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| '''Combined Statistical Area''' || '''Metropolitan Statistical Area''' || '''Metropolitan Division''' || '''County''' || '''Municipality''' || '''Property''' || '''Start''' || '''End''' | | '''Combined Statistical Area''' || '''Metropolitan Statistical Area''' || '''Metropolitan Division''' || '''County''' || '''Municipality''' || '''Property''' || '''Start''' || '''End''' | ||
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| rowspan= | | rowspan=6 | [[Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=6 | [[Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=6 | [[Erie County, New York]] || rowspan=5 | [[Buffalo, New York]] || [[Buffalo Bisons (NFL)|Buffalo Bisons]] || 1929 || 1929 | ||
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| [[Buffalo Bisons (NFL)|Buffalo Bisons]] || 1927 || 1927 | | [[Buffalo Bisons (NFL)|Buffalo Bisons]] || 1927 || 1927 | ||
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| [[Buffalo All-Americans]] || 1920 || 1923 | | [[Buffalo All-Americans]] || 1920 || 1923 | ||
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| [[Tonawanda, New York]] || [[Tonawanda Kardex]] || 1921 || 1921 | |||
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| [[Champaign-Urbana-Danville, IL Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Champaign County, Illinois]] || [[Champaign, Illinois]] || [[Chicago Bears]] || 2002-03 || 2002-03 | | [[Champaign-Urbana-Danville, IL Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Champaign County, Illinois]] || [[Champaign, Illinois]] || [[Chicago Bears]] || 2002-03 || 2002-03 | ||
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| [[Hammond, Indiana]] || [[Hammond Pros]] || 1920 || 1925 | | [[Hammond, Indiana]] || [[Hammond Pros]] || 1920 || 1925 | ||
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| [[Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Hamilton County, Ohio]] || [[Cincinnati]] || [[Cincinnati Celts]] || 1921 || 1921 | |||
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| rowspan=7 | [[Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | [[Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Summit County, Ohio]] || rowspan=2 | [[Akron, Ohio]] || [[Akron Indians]] || 1926 || 1926 | | rowspan=7 | [[Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | [[Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Summit County, Ohio]] || rowspan=2 | [[Akron, Ohio]] || [[Akron Indians]] || 1926 || 1926 | ||
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| [[Detroit Heralds]] || 1920 || 1920 | | [[Detroit Heralds]] || 1920 || 1920 | ||
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| [[Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Evansville, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Vanderburgh County, Indiana]] || [[Evansville, Indiana]] || [[Evansville Crimson Giants]] || 1921 || 1922 | |||
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| rowspan=3 | [[Green Bay-Shawano, WI Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=3 | [[Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[Brown County, Wisconsin]] || rowspan=3 | [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]] || [[Green Bay Packers]] || 1923 || | |||
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| [[Green Bay Blues]] || 1922 || 1922 | |||
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| [[Green Bay Acme Packers]] || 1921 || 1921 | |||
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| [[Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Delaware County, Indiana]] || [[Muncie, Indiana]] || [[Muncie Flyers]] || 1920 || 1921 | | [[Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Delaware County, Indiana]] || [[Muncie, Indiana]] || [[Muncie Flyers]] || 1920 || 1921 | ||
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| rowspan= | | [[Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Jefferson County, Kentucky]] || [[Louisville, Kentucky]] || [[Louisville Breckenridges]] || 1921 || 1923 | ||
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| [[Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Hennepin County, Minnesota]] || [[Minneapolis]] || [[Minneapolis Marines]] || 1921 || 1924 | |||
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| rowspan=3 | [[New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division]] || rowspan=2 | [[Kings County, New York]] || rowspan=2 | [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]] || [[Brooklyn Tigers (NFL)|Brooklyn Tigers]] || 1944 || 1944 | |||
