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NFL

American  
  1. National Football League.


NFL British  

abbreviation

  1. National Football League

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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With the NFL’s conference championship games set — the Rams at Seattle following New England at Denver — three of the four possible Super Bowl permutations are rematches.

From Los Angeles Times

But whereas Manning was clearly in the sunset of his storied career, Stafford remains at the top of his game, and likely will be this season’s NFL Most Valuable Player.

From Los Angeles Times

Before Sunday night, Chicago had managed seven wins this season despite trailing in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter—the most in a single NFL campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal

New England—proud, pampered, ring-hoarding New England, the most-decorated franchise in recent NFL history—is but a single victory away from yet another Super Bowl appearance and driving the rest of the league absolutely nutso.

From The Wall Street Journal

If you’re a Pats hater who enjoyed their all-too-brief idle in the NFL wilderness, it’s enough to make you want to kick a hole in the wall—-next to the hole you kicked in the wall the last time the Patriots were this good.

From The Wall Street Journal