NFL
Sports abbreviation · Sports League and Organization
| Stands for | National Football League |
|---|---|
| Categories | Sports |
NFL stands for National Football League, a sports league and organization abbreviation.
Top professional American football league in the United States, with 32 teams divided into the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference. Its 17-game regular season runs from September to early January, followed by a 14-team playoff and the Super Bowl in February, the most-watched annual broadcast in the country.
Example: The NFL suspended the receiver for two games after he made contact with an official.
Usage notes
Founded in 1920 in Canton, Ohio, as the American Professional Football Association and renamed the National Football League in 1922. It absorbed the rival American Football League in the 1970 merger, which created today's two-conference structure. The league office is in New York City, and the regular season grew from 16 to 17 games in 2021. Pronounced as letters, "N-F-L".
Related abbreviations
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- NAIA – National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
- NASCAR – National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
- NBA – National Basketball Association
- NBL – National Basketball League (Australia)
- NBPA – National Basketball Players Association
- NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association
- NFLPA – National Football League Players Association
- NHL – National Hockey League
- NHRA – National Hot Rod Association
- NIL – Name, image and likeness
- NPB – Nippon Professional Baseball
- NRL – National Rugby League