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Timeline of the National Football League

释义

NFL timeline
1920–1931: Before the playoffs
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931
Early playoff era
1932 1933 1934 1935–1936 1937–1939
The 1940s: World War II mergers
1940–1942 1943 1944 1945 1946–1948 1949
The 1950s: AAFC merger
1950 1951 1952 1953–1959
The 1960s: NFL and AFL
1960 1961–1962 1963–1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
The 1970s: AFL–NFL merger
1970 1971–1975 1976 1977–1981
The 1980s and 1990s
1982–1983 1984–1987 1988–1993 1994 1995 1996 1997–1998 1999–2001
The 2000s: Realignment
2002–2015 2016 2017–present Planned moves
See also
References

This article is a timeline of the National Football League (NFL). It tracks the history of each of the league's 32 current franchises from the early days of the league, through its merger with the American Football League (AFL). The history of franchises that began as independent teams, or as members of the Ohio League, New York Pro Football League, and other defunct leagues are shown as well.

NFL timeline

Note: The end date is the year after an NFL season. A team that played only in 1922 would be listed as 22-23. This shows up as a one-year bar for 1922.

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-- Original Teams

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-- 1921 additions

  bar:Brecks  #Louisville Breckenridges  bar:Kardex  #Tonawanda Kardex  bar:Marines  #Minneapolis Marines  bar:Packers  #Green Bay Packers  bar:Celts  #Cincinnati Celts  bar:Evansville  #Evansville Crimson Giants  bar:Brickley  #New York (Brickley) Giants  bar:Senators  #Washington Senators

-- 1922 additions

  bar:Toledo  #Toledo/Kenosha Maroons  bar:RacineLegion  #Racine Legion  bar:Oorang  #Oorang Indians  bar:Badgers  #Milwaukee Badgers

-- 1923

  bar:CleBulldogs  #Cleveland Indians/Bulldogs  bar:Duluth  #Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos  bar:Allstars  #St. Louis All-Stars

-- 1924

  bar:YellowJack  #Frankford Yellow Jackets  bar:KCBlues  #Kansas City Blues/Cowboys

-- 1925

  bar:Steam  #Providence Steam Roller  bar:Pottsville  #Pottsville Maroons/Boston Bulldogs  bar:NYGiants  #New York Giants  bar:DetPanthers  #Detroit Panthers

-- 1926

  bar:Blues  #Hartford Blues  bar:LionHorse  #Brooklyn Lions-Horsemen  bar:LABucs  #Los Angeles Buccaneers

-- 1927

-- 28

-- 29

  bar:Orange  #Orange Tornadoes  bar:Stapes  #Staten Island Stapletons  bar:RedJackets  #Minneapolis Red Jackets

-- 30

-- 31

-- 32

-- 33

  bar:PhillyEagles  #Philadelphia Eagles  bar:Steelers  #Pittsburgh Steelers  bar:Reds  #Cincinnati Reds

-- 34

--37

-- 1947

-- 1950

  bar:AAFCcolts  #AAFC Baltimore Colts  bar:49ers  #San Francisco 49ers  bar:Browns  #Cleveland Browns

-- 1952

  bar:IndyColts  #Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts  bar:DalCowboys  #Dallas Cowboys  bar:Chiefs  #Kansas City Chiefs  bar:Chargers  # SD/LA Chargers  bar:Broncos  #Denver Broncos  bar:NYJets  #New York Jets  bar:Patriots  #New England Patriots  bar:Raiders  #Oakland Raiders  bar:TenTitans  #Tennessee Titans  bar:Bills  #Buffalo Bills  bar:Vikings  #Minnesota Vikings  bar:Falcons  #Atlanta Falcons  bar:Dolphins  #Miami Dolphins  bar:Saints  #New Orleans Saints  bar:Bengals  #Cincinnati Bengals  bar:Seahawks  #Seattle Seahawks  bar:Bucs  #Tampa Bay Buccaneers  bar:CarPanthers  #Carolina Panthers  bar:Jaguars  #Jacksonville Jaguars  bar:Ravens #Baltimore Ravens  bar:HouTexans  #Houston Texans

