| From The Beginning |
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Current 32-team NFL franchise origins
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| Team |
First Season |
League Titles |
Franchise Stops |
| Arizona Cardinals |
1920 (APFA) |
2 NFL (1925, 47) |
Chicago (1920-59);
St. Louis (1960-87); Tempe, AZ (1988-) |
| Atlanta Falcons |
1966 (NFL) |
None |
Atlanta (1966-) |
| Baltimore Ravens |
1996 (NFL) |
1 Super Bowl
(2000) |
Baltimore (1996-) |
| Buffalo Bills |
1960 (AFL) |
2 AFL (1964-65) |
Buffalo (1960-72); Orchard Park (1973-) |
| Carolina Panthers |
1995 (NFL) |
None |
Clemson, S.C. (1995); Charlotte, N.C. (1996-) |
| Chicago Bears |
1920 (APFA) |
8 NFL (1921, 32-33, 40-41, 43, 46, 63);
1 Super Bowl (1985) |
Decatur, Ill. (1920); Chicago (1921-) |
| Cincinnati Bengals |
1968 (AFL) |
None |
Cincinnati (1968-) |
| Cleveland Browns |
1946 (AAFC) |
4 AAFC (1946-49)
4 NFL
(1950, 54-55, 64) |
Cleveland
(1946-95, 99-) |
| Dallas Cowboys |
1960 (NFL) |
5 Super Bowls (1971, 77, 92-93, 95) |
Dallas (1960-70); Irving, Texas (1971-) |
| Denver Broncos |
1960 (AFL) |
2 Super Bowls (1997-98) |
Denver (1960-) |
| Detroit Lions |
1930 (NFL) |
4 NFL (1935, 52-53, 57) |
Portsmouth, Ohio (1930-33); Detroit (1934-74); Pontiac, Mich. (1975-) |
| Green Bay Packers |
1921 (APFA) |
11 NFL (1929-31, 36, 39, 44, 61-62, 65-67); 3 Super Bowls (1966-67, 96) |
Green Bay (1921-) |
| Houston Texans |
2002 (NFL) |
None |
Houston |
| Indianapolis Colts |
1953 (NFL) |
3 NFL (1958-59, 68) 1 Super Bowl (1970) |
Baltimore (1953-83); Indianapolis (1984-) |
| Jacksonville Jaguars |
1995 (NFL) |
None |
Jacksonville, Fla. (1995-) |
| Kansas City Chiefs |
1960 (AFL) |
3 AFL
(1962, 66, 69);
1 Super Bowl (1969) |
Dallas (1960-62); Kansas City (1963-) |
| Miami Dolphins |
1966 (AFL) |
2 Super Bowls (1972-73) |
Miami (1966-) |
| Minnesota Vikings |
1961 (NFL) |
1 NFL (1969) |
Bloomington, Minn. (1961-81); Minneapolis, Minn. (1982-) |
| New England Patriots |
1960 (AFL) |
None |
Boston (1960-70); Foxboro, Mass.
(1971-) |
| New Orleans Saints |
1967 (NFL) |
None |
New Orleans (1967-) |
| New York Giants |
1925 (NFL) |
4 NFL (1927, 34, 38, 56);
2 Super Bowls (1986, 90) |
New York (1925-73, 75); New Haven, Conn. (1973-74);
East Rutherford, N.J. (1976-) |
| New York Jets |
1960 (AFL) |
1 AFL (1968);
1 Super Bowl (1968) |
New York (1960-83); E. Rutherford, N.J. (1984-) |
| Oakland Raiders |
1960 (AFL) |
1 AFL (1967);
3 Super Bowls
(1976, 80, 83) |
Oakland (1960-81, 1995-); Los Angeles
(1982-94) |
| Philadelphia Eagles |
1933 (NFL) |
3 NFL (1948-49, 60) |
Philadelphia (1933-) |
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
1933 (NFL) |
4 Super Bowls (1974-75, 78-79) |
Pittsburgh (1933-) |
| St. Louis Rams |
1937 (NFL) |
2 NFL (1945,51);
1 Super Bowl (1999) |
Cleveland (1936-45); Los Angeles (1946-79); Anaheim (1980-94); St. Louis (1995-) |
| San Diego Chargers |
1960 (AFL) |
1 AFL (1963) |
Los Angeles (1960); San Diego (1961-) |
| Seattle Seahawks |
1976 (NFL) |
None |
Seattle (1976-) |
| San Francisco 49ers |
1946 (AAFC) |
5 Super Bowls (1981, 84, 88-89, 94) |
San Francisco (1946-) |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
1976 (NFL) |
None |
Tampa, Fla. (1976-) |
| Tennessee Titans |
1960 (AFL) |
2 AFL (1960-61) |
Houston (1960-96); Memphis (1997); Nashville (1998-) |
| Washington Redskins |
1932 (NFL) |
2 NFL (1937, 42);
3 Super Bowls (1982, 87, 91) |
Boston (1932-36); Washington, D.C. (1937-96);
Raljon, Md. (1997-) |
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Note: Chart shows the current 32 teams in the NFL with the years they have put in as members of the American Professional Football Association (APFA), the NFL, the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the American Football League (AFL). Years given for league titles indicate seasons championships were won.
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