THE MOST IMPORTANT TEAMS BY CONFERENCES
NFC East

NEW YORK GIANTS The giants wined a total of 7 titles of NFL, 4 in the age of the pre-super bowl (1927, 1934, 1938, 1956) and three since the SUPER BOWL (Super Bowls XXII, XXV y XLII)

AFC east

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Between 2001 and 2005, the Patriots became the second team in NFL history (after the Dallas Cowboys) to win three Super Bowls in four years (Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XXXIX), and the eighth to win consecutive Super Bowls.

Nfc west

ARIZONA CARDINALS

the Cardinals have qualified for the playoffs only six times and have won only five playoff games, three of which were achieved during their run in the 2008-09 NFL Playoffs in which they reached Super Bowl XLIII.

Afc west

San diego chargers

In the 34 years since then, the Chargers have made ten trips to the playoffs and four appearances in the AFC Championship game. At the end of the 1994 season, the Chargers faced the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX and fell 49-26.

Nfc north

Green bay packers

the Packers had 13 non-losing seasons in a row (their worst record being 8–8 in 1999), two Super Bowl appearances, and one Super Bowl win (Super Bowl XXXI).

Afc north

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers are the current National Football League champions, having won Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009.

Nfc south

Atlanta falcons

In their 43 years of existence, the Falcons have compiled a record of 275–399–6 with division championships in 1980, 1998 and 2004.They have one Super Bowl appearance Super Bowl XXXIII

Afc south

Indianapolis colts

Super bowls, 1970 (V), 2006 (XLI), the team has become the first in league history to win 12 games or more in five consecutive seasons - extending this record to six after the 2008 season. The Colts are also the first NFL team to beat all of the other 31 NFL teams.

SUPER BOWL

It’s an event were the best team of the AFL (American football league) plays against the best team of the NFL (national football league), every year in February since 1966.

This is the most watched event in the USA, with more than 93 viewers in 2007 super bowl were the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS played against the NEW YORK GIANTS, a great match, because the patriots had win the last year super bowl, and the giants were like the “small team” in this match, and at the end the giants came up and wined the match, a great match.

It’s also a big festivity, and it’s, after thanksgiving the most important day in the year.

The days before the match, the big stores rebate the TVs and start like a super bowl fever and the theme of the store its all super bowl.

This can be a two side match, the sport side, and the economic side, because, in the sports side, it isn’t a good game, its very tied and the score is less than 14 points by team. a playoff game its usually better than a super bowl game, the teams are more “relaxed” and they’re more concentrated in the match.

In the other side, the economic side, it’s a business, were the adds can be priced in one million dollars, the tickets are the most expensive in the season and the tourist agents builds a packet.

Here's a video, of the XLIII, it was, the pittsburgh steelers against arizona cardinals, it was a very good game, and lets see parts of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gs5IARvyZg

SOME RULES

Beginner's Guide to Football

The field measures 100 yards long and 53 yards wide.

Games are divided into four 15-minute quarters, separated by a 12-minute break at halftime.

One 11-man team has possession of the football. It is called the offense and it tries to advance the ball down the field-by running with the ball or throwing it - and score points by crossing the goal line and getting into an area called the end zone.

The other team (also with 11 players) is called the defense. It tries to stop the offensive team and make it give up possession of the ball. If the team with the ball does score or is forced to give up possession, the offensive and defensive teams switch roles (the offensive team goes on defense and the defensive team goes on offense). And so on, back and forth, until all four quarters of the game have been played.
In order to make it easier to coordinate the information in this digest, the topics discussed generally follow the order of the rule book.

All progress in a football game is measured in yards. The offensive team tries to get as much "yardage" as it can to try and move closer to the opponent's end zone. Each time the offense gets the ball, it has four downs, or chances, in which to gain 10 yards. If the offensive team successfully moves the ball 10 or more yards, it earns a first down, and another set of four downs. If the offense fails to gain 10 yards, it loses possession of the ball. The defense tries to prevent the offense not only from scoring, but also from gaining the 10 yards needed for a first down. If the offense reaches fourth down, it usually punts the ball (kicks it away). This forces the other team to begin its drive further down the field.

A touchdown is the biggest single score in a football game. It is worth six points, and it allows the scoring team an opportunity to attempt to get an extra point. To score a touchdown, the ball must be carried across the goal line into the end zone, caught in the end zone, or a fumble recovered in the end zone, or an untouched kickoff recovered in the end zone by the kicking team.

