what is the difference between the nfl and the afl?
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The length of the field of the AFL measures 50 yards, while the NFL has double that measurement, at 100 yards. ... The NFL is generally classified as outdoor American football, while the AFL is indoor American football. 2. The NFL has a field length of 100 yards, while the AFL has a field length of 50 yards.
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The main difference between FBS and FCS is how a final winner is determined. The FBS has the four-team College Football Playoff while the FCS hosts a 24-team playoff for the NCAA D-I Football Championship. ... FCS teams can only have 63 players on scholarship, while FBS football teams can have 85.
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The NFL Structure There are 32 teams in the NFL that are split evenly between two conferences: the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). Each conference is further broken down into 4 divisions: East, North, South, and West.
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Rugby league is played with a prolate spheroid shaped football which is inflated with nitrogen. ... Rugby league footballs are slightly more pointed than rugby union footballs and larger than American footballs. Both the Australian National Rugby League and the Super League use balls made by Steeden.
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No, the AFL is better than Rugby because the rule of the game is easier than rugby. AFL is the free-flowing spectacular game with the quick transfer of ball. The idea of rugby is to throw the ball backward and to run into an end zone and then kick for goal.
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Football is played with a round ball whereas American football (gridiron) and Australian Rules football (Aussie Rules) are played with an oversized leather egg. While Americans play gridiron, Australians play Aussie Rules. Football is played with 11 players in a team. ... The game is mainly about kicking the ball.
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Currently, there are multiple professional football leagues in North America: the two best known are the National Football League (NFL) in the U.S. and the Canadian Football League (CFL) in Canada. The NFL has existed continuously since being so named in 1922.
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It is one of the great inter-division rivalry games in the NFL. The two teams do not play every year; instead, they play once every 4 years due to the NFL's rotating division schedules, or if the two teams finish in the same place in their respective divisions, they would play the ensuing season.
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Both the AFC and NFC were created after the NFL merged with the American Football League (AFL) in 1970. ... In order to balance the merged league, all ten of the former AFL teams along with the NFL's Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Baltimore Colts formed the AFC, while the remaining 13 NFL teams formed the NFC.
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The shape of the field The Australian Rules Football is played on a field of a unique oval shape, unlike standard rugby that is played on a rectangular pitch. Both fields are grassy and more than often AFL fields are actually cricket fields that have been converted into rugby fields or are still used for both sports.
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Most teams were divided when the NFL and AFL merged in 1970. ... The NFC is made up mostly of teams from the old NFL and the AFC consists mostly of teams from the old AFL. When the two leagues merged to form the new NFL, three old NFL teams moved into the AFC: Pittsburgh, Baltimore (now Indianapolis), and Cleveland.
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Knights of Labor and American Federation of Labor also known as AFL are two types of labor unions that are available in the United States. The AFL is considered to be the more formal type of union while Knights of Labor is known to be more private and more secretive.
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The league called the National Football League changed its name to the National Football Conference (usually called the NFC) and the league called the American Football League changed its name to the American Football Conference (usually called the AFC).
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The new version includes several rules differences from the NFL intended to create a faster-paced and safer game. The XFL aims to play each game in under three hours, but with the same amount of plays. It will have a 25-second play clock that begins after the ball is spotted for the next play.
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The CFL allows for teams to have 12 players on the field as opposed to 11 in the NFL. The CFL offers three downs per possession as opposed to the four downs allowed in the NFL. There are different rules regarding the play clock and timeouts. ... The CFL does not have a fair catch rule.
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XFL teams will have two timeouts per half, one fewer than in the NFL. Halftime is 10 minutes, two minutes less than the NFL. Another attempt to shorten the game is not allowing coaches to challenge an official's ruling. All plays are subject to review by the replay official.
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If football is so popular in America, there is no reason it cannot continue to spread beyond the borders. So while a NFL and CFL merger is very unlikely, imagine the possibilities if the leagues came together for a short period of time. The stakes would be high and the games intense.