National Football League

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The National Football League is the premier professional American football league in the United States, consisting of 32 teams that compete annually for the Super Bowl championship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football league
professional sports league
abbreviation National Football League self-linksurface differs
surface form: NFL
ballShape prolate spheroid
championshipGame Super Bowl
commissioner NFL Commissioner
surface form: Roger Goodell
commissionerStartYear 2006
country United States of America
surface form: United States
divisionsPerConference 4
dominantMarket North America
draftFrequency annual
fieldLengthYards 120
fieldWidthYards 53.3
founded 1920
governingBodyType closed league
governs NFL International Series
hasConference American Football Conference
National Football Conference
hasDraft NFL Draft
headquartersLocation New York City
headquartersState New York
isTopLevelLeagueIn professional American football in the United States
mostSuccessfulFranchiseBySuperBowls New England Patriots
Pittsburgh Steelers
numberOfConferences 2
numberOfPlayoffTeams 14
numberOfTeams 32
originalName National Football League self-linksurface differs
surface form: American Professional Football Association
overtimeRuleType modified sudden death
playerSource college football
playoffFormat single-elimination
regularSeasonGamesPerTeam 17
regularSeasonWeeks 18
renamed 1922
revenueModel merchandising
national television contracts
sponsorships
ticket sales
salaryCap yes
seasonStructure postseason playoffs
regular season
sport American football
teamsPerDivision 4
televisionPartners Amazon
surface form: Amazon Prime Video

CBS
ESPN
Fox
NBC
usesInstantReplay yes
website https://www.nfl.com

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David Garrard retiredFrom National Football League
David Garrard league National Football League
Hall of Fame Game league National Football League
Hall of Fame Game governingBody National Football League
Hall of Fame Game organizer National Football League
Doug Williams leagueParticipatedIn National Football League
Doug Williams draftLeague National Football League
this entity surface form: NFL
Ronde Barber league National Football League
Jack Youngblood league National Football League
Jack Youngblood draftLeague National Football League
this entity surface form: NFL
Burress league National Football League
subject surface form: Plaxico Burress
Sonny league National Football League
subject surface form: Sonny Jurgensen
Sonny playedInLeague National Football League
subject surface form: Sonny Jurgensen
this entity surface form: NFL
Cecil Shorts III leagueParticipatedIn National Football League
Cecil Shorts III draftLeague National Football League
this entity surface form: NFL
1966 NFL season league National Football League
Matt leagueCoachedIn National Football League
subject surface form: Matt Eberflus
1966 NFL Championship Game league National Football League
AFL mergedWith National Football League
subject surface form: American Football League
AFL rivalOf National Football League
subject surface form: American Football League
NFL Players Inc. affiliatedWith National Football League
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium leagueOfHomeTeam National Football League
Dan Fouts league National Football League
Eric DeCosta league National Football League
Eric DeCosta leagueAffiliationManaged National Football League
this entity surface form: NFL
NFL Constitution and Bylaws governs National Football League
NFL Constitution and Bylaws adoptedBy National Football League
Pat Tillman league National Football League
NFL officiating crews usedIn National Football League
NFL officiating crews governingBody National Football League
NFL officiating crews employer National Football League
Jake Plummer league National Football League
Randall McDaniel league National Football League
Randall McDaniel draftLeague National Football League
this entity surface form: NFL
Ottis Anderson league National Football League
Ottis Anderson draftLeague National Football League
this entity surface form: NFL
Reggie White leagueParticipatedIn National Football League
Cris leaguePlayedIn National Football League
subject surface form: Cris Collinsworth
Cris draftLeague National Football League
subject surface form: Cris Collinsworth
this entity surface form: NFL
American Football League Championship Game relatedTo National Football League
Todd Heap participantIn National Football League
Todd Heap league National Football League
Todd Heap draftLeague National Football League
this entity surface form: NFL
AP NFL awards league National Football League
George Wilson leagueCoachedIn National Football League
Luv Ya Blue associatedOrganization National Football League
Eric Dickerson draftLeague National Football League
this entity surface form: NFL
Eric Dickerson league National Football League
Deacon Jones league National Football League
Emmitt associatedWith National Football League