the American Football Conference
/ði əˌmerɪkən ˈfʊtbɔːl kɒnfərəns/
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(abbreviation the AFC)
- (in American football) one of the two divisions of the National Football League of professional football in the US. It has 16 teams, and the winner goes to the Super Bowl to play the team that wins the National Football Conference. see also NFL