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The National Football Conference was officially formed on the 16th of January 1970. Thelma Elkjer selected Plan Three from five sealed envelopes to determine the final divisional alignment for the newly created conference.
As of 2026, fourteen teams including the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants occupy stadiums across the United States landscape within the National Football Conference. The league also includes franchises such as the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and Seattle Seahawks.
As of 2026, an NFC representative has won twenty-nine out of fifty-five total editions of the Super Bowl. Philadelphia Eagles were the most recent victors in 2025 while Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers hold eight conference championships each.
The Seattle Seahawks joined the league in 1976 alongside the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before switching conferences permanently after one season. No expansion teams added after 1970 have relocated their home markets since that initial entry period.
Amazon Prime Video acquired exclusive rights to Thursday Night Football starting in 2022. This agreement follows previous broadcasting deals where CBS televised all NFC teams immediately following the 1970 merger completion.