One of two conferences in the National Football League
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National Football Conference
National Football Conference logo (2010–present)
Formerly
National Football League (NFL), pre–merger
League
National Football League
Sport
American football
Founded
1970
No. of teams
16
Most recent champion(s)
San Francisco 49ers (8th title)
Most titles
Dallas Cowboys San Francisco 49ers (8 titles)
The National Football Conference (NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional American football in the United States. The NFC and its counterpart, the American Football Conference (AFC), each have 16 teams organized into four divisions.
Both conferences were created as part of the 1970 NFL merger with the rival American Football League (AFL). All ten of the former AFL teams and three NFL teams formed the AFC while the remaining thirteen NFL clubs formed the NFC. A series of league expansions and division realignments have occurred since the merger, thus making a total of 16 clubs in each conference.
The defending NFC champions are the San Francisco 49ers, who defeated the Detroit Lions in the 2023 season's NFC Championship Game for their eighth conference championship in team history.
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