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| [[Brooklyn Dodgers (1930-1948)|Brooklyn Dodgers]] || 1930 || 1943 | | [[Brooklyn Dodgers (1930-1948)|Brooklyn Dodgers]] || 1930 || 1943 | ||
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| [[New York County, New York]] || [[Manhattan]], [[New York]] || [[New York Giants (1921)|New York Giants]] || 1921 || 1921 | |||
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| rowspan=3 | [[Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=3 | [[Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[Maricopa County, Arizona]] || [[Glendale, Arizona]] || [[Arizona Cardinals]] || 2006-07 || | | rowspan=3 | [[Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=3 | [[Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[Maricopa County, Arizona]] || [[Glendale, Arizona]] || [[Arizona Cardinals]] || 2006-07 || | ||
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| [[St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[St. Louis]] || [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]] || 1960-61 || 1987-88 | | [[St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[St. Louis]] || [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]] || 1960-61 || 1987-88 | ||
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| [[Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area]] || [[Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division]] || colspan=2 | [[District of Columbia]] || [[Washington Senators (NFL)|Washington Senators]] || 1921 || 1921 | |||
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Revision as of 21:20, 18 July 2025
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Franchise Histories
- Akron Pros (1920-1925) former independent Akron Indians → Akron Indians (1926) → Folded
- Buffalo All-Americans (1920-1923) former independent Buffalo Prospects → Buffalo Bisons (1924-1925) → Buffalo Texas Rangers (1926) → Buffalo Bisons (1927) → Suspended operations (1928) → Buffalo Bisons (1929) → Folded
- Canton Bulldogs (1920-1923) former independent → Cleveland Bulldogs (1924-1925) → Suspended operations (1926) → Cleveland Bulldogs (1927) → Detroit Wolverines (1928) → Merged into New York Giants
- Chicago Cardinals (1920-1943) former independent Racine Cardinals → Temporarily merged with Pittsburgh Steelers as Card-Pitt Combine (1944) → Chicago Cardinals (1945-1959-60) → St. Louis Cardinals (1960-61-1987-88) → Phoenix Cardinals (1988-89-1993-94) → Arizona Cardinals (1994-95-Present)
- Chicago Tigers (1920) → Folded
- Cleveland Tigers (1920) former independent → Cleveland Indians (1921) → Folded
- Columbus Panhandles (1920-1922) former independent → Columbus Tigers (1923-1926) → Folded
- Dayton Triangles (1920-1929) former independent → Brooklyn Dodgers (1930-1943) → Brooklyn Tigers (1944) → Temporarily merged into Boston Yanks (1945) → Transferred to All-America Football Conference as Brooklyn Dodgers
- Decatur Staleys (1920-1921) former independent → Chicago Bears (1922-Present)
- Detroit Heralds (1920) former independent → Detroit Tigers (1921) → Folded
- Hammond Pros (1920-1926) former independent Hammond All-Stars → Folded
- Muncie Flyers (1920-1921) former independent Congerville Flyers → Became independent as Congerville Flyers
- Rochester Jeffersons (1920-1925) former independent → Folded
- Rock Island Independents (1920-1925) former independent → Transferred to American Football League
- Cincinnati Celts (1921) former independent → Became independent
- Evansville Crimson Giants (1921-1922) former independent Evansville Ex-Collegians → Folded
- Green Bay Acme Packers (1921) former independent Green Bay Indian Packers → Green Bay Blues (1922) → Green Bay Packers (1923-Present)
- Louisville Breckenridges (1921-1923) former independent → Transferred to Fall Cities Football Federation
- Minneapolis Marines (1921-1924) former independent → Folded
- New York Giants (1921) → Folded
- Tonawanda Kardex (1921) former independent Tonawanda Lumbermen → Folded
- Washington Senators (1921) → Became independent as Washington Pros
- Horlick-Racine Legion (1922-1924) former independent → Folded
- Milwaukee Badgers (1922-1926) → Folded
- Oorang Indians (1922-1923) → Folded
- Toledo Maroons (1922-1923) former independent → Kenosha Maroons (1924) → Folded
- Cleveland Indians (1923) → Merged into Canton Bulldogs as Cleveland Bulldogs
- Canton Bulldogs (1925-1926) → Folded