Summary of Penalties

Automatic First Down

1. Awarded to offensive team on all defensive fouls with these exceptions:
Offside.
Encroachment.
Delay of game.
Illegal substitution.
Excessive time out(s).
Incidental grasp of facemask.
Neutral zone infraction.
Running into the kicker.
More than 11 players on the field at the snap.

Others penalties:

Defensive holding or illegal use of hands (automatic first down).
Delay of game on offense or defense.
Delay of kickoff.
Encroachment.
Excessive time out(s).
False start.

NFL'S History

Beginnings

The National Football League was the idea of legendary athlete Jim Thorpe he was player-coach of the Canton Bulldogs, and Leo Lyons, owner of the Rochester Jeffersons, a sandlot football team.






After Lyons's Jeffersons played, and lost badly to, Thorpe's Bulldogs in a 1917 match...



Lyons suggested to Thorpe that a league be formed.
Plans could not be initiated immediately in 1918, due to the Spanish flu quarantines and the loss of players to the Great War, which led to the Bulldogs suspending operations and most other teams either suspending operations or reducing their schedules to local teams.

A new league is born

It was not until August 1920, at a Hupmobile dealership in Canton, Ohio, that the league was formalized, originally as the American Professional Football Conference, initially consisting only of the Ohio League teams (though some of the teams declined participation). One month later, the league was renamed the American Professional Football Association, adding Buffalo and Rochester from the New York league, Detroit, Hammond, and several other teams from nearby circuits. The eleven founding teams initially struck an agreement over player poaching and the declaration of an end-of-season champion. Thorpe, while still playing for the Bulldogs, was elected president. Only four of the founding teams finished the 1920 schedule and the undefeated Akron Pros claimed the first championship. Membership of the league increased to 22 teams (including more of the New York teams) in 1921, but throughout the 1920s the membership was unstable and the league was not a major national sport. On June 24, 1922, the organization changed its title a final time to the National Football League.

AFL-NFL MERGER

The AFL–NFL merger of 1970 was the merger of the two major American Professional Football leagues in the United States at the time: the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). The merger paved the way for the combined league, which retained the "National Football League" name and logo, to become one of the most popular and powerful sports leagues in the United States.The two leagues would combine to form an expanded league with 24 teams, which would be increased to 26 teams by 1969, and to 28 teams by 1970 or soon thereafter.

The represents of the leagues announced a merger agreement:

- All existing teams would be retained, and none of them would be moved outside of their metropolitan areas.

- AFL "indemnities" would be paid to NFL teams which shared markets with AFL teams. Specifically, the New York Giants would receive payments from the New York Jets, and the San Francisco 49ers would get money from the Oakland Raiders.

- Both leagues would now hold a "common draft" of college players, effectively ending the bidding war between the two leagues over the top college prospects.

- While maintaining separate schedules through 1969, the leagues agreed to play an annual AFL-NFL World Championship Game, matching the championship teams of each league, beginning in January 1967, a game that would eventually become known as the Super Bowl.

-The two leagues would officially merge in 1970 to form one league with two conferences. The merged league would be known as the National Football League. The history and records of the AFL would be incorporated into the older league, but its name and logo would be retired.

Popularity

While baseball is known as "America's national pastime," football is the most popular sport in the United States. According to the Harris Poll, professional football moved ahead of baseball as the fans' favorite in 1965, during the emergence of the NFL's challenger, the American Football League, as a major professional football league. Football has remained America's favorite sport ever since. In a Harris Poll conducted in 2008, the NFL was the favorite sport of as many people (30%) as the combined total of the next three professional sports – baseball (15%), auto racing (10%), and hockey (5%).Additionally, football's American television viewership ratings now surpass those of other sports, although football season comprises far fewer games than the seasons of other sports.Furthermore, college football is actually the third-most popular sport in the country, especially in the Southern United States where college teams are far more popular than their pro counterparts; 12% of survey respondents list college football as their favorite. Therefore, fully 42% of Americans consider some level of football their favorite sport. States such as Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas often have football popular at all levels, thus explaining the popularity of teams in those states.

MY OPINION IS

This is favorite sport for many people

in the united states and the womans that likes it

are very beautiful, for example:

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