[PAR] [TLE] National Football Conference [SEP] The National Football Conference (NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL), the highest professional level of American football in the United States.  This conference and its counterpart, the American Football Conference (AFC), currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL.  Both conferences were created as part of the 1970 merger with the rival American Football League (AFL), with all ten of the former AFL teams and three NFL teams forming the AFC while the remaining thirteen NFL clubs formed the NFC.  A series of league expansions and division realignments have occurred since the merger, thus making the current total 16 clubs per conference. [PAR] [TLE] Arizona Cardinals [SEP] The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football franchise based in the Phoenix metropolitan area.  The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West division.  The Cardinals were founded as the Morgan Athletic Club in 1898, and are the oldest continuously run professional football team in the United States.  The Cardinals play their home games at the University of Phoenix Stadium, which is located in the northwestern suburb of Glendale, Arizona.
[PAR] [TLE] National Football Conference [ SEP ] The National Football Conference ( NFC ) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League ( NFL ) , the highest professional level of American football in the United States . This conference and its counterpart , the American Football Conference ( AFC ) , currently contain 16 teams each , making up the 32 teams of the NFL . Both conferences were created as part of the 1970 merger with the rival American Football League ( AFL ) , with all ten of the former AFL teams and three NFL teams forming the AFC while the remaining thirteen NFL clubs formed the NFC . A series of league expansions and division realignments have occurred since the merger , thus making the current total 16 clubs per conference . [PAR] [TLE] Arizona Cardinals [ SEP ] The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football franchise based in the Phoenix metropolitan area . The Cardinals compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member of the league 's National Football Conference ( NFC ) West division . The Cardinals were founded as the Morgan Athletic Club in 1898 , and are the oldest continuously run professional football team in the United States . The Cardinals play their home games at the University of Phoenix Stadium , which is located in the northwestern suburb of Glendale , Arizona .
What is the counterpart of the conference that the Arizona Cardinals belong to?
What is the counterpart of the conference that the Arizona Cardinals belong to ?
American Football Conference
American Football Conference