National Football League (Napoleon's World)

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional football organization based on the East Coast of the United States - it is the sister league of the Midwest's American Football League (AFL) and West Coast-based Western Football Association (WFA). The NFL was formed in 1938 with only six teams - today, it fields 16 teams in two eight-team divisions. The NFL season has 12 league games as well as four exhibition games against opponents from the other two leagues. The NFL is the only of the three professional football leagues in which all 16 members have won the NFL championship.

North Division

 * New York Metros (Metro Stadium, Bronx, NY)
 * Long Island Jets (Queens Stadium, Queens, NY)
 * Halifax Fishermen (Ocanoil Field, Halifax, NS)
 * Boston Rebels (Boston Memorial Stadium, Boston, MA)
 * Seneca Black Bears (GM Stadium, Seneca, AR)
 * Philadelphia Eagles (Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA)
 * Pittsburgh Steelers (Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA)
 * Baltimore Colts (Bankfirst Stadium, Baltimore, MD)

South Division

 * Charleston Palmettos (Charleston Memorial Field, Charleston, SC)
 * Washington Patriots (Eisler Memorial Stadium, Arlington, VA)
 * Atlanta Falcons (Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA)
 * Mobile Gators (Gulf Coast Coliseum, Preston, AL)
 * New Orleans Saints (New Orleans Superdome, New Orleans, LA)
 * Miami Dolphins (Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL)
 * Tampa Pirates (BayStadium, Tampa, FL)
 * Havana Seagulls (Seagull Stadium, Havana, CU)

Playoff Format
The top two teams from each division are guaranteed a spot in the bracket - after that, the next eight best teams, irregardless of division, play a crossover "wild-card" round to determine which four teams will play the top four in the quarterfinals. Essentially, this excludes only the four worst teams in the NFL from the playoffs. Regardless of division, the wild card champions are road teams against the Top 4 in the quarterfinals. The victors advance and play based on seeding, not division, for the semifinals. The two best teams then get a two-week period to prepare for the championship game, which is typically played at the stadium of a South Division team (due to favorable weather). Division rivals are often paired off in the championship game.

List of NFL Championships
2010: Playoff Champion #1 vs. Playoff Champion #2

2009: Baltimore Colts 34, Charleston Palmettos 17

2008: New York Metros 17, Atlanta Falcons 0

2007: Atlanta Falcons 30, Havana Seagulls 3

2005: Baltimore Colts 28, Washington Patriots 27

2004: Baltimore Colts 17, New Orleans Saints 10

2003: Boston Patriots 56, Baltimore Colts 13

2002: Pittsburgh Steelers 24, New York Metros 14

2001: Miami Dolphins 42, Philadelphia Eagles 14

2000: Pittsburgh Steelers 34, Philadelphia Eagles 20

1999: Seneca Black Bears 21, Havana Seagulls 7