National Football League

Established: 1920 as American Professional Football Association
Re-Named National Football League: 1922

66 Total Franchises
32 Current Franchises
0 Future Franchises
34 Defunct Franchises
17 Franchise Movements
20 Franchise Name Changes

National Football League Franchise History
1 Akron Pros (1920-1925) 
          Akron Indians(1926)
2 Buffalo All-Americans (1920-1923)
          Buffalo Bisons (1924-1925)
          Buffalo Rangers (1926)
3 Canton Bulldogs (1920-1926)
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Chicago Cardinals (1920-1943; 1945-1959)
          Chicago-Pittsburgh Carpets (1944)
          St. Louis Cardinals (1960-1987)
          Phoenix Cardinals (1988-1993)
       Arizona Cardinals (1994-present)
5 Chicago Tigers (1920)
6 Cleveland Tigers (1920) 
          ClevelandIndians (1921)
7 Columbus Panhandlers (1920-1922) 
          Columbus Tigers (1923-1926)
8 Dayton Triangles (1920-1929)
          Brooklyn Dodgers (1930-1943)
          Brooklyn Tigers (1944)
9 Decatur Staleys (1920)
          Chicago Staleys (1921)
          Chicago Bears (1922-2002)
          Bears Presented by Bank One (2003-present)
10 Detroit Heralds (1920-1921)
11 Hammond Pros (1920-1926)
12 Muncie Flyers (1920-1921)
13 Rochester Jeffersons (1920-1925)
14 Rock Island Independents (1920-1925)
15 Cincinnati Celts (1921)
16 Evansville Crimson Giants (1921-1922)
17 Green Bay Packers (1921-present)
18 Louisville Brecks (1921-1923)
19 Minneapolis Marines (1921-1924)
20 New York Brickley’s Giants (1921)
21 Tonawanda Kardex (1921)
22 Washington Senators (1921)
23 Milwaukee Badgers (1922-1926)
24 Oorang Indians (1922-1923)
25 Racine Legion (1922-1924)
26 Toledo Maroons (1922-1923)
          Kenosha Maroons (1924)
27 Cleveland Bulldogs (1923-1925)
28 Saint Louis All-Stars (1923)
29 Frankford Yellow Jackets (1924-1931)
30 Kansas City Blues (1924)
          Kansas City Cowboys (1925-1926)
31 Detroit Panthers (1925-1926)
32 New York Giants (1925-present)
33 Pottsville Maroons (1925-1928)
          Boston Bulldogs (1929)
34 Providence Steam Roller (1925-1931)
35 Brooklyn Lions (1926)
          New York Yankees (1927-1928)
          Staten Island Stapletons (1929-1932)
36 Hartford Blues (1926)
37 Los Angeles Buccaneers (1926)
38 Louisville Colonels (1926)
39 Racine Tornadoes (1926)
40 Cleveland Bulldogs (1927)
          Detroit Wolverines (1928)
41 Minneapolis Redjackets (1929-1930)
42 Portsmith Spartans (1930-1933)
       Detroit Lions (1934-present)
43 Cleveland Indians (1931)
44 Boston Braves (1932)
           Boston Redskins (1933-1936)
        Washington Redskins (1937-present)
45 Cincinnati Reds (1933-1934)
46 Philadelphia Eagles (1933-1942; 1944-present)
          Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Steagles (1943)
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Pittsburgh Pirates (1933-1940)
       Pittsburgh Steelers (1941-1942; 1945-present)
          Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Steagles (1943)
          Chicago-Pittsburgh Carpets (1944)
48 Saint Louis Gunners (1934)
49 Cleveland Rams (1937-1945)
         Los Angeles Rams (1946-1994)
       St. Louis Rams (1995-present)
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Boston Yanks (1944-1948)
          New York Bulldogs (1949)
          New York Yanks (1950-1951)
          Dallas Texans (1952)
44 Baltimore Colts (1950)
45 Cleveland Browns (1950-1995; 1999-present)
46 San Francisco 49ers (1950-present)
47 Baltimore Colts (1953-1983)
          Indianapolis Colts (1984-present)
48 Dallas Cowboys (1960-present)
49 Minnesota Vikings (1961-present)
50 Atlanta Falcons (1966-present)
51 New Orleans Saints (1967-present)
52 Boston Patriots (1970)
           New England Patriots (1971-present)
53 Buffalo Bills (1970-present)
54 Cincinnati Bengals (1970-present)
55 Denver Broncos (1970-present)
56 Houston Oilers (1970-1996)
          Tennessee Oilers (1997-1998)
          Tennessee Titans (1999-present)
57 Kansas City Chiefs (1970-present)
58 Miami Dolphins (1970-present)
59 New York Jets (1970-present)
60 Oakland Raiders (1970-1981; 1995-present)
          Los Angeles Raiders (1982-1994)
60 San Diego Chargers (1970-present)
61 Seattle Seahawks (1976-present)
62 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976-present)
63 Carolina Panthers (1995-present)
64 Jacksonville Jaguars (1995-present)
65 Baltimore Ravens (1996-present)
66 Houston Texans (2002-present)
NFL Champions
See Also NFL Championship Game
See Also Super Bowl
1920-1932: Final Table Standings
1932-1970: Final Playoff Standings
1970-presesnt: Final Super Bowl Standings
 
