3. Is a professional American football
league composed of 32 teams
divided equally between the National
Football Conference (NFC) and the
American Football Conference (AFC).
The highest level of professional
football in the world. The NFL was
formed on August 20, 1920.
13. BALTIMORE RAVENS
Originated in 1996, The Ravens
have experienced great
success in their brief history,
making the playoffs nine times
since 2000, with two Super Bowl
victories (2000 and 2012), two
AFC Championship titles (2000
and 2012), four AFC North
division titles (2003, 2006, 2011
and 2012), and are currently the
only team in the NFL to hold a
perfect record in multiple Super
Bowl appearances.
14. PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Were founded as the
Pittsburgh Pirates on July
8, 1933. The Pittsburgh
Steelers of the NFL first
took to the field as the
Pittsburgh Pirates on
September 20, 1933,
losing 23–2 to the New
York Giants. Through the
1930s, the Pirates never
finished higher than
second place in their
division, or with a record
better than .500 (1936).
15. CINCINNATI BENGALS
The Bengals were founded
in 1966 as a member of the
American Football League
(AFL) by former Cleveland
Browns head coach Paul
Brown. Brown was the
Bengals' head coach from
their inception to 1975.
After being dismissed as
the Browns' head coach by
Art Modell in January 1963,
Brown had shown interest in
establishing another NFL
franchise in Ohio and
looked at both Cincinnati
and Columbus.
16. CLEVELAND BROWNS
The Cleveland Browns
were founded in 1945
by businessman Arthur
B. “Mickey” McBride
as a charter member
of the All-America
Football Conference ,
which began play the
following year. They
were originally
intended to be called
the Panthers.
17. MINNESOTA VIKINGS
The Vikings have
played their home
games at the Hubert H.
Humphrey Metrodome
in Minneapolis since
1982. In May 2012, a bill
was passed to build a
new stadium for the
team which is
expected to be open
for the 2016 season.
18. GREEN BAY PACKERS
The Packers are the last
vestige of "small town
teams" that were once
common in the NFL
during the 1920s and
1930s. Founded in 1919
by Earl "Curly" Lambeau
(hence the name
Lambeau Field on which
the team plays) and
George Whitney
Calhoun, the Green Bay
Packers can trace their
lineage to other semiprofessional teams in
Green Bay dating back
to 1896.
19. DETROIT LIONS
Originally based in
Portsmouth, Ohio and
called the Portsmouth
Spartans, the team
began play in 1929 as
an independent
professional team, one
of many such teams in
the Ohio and Scioto
River valleys. For the
1930 season, the
Spartans formally joined
the NFL as the other
area independents
folded because of the
Great Depression
20. CHICAGO BEARS
The franchise was
founded in Decatur,
Illinois, in 1919, and moved
to Chicago in 1921. Along
with the Arizona Cardinals
(originally from Chicago),
it is one of only two
remaining franchises from
the NFL's founding. The
team played home
games at Wrigley Field on
Chicago's North Side
through the 1970 season.
21. HOUSTON TEXANS
The Houston Texans are a
professional American
football team based in
Houston, Texas. The team is a
member of the South Division
of the American Football
Conference (AFC) in the
National Football League
(NFL). The Texans joined the
NFL in 2002 as an expansion
team after Houston's previous
franchise,
22. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
he Colts were members
of the National Football
League from their
founding and were one
of three teams to
switch to the AFC
following the 1970
merger. While in
Baltimore the team
advanced to the
postseason ten times
and won three NFL
Championship games
in 1958, 1959 and 1968.
23. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
The Jacksonville Jaguars
are a professional
American football team
based in Jacksonville,
Florida. They are members
of the South Division of the
American Football
Conference (AFC) in the
National Football League
(NFL). The Jaguars, along
with the Carolina
Panthers, joined the NFL
as an expansion team in
1995.
24. TENNESSEE TITANS
The Tennessee Titans are
a professional football
team, one of the 32
franchises of the National
Football League (NFL).
Based in Nashville,
Tennessee, the Titans are
members of the South
Division of the American
Football Conference
(AFC). Previously known
as the Houston Oilers, the
team began play in 1960
in Houston
25. ATLANTA FALCONS
The Atlanta Falcons are a
professional American
football team based in
Atlanta, Georgia. They
are a member of the
South Division of the
National Football
Conference (NFC) in the
National Football League
(NFL). The Falcons play
their home games at the
Georgia Dome in
downtown Atlanta.
26. CAROLINA PANTHERS
The Panthers first competed
in 1995 and fared well in their
first two years, finishing 7–9 in
1995 (an all-time best for an
expansion NFL team's first
season) and 12–4 in 1996.
They did not have another
winning season until 2003,
when the team won the NFC
Championship Game and
reached Super Bowl XXXVIII,
losing 32–29 to the New
England Patriots.
27. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
The New Orleans Saints are
an American professional
football franchise based in
New Orleans, Louisiana.