- Kelley Duluths (1923-1925) → Ernie Nevers's Eskimos (1926-1927) → Suspended operations (1928) → Orange Tornadoes (1929) → Newark Tornadoes (1930) → Cleveland Indians (1931) → Boston Braves (1932) → Boston Redskins (1933-1936) → Washington Redskins (1937-2019-20) → Washington Football Team (2020-21-2021-22) → Washington Commanders (2022-23-Present)
- St. Louis All-Stars (1923) → Folded
- Frankford Yellow Jackets (1924-midseason 1931) former independent → Suspended operations (midseason 1931-1932) → Philadelphia Eagles (1933-1940) → Pittsburgh Steelers (1941-42-1942) → Temporarily merged with Philadelphia Eagles as Phil-Pitt Eagles (1943) → Temporarily merged with Chicago Cardinals as Card-Pitt Combine (1944) → Pittsburgh Steelers (1945-Present)
- Kansas City Blues (1924) → Kansas City Cowboys (1925-1926) → Folded
- Providence Steamrollers (1924-1931) former independent → Folded
- Detroit Panthers (1925-1926) → Folded
- New York Giants (1925-1936) → New York Football Giants (1937-Present)
- Pottsville Maroons (1925-midseason 1925) transferred from Anthracite League → Expelled (midseason 1925-1925) → Pottsville Maroons (1926-1928) → Boston Bulldogs (1929) → Folded
- Brooklyn Lions (1926-midseasin 1926) → Brooklyn Horsemen (midseason 1926-1926) → New York Yankees (1927-1928) → Staten Island Stapletons (1929-1930) → Staten Island Stapes (1931-1932) → Became independent
- Hartford Blues (1926) former independent → Became independent as Hartford Giants
- Los Angeles Buccaneers (1926) → Folded
- Louisville Colonels (1926) → Folded
- Racine Tornadoes (1926) → Folded
- Minneapolis Redjackets (1929-1930) former independent Minneapolis Marines → Folded
- Portsmouth Spartans (1930-1933) former independent → Detroit Lions (1934-Present)
- Cincinnati Reds (1933-midseason 1934) → St. Louis Gunners (midseason 1934-1934) → Folded
- Pittsburgh Pirates (1933-1939-40) → Pittsburgh Steelers (1940) → Philadelphia Eagles (1941-42-1942) → Temporarily merged with Pittsburgh Steelers as Phil-Pitt Eagles (1943) → Philadelphia Eagles (1944-Present)
- Cleveland Rams (1937-1942) transferred from American Football League → Suspended operations (1943) → Cleveland Rams (1944-1945) → Los Angeles Rams (1946-1994-95) → St. Louis Rams (1995-96-2015-16) → Los Angeles Rams (2016-17-Present)
- Phil-Pitt Eagles (1943) temporary merger of Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers → Split into Philadelphia Eagles and temporary merger with Chicago Cardinals as Card-Pitt Combine
- Boston Yanks (1944-1948) → New York Bulldogs (1949) → New York Yanks (1950-51-1951-52) → Dallas Texans (1952-53) → Baltimore Colts (1953-54-1983-84) → Indianapolis Colts (1984-85-Present)
- Card-Pitt Combine (1944) temporary merger of Chicago Cardinals and temporary merger with Philadelphia Eagles as Phil-Pitt Eagles → Split into Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers
- Baltimore Colts (1950-51) transferred from All-America Football Conference → Folded
- Cleveland Browns (1950-51-1995-96) transferred from All-America Football Conference → Baltimore Ravens (1996-97-Present)
- San Francisco 49ers (1950-51-Present) transferred from All-America Football Conference
- Dallas Cowboys (1960-61-Present)
- Minnesota Vikings (1961-62-Present)
- Atlanta Falcons (1966-67-Present)
- New Orleans Saints (1967-68-Present)
- Boston Patriots (1970-71) transferred from American Football League → New England Patriots (1971-72-Present)
- Buffalo Bills (1970-71-Present) transferred from American Football League
- Cincinnati Bengals (1970-71-Present) transferred from American Football League
- Denver Broncos (1970-71-Present) transferred from American Football League
- Houston Oilers (1970-71-1996-97) transferred from American Football League → Tennessee Oilers (1997-98-1998-99) → Tennessee Titans (1999-2000-Present)
- Kansas City Chiefs (1970-71-Present) transferred from American Football League
- Miami Dolphins (1970-71-Present) transferred from American Football League
- New York Jets (1970-71-Present) transferred from American Football League
- Oakland Raiders (1970-71-1981-82) transferred from American Football League → Los Angeles Raiders (1982-83-1994-95) → Oakland Raiders (1995-96-2019-20) → Las Vegas Raiders (2020-21-Present)
- San Diego Chargers (1970-71-2016-17) transferred from American Football League → Los Angeles Chargers (2017-18-Present)
- Seattle Seahawks (1976-77-Present)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976-77-Present)
- Carolina Panthers (1995-96-Present)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (1995-96-Present)
- Cleveland Browns (1999-2000-Present)
- Houston Texans (2002-03-Present)