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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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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