The National Football League is the professional league of American football. It is the most popular sport in America and the most lucrative. It was formed in 1920 with 11 teams and named the NFL in 1922. The league currently consists of 32 teams, all based in cities in the United States. Each team plays a 17 week schedule of 16 games. Two conferences comprise the NFL: the AFC and NFC. The winners of each conference play each other in the Super Bowl, the highest-rated annual sporting event…