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  bar:49ers  from:1946  till:1950  color:notpro  $Left text:"(AAFC)"  bar:49ers  from:1950  till:end   color:49ers_lightgold textcolor:49ers_red  $RightIn text:"San Francisco 49ers"

  at:49ers at:1981 $champ mark:(line, 49ers_lightgold)  at:49ers at:1984 $champ mark:(line, 49ers_lightgold)  at:49ers at:1988 $champ mark:(line, 49ers_lightgold)  at:49ers at:1989 $champ mark:(line, 49ers_lightgold)  at:49ers at:1994 $champ mark:(line, 49ers_lightgold)

  bar:AAFCcolts  from:1946  till:1950  color:notpro  $Left text:"(AAFC)"  bar:AAFCcolts  from:1950  till:1951  color:kellygreen $Right text:"Baltimore Colts"

  bar:AkronPros  from:1908  till:1920 color:notpro text:"(Ohio L)"  bar:AkronPros  from:1920  till:1927 color:blue  $Right text:"Akron Pros"  bar:AkronPros at:1920 $champ mark:(line, blue) color:blue

  bar:Bears  from:1919  till:1920 color:notpro $Left text:"Decatur Staleys (Ind)"  bar:Bears  from:1920  till:1921 color:darkblue textcolor:orange $Left  bar:Bears  from:1921  till:1922 color:orange textcolor:white $UpRight text:"Chicago ~Staleys"  bar:Bears  from:1922  till:end color:darkblue textcolor:orange $RightIn text:"Chicago Bears"

  at:Bears at:1921 $champ mark:(line, darkblue)  at:Bears at:1932 $champ mark:(line, darkblue)  at:Bears at:1933 $champ mark:(line, darkblue)  at:Bears at:1940 $champ mark:(line, darkblue)  at:Bears at:1941 $champ mark:(line, darkblue)  at:Bears at:1943 $champ mark:(line, darkblue)  at:Bears at:1946 $champ mark:(line, darkblue)  at:Bears at:1963 $champ mark:(line, darkblue)  at:Bears at:1985 $champ mark:(line, darkblue)

  bar:Bengals  from:1968  till:1970 color:bengals_orange textcolor:black2 $Afliii  bar:Bengals  from:1970  till:end  color:bengals_orange textcolor:black2  $RightIn  text:"Cincinnati Bengals"

  bar:Bills  from:1960  till:1970 color:darkblue textcolor:darkblue  $Afliii  bar:Bills  from:1970  till:end  color:darkblue textcolor:red2 $RightIn text:"Buffalo Bills"  at:Bills at:1964 $champ mark:(line, darkblue)  at:Bills at:1965 $champ mark:(line, darkblue)

  bar:BostonYanks  from:1944  till:1949  color:kellygreen  $UpLeft text:"Boston Yanks"  bar:BostonYanks  from:1945  till:1946  color:gray2  $Down text:"The Yanks"  bar:BostonYanks  from:1946  till:1949  color:kellygreen  $Up  bar:BostonYanks  from:1949  till:1950  color:blue  $UpLeftMargin text:"New York Bulldogs / Yanks"  bar:BostonYanks  from:1950  till:1952  color:silver  bar:BostonYanks  from:1952  till:1953  color:darkblue3  $DownRight text:"Dallas Texans"

  bar:Broncos  from:1960  till:1970  color:darkblue3 textcolor:orange  $Afliii  bar:Broncos  from:1970  till:end  color:darkblue3 textcolor:orange  $RightIn text:"Denver Broncos"  at:Broncos at:1997 $champ mark:(line, darkblue3)  at:Broncos at:1998 $champ mark:(line, darkblue3)  at:Broncos at:2015 $champ mark:(line, darkblue3)

  bar:Browns  from:1946  till:1950  color:notpro  $Left text:"(AAFC)"  bar:Browns  from:1950  till:1996 color:browns_brown textcolor:orange  text:"Cleveland Browns"  bar:Browns  from:1999  till:end  color:browns_brown textcolor:orange text:"Cleveland Browns"  at:Browns at:1950 $champ mark:(line, browns_brown)  at:Browns at:1954 $champ mark:(line, browns_brown)  at:Browns at:1955 $champ mark:(line, browns_brown)  at:Browns at:1964 $champ mark:(line, browns_brown)