Champion
Runner-Up
2004
New England Patriots
Philadelphia Eagles
2003
New England Patriots
Carolina Panthers
2002
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Oakland Raiders
2001
New England Patriots
St. Louis Rams
2000
Baltimore Ravens
New York Giants
1999
St. Louis Rams
Tennessee Titans
1998
Denver Broncos
Atlanta Falcons
1997
Denver Broncos
Green Bay Packers
1996
Green Bay Packers
New England Patriots
1995
Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburgh Steelers
1994
San Francisco 49ers
San Deigo Chargers
1993
Dallas Cowboys
Buffalo Bills
1992
Dallas Cowboys
Buffalo Bills
1991
Washington Redskins
Buffalo Bills
1990
New York Giants
Buffalo Bills
1989
San Francisco 49ers
Denver Broncos
1988
San Francisco 49ers
Cincinnati Bengals
1987
Washington Redskins
Denver Broncos
1986
New York Giants
Denver Broncos
1985
Chicago Bears
New England Patriots
1984
San Francisco 49ers
Miami Dolphins
1983
Los Angeles Raiders
Washington Redskins
1982
Washington Redskins
Miami Dolphins
1981
San Francisco 49ers
Cincinnati Bengals
1980
Oakland Raiders
Philadelphia Eagles
1979
Pittsburgh Steelers
Los Angeles Rams
1978
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dallas Cowboys
1977
Dallas Cowboys
Denver Broncos
1976
Oakland Raiders
Minnesota Vikings
1975
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dallas Cowboys
1974
Pittsburgh Steelers
Minnesota Vikings
1973
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
1972
Miami Dolphins
Washington Redskins
1971
Dallas Cowboys
Miami Dolphins
1970
Baltimore Colts
Dallas Cowboys
1969
Minnesota Vikings
Cleveland Browns
1968
Baltimore Colts
Cleveland Browns
1967
Green Bay Packers
Dallas Cowboys
1966
Green Bay Packers
Dallas Cowboys
1965
Green Bay Packers
Cleveland Browns
1964
Cleveland Browns
Baltimore Colts
1963
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
1962
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
1961
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
1960
Philadelphia Eagles
Green Bay Packers
1959
Baltimore Colts
New York Giants
1958
Baltimore Colts
New York Giangs
1957
Detroit Lions
Cleveland Browns
1956
New York Giants
Chicago Bears
1955
Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles Rams
1954
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
1953
Detroit Lions
Cleveland Browns
1952
Detroit Lions
Cleveland Browns
1951
Los Angeles Rams
Cleveland Browns
1950
Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles Rams
1949
Philadelphia Eagles
Los Angeles Rams
1948
Philadelphia Eagles
Chicago Cardinals
1947
Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles
1946
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
1945
Cleveland Rams
Washington Redskins
1944
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
1943
Chicago Bears
Washington Redskins
1942
Washington Redskins
Chicago Bears
1941
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
1940
Chicago Bears
Washington Redskins
1939
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
1938
New York Giants
Green Bay Packers
1937
Washington Redskins
Chicago Bears
1936
Green Bay Packers
Boston Redskins
1935
Detroit Lions
New York Giants
1934
New York Giants
Chicago Bears
1933
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
1932
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
1931
Green Bay Packers
Portsmouth Spartans
1930
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
1929
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
1928
Providence Steam Roller
Frankford Yellow Jackets
1927
New York Giants
Green Bay Packers
1926
Frankford Yellow Jackets
Chicago Bears
1925
Chicago Cardinals
Pottsville Maroons
1924
Cleveland Bulldogs
Chicago Bears
1923
Canton Bulldogs
Chicago Bears
1922
Canton Bulldogs
Chicago Bears
1921
Chicago Staleys
Buffalo All-Americans
1920
Akron Pros
Decatur Staleys
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