National Football League

The National Football League (NFL) is the largest Professional American Football league in the world.It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing its name to the National Football League in 1922. The league currently consists of thirty-two teams from the United States. The league is divided evenly into two conferences — the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC), and each conference has four divisions that have four teams each. The NFL is organized as a non-profit organization.

Brawl-Marred Game in NFL Week 3: Philadelphia Eagles 37, Washington Redskins 34 [PHOTOS]

A brawl between the NFC East rivals can't stop the Philadelphia Eagles get their third win in a row in the young season of the National Football League (NFL). In Week 3 action, the Eagles, behind the exploits of quarterback Nick Foles and Jeremy Maclin, the Eagles nipped the visiting Redskins, 37-34 for yet another comeback victory-- their third in as many games this season.