  bar:Ravens  from:1996   till:end color:ravens_purple textcolor:ravens_gold  $RightIn text:"Baltimore Ravens"  at:Ravens at:2000 $champ mark:(line, ravens_purple)  at:Ravens at:2012 $champ mark:(line, ravens_purple)

  bar:Bucs  from:1976  till:end  color:red textcolor:white  $RightIn  text:"Tampa Bay Buccaneers"  at:Bucs at:2002 $champ mark:(line, red)

  bar:Buff  from:1915  till:1920 color:notpro $Left text:"Buffalo All-Stars"  bar:Buff  from:1918  till:1919 color:notpro #text:"Buffalo Niagaras"  bar:Buff  from:1919  till:1920 color:notpro $NY #text:"B. Prospects"  bar:Buff  from:1920  till:1924 color:orange #text:"B. All-Americans"  bar:Buff  from:1924  till:1926 color:black #text:"B. Bisons" $Down  bar:Buff  from:1926  till:1927 color:orange #text:"B. Rangers" $Up  bar:Buff  from:1927  till:1928 color:black  bar:Buff  from:1929  till:1930 color:orange textcolor:black  $Right text:"Buffalo All Americans / Bisons / Rangers"

  bar:Cleveland  from:1919  till:1920 color:notpro  textcolor:black  $Left text:"Cleveland Tigers (Ind)"  bar:Cleveland  from:1920  till:1921 color:black  bar:Cleveland  from:1921  till:1922 color:orange  textcolor:black  $Right text:"Cleveland Indians"  bar:Canton  from:1911  till:1918 color:notpro $Left text:"Canton Pros (Ohio L)"  bar:Canton  from:1919  till:1920 color:notpro  bar:Canton  from:1920  till:1927 color:maroon   $Right text:"Canton Bulldogs"  at:Canton at:1922 $champ mark:(line, maroon)  at:Canton at:1923 $champ mark:(line, maroon)

  # The amateur Morgan Athletic Club inspired the name of the pro Racine Cardinals, but there's no direct link  bar:Cardinals  from:1913  till:1920 color:notpro $Left $I  bar:Cardinals  from:1920  till:1922 color:black textcolor:black $UpLeft text:"Racine ~Cardinals"  bar:Cardinals  from:1922  till:1944 color:cardinals_red textcolor:white  bar:Cardinals  from:1944  till:1945 color:gray2 textcolor:white $Left text:"Card-Pitt"  bar:Cardinals  from:1945  till:1960 color:cardinals_red  text:"Chicago Cardinals" textcolor:white  bar:Cardinals  from:1960  till:1988 color:black textcolor:white text:"St. Louis Cardinals"  bar:Cardinals  from:1988  till:1994 color:cardinals_red textcolor:white $Up text:"Phoenix ~Cardinals"  bar:Cardinals  from:1994  till:end color:cardinals_red textcolor:white $RightIn text:"Arizona Cardinals"  at:Cardinals at:1925 $champ mark:(line, cardinals_red)  at:Cardinals at:1947 $champ mark:(line, cardinals_red)

  bar:Chargers  from:1960  till:1961 color:gold textcolor:chargers_blue  $Left text:"Los Angeles Chargers (AFL)"  bar:Chargers  from:1961  till:1970 color:chargers_blue textcolor:gold  bar:Chargers  from:1970 till:2017 color:chargers_blue textcolor:gold text:"San Diego Chargers"  bar:Chargers  from:2017 till:end color:gold textcolor:gold $Left text:"Los Angeles Chargers"  at:Chargers  at:1963 $champ mark:(line, chargers_blue)

