The NFC and AFC are the National Football League's conferences. NFC stands for National Football Conference AFC stands for American Football Conference It is somewhat similar to the American League and National League in Major League Baseball, however the National League and the American League in Baseball have different rules (primarily involving the designated hitter), while the NFC and AFC are in the same league, and have identical rules. The NFL's 32 teams are evenly divided into the two conferences, equivalent to the divisions in either Baseball league. Each conference has playoffs to determine its champion at the end of the regular season to decide which teams will play in the Super Bowl, the NFL's championship game. In the Super Bowl, one NFC team and one AFC team play for the league championship. Prior to the 1970 merger of the American Football League and the NFL, The Super Bowls were World Championship games played between the two League champions. Back in the 60's there were 2 different pro leagues, the AFL (American Football League)and the NFL (National Football League) some time during the late 60's they merged together and became one pro league.

NFC - National Football Conference AFC - American Football Conference The NFC &AFC are the two conferences in the NFL. Each conference has 4 divisions of 4 teams each. The annual winner of each conference's playoffs meet in the Super Bowl to determine the NFL World Champion.