National Football Conference
National Football Conference logo (2010–present) | |
| Formerly | National Football League (NFL), pre–merger |
|---|---|
| League | National Football League |
| Sport | American football |
| Founded | 1970 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Most recent champion | Seattle Seahawks (4th title) |
| Most titles | Dallas Cowboys San Francisco 49ers (8 titles) |
The National Football Conference (NFC) is a conference of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional American football in the United States. The NFC and its counterpart, the American Football Conference (AFC), each have 16 teams organized into four divisions. Both conferences were created as part of the 1970 NFL merger with the rival American Football League (AFL). All ten of the former AFL teams and three NFL teams formed the AFC while the remaining thirteen NFL clubs formed the NFC. A series of league expansions and division realignments have occurred since the merger, thus making a total of 16 clubs in each conference.
The defending champions of the NFC are the Seattle Seahawks, who defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the 2025 season's NFC Championship Game for their fourth conference championship in the team's history.
As of 2026 the NFC only has one defined officer, the president, which is essentially an honorary position with few powers and mostly ceremonial duties, including awarding the conference championship trophy.