NFL Teams
How Many NFL Football Teams Are There?
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There are 32 teams spread evenly across 8 divisions, 4 of which come from the AFC, and 4 of which come from the NFC. QB54 this is not. Though, it's a rad NFL tailgate game.
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Unlike Major League Baseball, there is no minor league system to draw players from. Instead, NFL teams hold a combine each year to evaluate the talent of incoming college football players from (mostly) Division 1 schools.
NFL Structure (Teams By Division)
NFL Divisions, or NFL Regions, as some call it, were made with the intent of grouping teams that were close in geographical proximity. This had the dual effect of establishing rivals, as well as improving the financial performance of each team through reduced travel costs.
As you can see below, there are 4 regions per conference, North, East, South, and West. Given the sport's militaristic commonalities, it's no surprise that it went after ordinal directions, unlike hockey.
So that is how the NFL is structured, two conferences, four divisions/regions per conference, and four teams in each division.
AFC North
- Baltimore Ravens
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Cleveland Browns
- Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC East
AFC South
- Houston Texans
- Indianapolis Colts
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Tennessee Titans
AFC West
- Denver Broncos
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Los Angeles Chargers
NFC North
- Chicago Bears
- Detroit Lions
- Green Bay Packers
- Minnesota Vikings
NFC East
- Dallas Cowboys
- New York Giants
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Washington Football Team
NFC South
- Atlanta Falcons
- Carolina Panthers
- New Orleans Saints
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC West
- Arizona Cardinals
- Los Angeles Rams
- San Francisco 49ers
- Seattle Seahawks
NFL Team Names in Alphabetical Order
- 49ers
- Bears
- Bengals
- Bills
- Broncos
- Browns
- Buccaneers
- Cardinals
- Chargers
- Chiefs
- Colts
- Commanders
- Cowboys
- Dolphins
- Eagles
- Falcons
- Giants
- Jaguars
- Jets
- Lions
- Packers
- Panthers
- Patriots
- Raiders
- Rams
- Ravens
- Saints
- Seahawks
- Steelers
- Texans
- Titans
- Vikings
NFL Teams FAQs
How many NFL teams are there?
There are 32 NFL teams.
What are the names of the two major conferences in the NFL?
The AFC and the NFC. They stand for American Football Conference and National Football Conference.
What are the names of the divisions/regions?
North. East. South. West, for both the AFC and NFC.