American Football

American football is one of the most popular sports of the sports world. American football, which is immensely popular in the USA, has also captivated many countries where American football is one of the most popular sports. American football, which seems very much identical with rugby, is a team sport played by an eleven-member team.

The main aim of both the teams is to take the oval shape ball into opponent's territory. The players can either carry the ball in their hands and run towards their opponents goal line until checked by the players of opposite side or can pass the ball to their team members to carry it forward till they reach their opponents goal line.

The international governing body of the American football is the International Federation of American Football (IFAF), which was formed in 1998. Presently, there are 45 associations under the IFAF.

The IFAF conducts the World Championships, Global Junior Championships and also conducts a tournament at World Games.

Talking about American football, one can not ignore the impact of National Football League (NLF) on sports world that enjoys a special place in the hearts of American people. The National Football League is the professional American football league that has 32 teams from different zones of America.

These 32 teams are divided into American Football Conference (AFL) and National Football Conference (NFC)-each Conference has 16 teams.

Both these American Football Conference (AFL) and National Football Conference (NFC) are further divided region-wise and have four divisions--each comprising of four teams.

The NFL season is of 17 weeks with many round-robin matches. Finally, six teams from each Conference find places in the NFL playoffs that ends with the Super Bowl.

American Football Conference Teams

• Houston Texans
  
• Indianapolis Colts
  
• Jacksonville Jaguars
  
• Kansas City Chiefs
  
• Baltimore Ravens
  
• Cleveland Browns
  
• Denver Broncos
  
• Miami Dolphins
  
• New England Patriots
  
• New York Jets
  
• Buffalo Bills
  
• Cincinnati Bengals
  
• Oakland Raiders
  
• Pittsburgh Steelers
  
• San Diego Chargers
  
• Tennessee Titans
  

National Football Conference Teams

• Atlanta Falcons
  
• Seattle Seahawks
  
• Washington Redskins
  
• Arizona Cardinals
  
• Carolina Panthers
  
• Chicago Bears
  
• Dallas Cowboys
  
• Detroit Lions
  
• Green Bay Packers
  
• St. Louis Rams
  
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  
• Minnesota Vikings
  
• New Orleans Saints
  
• New York Giants
  
• Philadelphia Eagles
  
• San Francisco 49ers