  bar:Chiefs  from:1960  till:1963  color:chiefs_black textcolor:chiefs_black $Left text:"Dallas Texans (AFL)"  bar:Chiefs  from:1963  till:1970  color:chiefs_red textcolor:chiefs_black  bar:Chiefs  from:1963  till:end  color:chiefs_red textcolor:chiefs_black $RightIn text:"Kansas City Chiefs"  at:Chiefs at:1962 $champ mark:(line, chiefs_black)  at:Chiefs at:1969 $champ mark:(line, chiefs_red)

  bar:Celts  from:1921  till:1922  color:celtsgold  text:"Cincinnati Celts" $Right  bar:Reds  from:1933  till:1935  color:red  $Left text:"Cincinnati Reds"  bar:CleBulldogs  from:1923  till:1924  color:red  $Left text:"Cleveland Indians"  bar:CleBulldogs  from:1924  till:1928  color:maroon  $Right text:"Cleveland Bulldogs"  at:CleBulldogs at:1924 $champ mark:(line, maroon)

  bar:CLE_IND  from:1931  till:1932  color:red  $Left text:"Cleveland Indians"  bar:Panhandles  from:1901  till:1920 color:notpro   $I  bar:Panhandles  from:1920  till:1927 color:gold    $Left text:"Columbus Panhandles" $Right

  bar:DalCowboys  from:1960  till:end  color:darkblue3 textcolor:white $RightIn text:"Dallas Cowboys"  at:DalCowboys at:1971 $champ mark:(line, darkblue3)  at:DalCowboys at:1977 $champ mark:(line, darkblue3)  at:DalCowboys at:1992 $champ mark:(line, darkblue3)  at:DalCowboys at:1993 $champ mark:(line, darkblue3)  at:DalCowboys at:1995 $champ mark:(line, darkblue3)

  bar:Triangles  from:1913  till:1916 color:notpro $Left text:"St. Mary's Cadets"  bar:Triangles  from:1916  till:1920 color:notpro $LeftMargin text:"Dayton Triangles"  bar:Triangles  from:1920  till:1930 color:orange  bar:Triangles  from:1930  till:1944 color:blue $UpLeftIn text:"Brooklyn ~Dodgers" textcolor:white  bar:Triangles  from:1944  till:1945 color:orange $UpLeft text:"Brooklyn ~Tigers" textcolor:white  bar:Triangles  from:1945  till:1946 color:gray2 $UpRight text:"The Yanks"  bar:Triangles  from:1946  till:1949 color:notpro $DownRight text:"New York Yankees (AAFC)"

  bar:Heralds  from:1905  till:1911 color:notpro $Left text:"Detroit Heralds (Ind)"  bar:Heralds  from:1911  till:1920 color:notpro $Ohio  bar:Heralds  from:1920  till:1921 color:black  bar:Heralds  from:1921  till:1922 color:red  $Right text:"Detroit Tigers"

  bar:DetPanthers  from:1925  till:1927  color:orange  $Left text:"Detroit Panthers"  bar:Wolverines  from:1928  till:1929  color:gold  $Left text:"Detroit Wolverines"

  bar:DetLions  from:1930  till:1934  color:purple  textcolor:black  $Left text:"Portsmouth Spartans"  bar:DetLions  from:1934  till:end  color:lions_lightblue textcolor:lions_white  $RightIn text:"Detroit Lions"  at:DetLions at:1935 $champ mark:(line, lions_lightblue)  at:DetLions at:1952 $champ mark:(line, lions_lightblue)  at:DetLions at:1953 $champ mark:(line, lions_lightblue)  at:DetLions at:1957 $champ mark:(line, lions_lightblue)

  bar:Dolphins  from:1966  till:1970 color:dolphins_orange textcolor:dolphins_teal  $Afliii  bar:Dolphins  from:1970  till:end  color:dolphins_orange textcolor:dolphins_teal  $RightIn text:"Miami Dolphins"  at:Dolphins at:1972 $champ mark:(line, dolphins_orange)  at:Dolphins at:1973 $champ mark:(line, dolphins_orange)

  bar:Duluth  from:1923  till:1926  color:red  $Left text:"Duluth Kelleys"  bar:Duluth  from:1926  till:1928  color:darkblue3  $Right text:"Duluth Eskimos" $Right  bar:Evansville  from:1921  till:1923  color:chiefs_red  text:"Evansville Crimson Giants" $Right

