National Football League

Current Franchises

Conference	Division	Property	Venue	Municipality
American Football Conference	East Division	Buffalo Bills	Highmark Stadium	Erie County, New York
		Miami Dolphins	Hard Rock Stadium	Miami Gardens, Florida
		New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium	Foxborough, Massachusetts
		New York Jets	MetLife Stadium	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	North Division	Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium	Baltimore
		Cincinnati Bengals	Paycor Stadium	Cincinnati
		Cleveland Browns	Huntington Bank Field	Cleveland
		Pittsburgh Steelers	Acrisure Stadium	Pittsburgh
	South Division	Houston Texans	NRG Stadium	Houston
		Indianapolis Colts	Lucas Oil Stadium	Indianapolis
		Jacksonville Jaguars	EverBank Stadium	Jacksonville, Florida
		Tennessee Titans	Nissan Stadium	Nashville, Tennessee
	West Division	Denver Broncos	Empower Field at Mile High	Denver
		Kansas City Chiefs	GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium	Kansas City, Missouri
		Las Vegas Raiders	Allegiant Stadium	Paradise, Nevada
		Los Angeles Chargers	SoFi Stadium	Inglewood, California
National Football Conference	East Division	Dallas Cowboys	AT&T Stadium	Arlington, Texas
		New York Football Giants	MetLife Stadium	East Rutherford, New Jersey
		Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field	Philadelphia
		Washington Commanders	Northwest Stadium	Summerfield, Maryland
	North Division	Chicago Bears	Soldier Field	Chicago
		Detroit Lions	Ford Field	Detroit
		Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field	Green Bay, Wisconsin
		Minnesota Vikings	U.S. Bank Stadium	Minneapolis
	South Division	Atlanta Falcons	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Atlanta
		Carolina Panthers	Bank of America Stadium	Charlotte, North Carolina
		New Orleans Saints	Caesars Superdome	New Orleans
		Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Raymond James Stadium	Tampa, Florida
	West Division	Arizona Cardinals	State Farm Stadium	Glendale, Arizona
		Los Angeles Rams	SoFi Stadium	Inglewood, California
		San Francisco 49ers	Levi's Stadium	Santa Clara, California
		Seattle Seahawks	Lumen Field	Seattle

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)

Markets

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County	Municipality	Property	Start	End
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Erie County, New York	Buffalo, New York	Buffalo Bisons	1929	1929
					Buffalo Bisons	1927	1927
					Buffalo Texas Rangers	1926	1926
					Buffalo Bisons	1924	1925
					Buffalo All-Americans	1920	1923
				Tonawanda, New York	Tonawanda Kardex	1921	1921
Champaign-Urbana-Danville, IL Combined Statistical Area	Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area		Champaign County, Illinois	Champaign, Illinois	Chicago Bears	2002-03	2002-03
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division	Cook County, Illinois	Chicago	Chicago Bears	2003-04
					Chicago Cardinals	1945	1959-60
					Chicago Bears	1922	2001-02
					Decatur Staleys	1921	1921
					Chicago Cardinals	1920	1943
					Chicago Tigers	1920	1920
		Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN Metropolitan Division	Lake County, Indiana	Gary, Indiana	Hammond Pros	1926	1926
				Hammond, Indiana	Hammond Pros	1920	1925
Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hamilton County, Ohio	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Celts	1921	1921
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Summit County, Ohio	Akron, Ohio	Akron Indians	1926	1926
					Akron Pros	1925	1925
	Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Stark County, Ohio	Canton, Ohio	Canton Bulldogs	1920	1923
	Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Cleveland	Cleveland Bulldogs	1927	1927
					Cleveland Bulldogs	1924	1925
					Cleveland Indians	1921	1921
					Cleveland Tigers	1920	1920
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Franklin County, Ohio	Columbus, Ohio	Columbus Tigers	1923	1926
					Columbus Panhandles	1920	1922
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL Combined Statistical Area	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area		Rock Island County, Illinois	Rock Island, Illinois	Rock Island Independents	1920	1925
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH Combined Statistical Area	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Montgomery County, Ohio	Dayton, Ohio	Dayton Triangles	1920	1929
Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area			Macon County, Illinois	Decatur, Illinois	Decatur Staleys	1920	1920
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division	Wayne County, Michigan	Detroit	Detroit Wolverines	1928	1928
					Detroit Tigers	1921	1921
					Detroit Heralds	1920	1920
Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY Combined Statistical Area	Evansville, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Vanderburgh County, Indiana	Evansville, Indiana	Evansville Crimson Giants	1921	1922
Green Bay-Shawano, WI Combined Statistical Area	Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Brown County, Wisconsin	Green Bay, Wisconsin	Green Bay Packers	1923
					Green Bay Blues	1922	1922
					Green Bay Acme Packers	1921	1921
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area	Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Delaware County, Indiana	Muncie, Indiana	Muncie Flyers	1920	1921
Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jefferson County, Kentucky	Louisville, Kentucky	Louisville Breckenridges	1921	1923
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hennepin County, Minnesota	Minneapolis	Minneapolis Marines	1921	1924
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	Kings County, New York	Brooklyn, New York	Brooklyn Tigers	1944	1944
					Brooklyn Dodgers	1930	1943
			New York County, New York	Manhattan, New York	New York Giants	1921	1921
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area		Maricopa County, Arizona	Glendale, Arizona	Arizona Cardinals	2006-07
				Tempe, Arizona	Arizona Cardinals	1994-95	2005-06
					Phoenix Cardinals	1988-89	1993-94
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Monroe County, New York	Rochester, New York	Rochester Jeffersons	1920	1925
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area		St. Louis		St. Louis Cardinals	1960-61	1987-88
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	District of Columbia		Washington Senators	1921	1921

Seasons

1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938-39	1939-40
1940	1941-42	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
1950-51	1951-52	1952-53	1953-54	1954-55	1955-56	1956-57	1957-58	1958-59	1959-60
1960-61	1961-62	1962-63	1963-64	1964-65	1965-66	1966-67	1967-68	1968-69	1969-70
1970-71	1971-72	1972-73	1973-74	1974-75	1975-76	1976-77	1977-78	1978-79	1979-80
1980-81	1981-82	1982-83	1983-84	1984-85	1985-86	1986-87	1987-88	1988-89	1989-90
1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000
2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10
2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25