National Football Conference: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The National Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League. The Conference was created for the 1970 NFL season. The NFC had 13 teams in 1970. As of 2003, there are 16 teams.

At the end of each football season, there are a series of playoff games in the National Football Conference. The two teams remaining play in the NFC Championship game, and the winner of the NFC Championship game moves on to play in the Superbowl.