of the Super Bowl, the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers have the most Super Bowl victories at six each. The Green Bay Packers hold the most combined NFL championships with thirteen, winning nine titles before the Super Bowl era and four Super Bowls afterwards. The NFL is the wealthiest professional sports league by revenue and the sports league with the most valuable teams. The Super Bowl is also among the biggest club sporting events in the world, with the individual games accounting for many of the most watched television programs in American history and all occupying the Nielsen's Top 5 tally of the all-time most watched U.S. The NFL has the highest average attendance (67,591) of any professional sports league in the world and is the most popular sports league in the United States. Following an agreement to merge the NFL with the rival American Football League (AFL), the Super Bowl was first held in 1967 to determine a champion between the best teams from the two leagues and has remained as the final game of each NFL season since the merger was completed in 1970.
After initially determining champions through end-of-season standings, a playoff system was implemented in 1933 that culminated with the NFL Championship Game until 1966. The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association ( APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season.
The league is headquartered in New York City. Following the conclusion of the regular season, seven teams from each conference (four division winners and three wild card teams) advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament that culminates in the Super Bowl, which is contested in February and is played between the AFC and NFC conference champions. Each NFL season begins with a three-week preseason in August, followed by the 18-week regular season which runs from early September to early January, with each team playing 17 games and having one bye week. The NFL is one of the major North American professional sports leagues and the highest professional level of American football in the world. The National Football League ( NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).
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