National Football League

National Football League merupakan kompetisi liga American football terbesar di Amerika Serikat. Tim di liga ini terbagi menjadi dua konferensi: yaitu American Football Conference (AFC) dan National Football Conference. Konferensi ini terbagi menjadi empat divisi yaitu Utara, Barat, Selatan, dan Timur. Liga ini bermain dalam enam belas partai sesudah periode ke-17, dimulai dari September hingga Desember. NFL didirikan pada tahun 1920 dengan nama American Professional Football Association dan berganti nama menjadi National Football League pada tahun 1922.

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Tim

Terbagi menjadi 32 tim. Beberapa tim maksimum 55 pemain. Berbeda dengan Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, National Basketball Association, dan National hockey League, liga ini tidak diikuti tim dari Kanada sebagian besar dikarenakan berkenaan adanya Canadian Football League.

American Football Conference

American Football Conference
Divisi	Tim	Stadion	Kota/Area
East	Buffalo Bills	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Orchard Park, New York
	Miami Dolphins	Dolphin Stadium	Miami Gardens, Florida
	New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	New York Jets	Giants Stadium	East Rutherford, New Jersey
North	Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium	Baltimore, Maryland
	Cincinnati Bengals	Paul Brown Stadium	Cincinnati, Ohio
	Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Cleveland, Ohio
	Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
South	Houston Texans	Reliant Stadium	Houston, Texas
	Indianapolis Colts	RCA Dome*	Indianapolis, Indiana
	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Jacksonville, Florida
	Tennessee Titans	LP Field	Nashville, Tennessee
West	Denver Broncos	Invesco Field at Mile High	Denver, Colorado
	Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	Kansas City, Missouri
	Oakland Raiders	McAfee Coliseum	Oakland, California
	San Diego Chargers	Qualcomm Stadium	San Diego, California

National Football Conference

National Football Conference
Divisi	Tim	Stadion	Kota/Area
East	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium	Irving, Texas
	New York Giants	Giants Stadium	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Washington Redskins	FedEx Field	Landover, Maryland
North	Chicago Bears	Soldier Field	Chicago, Illinois
	Detroit Lions	Ford Field	Detroit, Michigan
	Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field	Green Bay, Wisconsin
	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Minneapolis, Minnesota
South	Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Dome	Atlanta, Georgia
	Carolina Panthers	Bank of America Stadium	Charlotte, North Carolina
	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans, Louisiana
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Raymond James Stadium	Tampa, Florida
West	Arizona Cardinals	University of Phoenix Stadium	Glendale, Arizona
	St. Louis Rams	Edward Jones Dome	St. Louis, Missouri
	San Francisco 49ers	Monster Park	San Francisco, California
	Seattle Seahawks	Qwest Field	Seattle, Washington

Presiden dan anggota komisi

1. President Jim Thorpe (1920–1921)
2. President Joseph Carr (1921–1939)
3. President Carl Storck (1939–1941)
4. Commissioner Elmer Layden (1941–1946)
5. Commissioner Bert Bell (1946–1959)
6. Interim President Austin Gunsel (1959–1960)
7. Commissioner Alvin "Pete" Rozelle (1960–1989)
8. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue (1989–2006)
9. Commissioner Roger Goodell (2006–sekarang)

Pusat utama liga

• Canton, Ohio (1920–1921)
• Columbus, Ohio (1921–1941)
• Chicago (1941–1946)
• Philadelphia (1946–1960)
• New York City (1960–sekarang)

Pranala luar

• Situs resmi
• Official NFL players website
• Official Super Bowl website
• NFL History - Champion and Award Lists
• Harris Poll on popularity of the NFL and each individual team
• NFL Franchise Valuations
• NFL Digest of Rules
• ESPN.com's NFL Section
• NFL on NBC