American Football Conference

How football teams got their nicknames.

AFC Divisions

AFC Divisions

The AFC was created when the AFL and NFL merged in 1970. It originally consisted of ten football franchises, and added three NFL teams to form two leagues with thirteen teams each. Since the AFL and NFL merged, five additional teams have joined and two have left which is where we are currently at - sixteen teams.

Click on a team below to find out more about the origin of its name.