They are currently members
of the Southern Division of
the National Football
Conference (NFC) of the
National Football League
(NFL). The team was
founded by John W.
Mecom, Jr. and David
Dixon and the city of New
Orleans.
28. TAMPA BAY BUCANNEERS
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(often shortened as the Bucs)
are a professional American
football franchise based in
Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are
currently members of the
South Division of the National
Football Conference (NFC) in
the National Football League
(NFL) – they are the only team
in the division not to come
from the old NFC West.
29. BUFFALO BILLS
The Buffalo Bills are a
professional football team
based in Orchard Park, New
York. They are members of
the East Division of the
American Football
Conference (AFC) in the
National Football League
(NFL). The Bills are the only
team to win four
consecutive conference
championships, and are the
only NFL team to play in four
consecutive Super Bowl
games, all of which they
lost.
30. MIAMI DOLPHINS
The Miami Dolphins are a
professional American
football team based in the
Miami metropolitan area.
The team is part of the East
Division of the American
Football Conference in the
National Football League
(NFL). The Dolphins play
home games at Sun Life
Stadium in the northern
suburb of Miami Gardens,
and have their
headquarters in Davie,
Florida.
31. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
The New England Patriots
are a professional football
team based in the Greater
Boston area, playing their
home games in the town of
Foxborough, Massachusetts
at Gillette Stadium. The
team is part of the East
Division of the American
Football Conference (AFC)
in the National Football
League (NFL).
32. NEW YORK JETS
The New York Jets are
a professional football
team headquartered
in Florham Park, New
Jersey, representing
the New York
metropolitan area. The
team is a member of
the Eastern Division of
the American Football
Conference (AFC) in
the National Football
League (NFL).
33. DALLAS COWBOYS
The Dallas Cowboys are a
professional American
football franchise that
plays in the Eastern
Division of the National
Football Conference
(NFC) of the National
Football League (NFL).
They are headquartered
in Valley Ranch in Irving,
Texas, a suburb of Dallas.
The team plays its home
games at AT&T Stadium in
Arlington, Texas.
34. NEW YORK GIANTS
The New York Giants are a
professional American
football team based in East
Rutherford, New Jersey,
representing the New York
metropolitan area. The
Giants are currently members
of the East Division of the
National Football
Conference (NFC) in the
National Football League
(NFL).
35. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
The Philadelphia Eagles are
a professional American
football team based in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
They are members of the
East Division of the National
Football Conference (NFC)
in the National Football
League. The Eagles have
won three NFL titles and
made two Super Bowl
appearances, losing both
36. WASHINGTON REDSKINS
The Washington Redskins are a
professional American football
team based in Washington,
D.C. The team belongs to East
Division of the National Football
Conference (NFC) in the
National Football League
(NFL). The team's home
stadium is FedExField in
Landover, Maryland. Its
headquarters and training
facility are at Redskins Park in
Ashburn, Virginia.
37. DENVER BRONCOS
The Denver Broncos are a
professional American football
team based in Denver,
Colorado. They are members of
the West Division of the
American Football Conference
in the National Football League.
The Broncos began play in 1960
as a charter member of the
American Football League and
joined the NFL as part of the
AFL–NFL merger of 1970.
38. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
The Kansas City Chiefs are
a professional American
football team based in
Kansas City, Missouri. They
are a member of the
Western Division of the
American Football
Conference (AFC) in the
National Football League
(NFL). Originally named
the Dallas Texans, the
team was founded by
Lamar Hunt in 1960.
39. OAKLAND RAIDERS
The Oakland Raiders are a
professional American
football team based in
Oakland, California.
Founded in 1960, for the
first ten seasons of their
existence, the Raiders
belonged to the American
Football League; they
have been members of the
National Football League
since the 1970 AFL–NFL
merger.
40. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
The San Diego Chargers
are a professional
football team based in
San Diego, California.
They have been
members of the Western
Division of the American
Football Conference
(AFC) in the National
Football League (NFL)
since 1970. The club
began play in 1960
41. ARIZONA CARDINALS
The Arizona Cardinals are a
professional American
football team. They are
currently members of the
Western Division of the
National Football
Conference (NFC) in the
National Football League
(NFL). The Cardinals were
founded in 1898, and are
the oldest continuously run
professional American
football club in the United
States.
42. SAN FRANCISCO 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers
are a professional
American football team,
based in San Francisco,
California, playing in the
West Division of the
National Football
Conference (NFC) in the
National Football
League (NFL). The team
was founded in 1946
43. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
The Seattle Seahawks
are an American
Football team in the
National Football
League based in
Seattle, Washington.
They are currently
members of the Western
Division of the National
Football Conference
(NFC). They joined the
NFL in 1976.
44. ST. LOUIS RAMS
The St. Louis Rams are
a professional
American football
team based in St.
Louis, Missouri. They
are currently
members of the West
Division of the
National Football
Conference (NFC) in
the National Football
League (NFL). The
Rams have won three
NFL Championships.
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