the National Football Conference
/ðə ˌnæʃnəl ˈfʊtbɔːl kɒnfərəns/
/ðə ˌnæʃnəl ˈfʊtbɔːl kɑːnfərəns/
(abbreviation the NFC)
- (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 American Football Conference. see also NFL