Football Teams

    Football teams have existed at a professional level since the American Professional Football Association began playing in 1920. Football Almanac is pleased to present this comprehensive football team menu which will take you to a team page where comprehensive team rosters and player stats can be found.

"Football isn't necessarily won by the best players. It's won by the the team with the best attitude." - Washington Redskins Coach George Allen
Football Team-By-Team Analysis

Attendance - Rosters - Schedules - Statistics - Uniforms
Baltimore Ravens
1996 - present

Chicago Bears
1922 - present
   Chicago Staleys
   1921 - 1922
   Decatur Staleys
   1920 - 1921
Cincinnati Bengals
1968 - present
 Detroit Lions
1934 - present
   Portsmouth Spartans
   1930 - 1934

Cleveland Browns
1999 - present
   Cleveland Browns
   1946 - 1996

 Green Bay Packers
1921 - present
Pittsburgh Steelers
1940 - present
   Pittsburgh Pirates
   1933 - 1939		 Minnesota Vikings
1961 - present
Houston Texans
2002 - present		 Atlanta Falcons
1966 - present
Indianapolis Colts
1984 - present
   Baltimore Colts
   1953 - 1983		 Carolina Panthers
1995 - present
Jacksonville Jaguars
1995 - present		 New Orleans Saints
1967 - present
Tennessee Titans
1999 - present
   Tennessee Oilers
   1997 - 1998
   Houston Oilers
   1960 - 1996		 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1976 - present
Buffalo Bills
1960 - present		 Dallas Cowboys
1960 - present
Miami Dolphins
1966 - present		 New York Giants
1925 - present
New England Patriots
1972 - present
   Boston Patriots
   1960 - 1971		 Philadelphia Eagles
1933 - present

New York Jets
1963 - present
   New York Titans
   1960 - 1962

Washington Redskins
1937 - present
   Boston Redskins
   1933 - 1936
   Boston Braves
   1932 - 1932
Denver Broncos
1960 - present

Arizona Cardinals
1994 - present
   Phoenix Cardinals
   1988 - 1993
   St. Louis Cardinals
   1960 - 1987
   Chicago Cardinals
   1920 - 1959

Kansas City Chiefs
1963 - present
   Dallas Texans
   1960 - 1962

 San Francisco 49ers
1946 - present

Oakland Raiders
1995 - present
   Los Angeles Raiders
   1982 - 1984
   Oakland Raiders
   1960 - 1981

 Seattle Seahawks
1976 - present

San Diego Chargers
1961 - present
   Los Angeles Chargers
   1960 - 1960

St. Louis Rams
1995 - present
   Los Angeles Rams
   1946 - 1994
   Cleveland Rams
   1937 - 1942 | 1944 - 1945
Football Team-By-Team Analysis


The opening quote on this football team menu talked about attitude and Buffalo Bills linebacker Ray Bentley agreed saying, "Every team in the NFL has talent, but attitude is the biggest thing that counts. That and playing together as a team. If you can capture that feeling, then you'll have success.

An alphabetical breakdown of leagues follows: All-America Football Conference (1946-1949), American Football Conference (1970-Today, Part of the NFL), American Football League (1960-1970), American Professional Football Association (1920-1921), National Football Conference (1970-Today, Part of the NFL), and the National Football League (1922-Today).

Did you know that only ten of the current football teams playing today originated in the National Football League? Those ten teams are the Dallas Cowboys (1960), Minnesota Vikings (1961), Atlanta Falcons (1966), New Orleans Saints (1967), Seattle Seahawks (1976), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976), Carolina Panthers (1995), Jacksonville Jaguars (1995), Baltimore Ravens (1996) and Houston Texas (2002).


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