  bar:YellowJack  from:1909  till:1924 color:notpro $I  bar:YellowJack  from:1924  till:1932 color:vikings_gold $Right text:"Frankford Yellow Jackets"  at:YellowJack at:1926 $champ mark:(line, vikings_gold)

  bar:Hammond  from:1920  till:1927 color:vikings_purple text:"Hammond Pros" $Right  bar:Blues  from:1924  till:1926  color:notpro  $UpLeft text:"Waterbury Blues~(Ind)"  bar:Blues  from:1926  till:1927  color:iceblue  $UpLeftMargin text:"Hartford Blues"  bar:Blues  from:1927  till:1928  color:notpro  $DownRight text:"Hartford Giants"

  bar:IndyColts  from:1953  till:1984  color:colts_blue textcolor:white  text:"Baltimore Colts"  bar:IndyColts  from:1984  till:end  color:lgray  $RightIn text:"Indianapolis Colts" textcolor:colts_blue  at:IndyColts at:1958 $champ mark:(line, colts_blue)  at:IndyColts at:1959 $champ mark:(line, colts_blue)  at:IndyColts at:1970 $champ mark:(line, colts_blue)  at:IndyColts at:2006 $champ textcolor: colts_blue mark:(line, lgray)

  bar:Kardex  from:1916  till:1920 color:notpro $Left $NY  bar:Kardex  from:1920  till:1921 color:notpro $RightMargin $I  bar:Kardex  from:1921  till:1922 color:darkblue2 $Right text:"Tonawanda Kardex"  bar:KCBlues  from:1924  till:1925  color:blue  $Left text:"Kansas City Blues"  bar:KCBlues  from:1925  till:1927  color:black $Right text:"Kansas City Cowboys"  bar:LABucs  from:1926  till:1927  color:orange  $Left text:"Los Angeles Buccaneers" textcolor:black  bar:Brecks  from:1899  till:1921 color:notpro $I  bar:Brecks  from:1921  till:1924 color:red    $UpRight text:"Louisville Breckenridges"  bar:Brecks  from:1926  till:1927  color:red  $DownRight text:"Louisville Colonels"  bar:Badgers  from:1922  till:1927  color:orange  text:"Milwaukee Badgers" $Right  bar:Marines  from:1905  till:1921 color:notpro $I  bar:Marines  from:1921  till:1925 color:blue    $Right  text:"Minneapolis Marines"  bar:RedJackets  from:1929  till:1931  color:red  $Left text:"Minneapolis Red Jackets"

  bar:Flyers from:1905 till:1920 color:notpro $I $Left  bar:Flyers from:1920 till:1922 color:red $Left text:"Muncie Flyers"  bar:Flyers from:1923 till:1926 color:notpro $I

  bar:NYGiants  from:1925  till:end  color:giants_darkblue textcolor:white text:"New York Giants" $RightIn  at:NYGiants at:1927 $champ mark:(line, giants_darkblue)  at:NYGiants at:1934 $champ mark:(line, giants_darkblue)  at:NYGiants at:1938 $champ mark:(line, giants_darkblue)  at:NYGiants at:1956 $champ mark:(line, giants_darkblue)  at:NYGiants at:1986 $champ mark:(line, giants_darkblue)  at:NYGiants at:1990 $champ mark:(line, giants_darkblue)  at:NYGiants at:2007 $champ mark:(line, giants_darkblue)  at:NYGiants at:2011 $champ mark:(line, giants_darkblue)

  bar:NYJets  from:1960  till:1963  color:lgray textcolor:jets_green $Left text:"Titans of New York (AFL)"  bar:NYJets  from:1963  till:1970  color:jets_green textcolor:white  bar:NYJets  from:1970  till:end  color:jets_green textcolor:white  $RightIn text:"New York Jets"  at:NYJets at:1968 $champ mark:(line, jets_green)

  bar:Oorang  from:1922  till:1924  color:gold  $Left text:"Oorang Indians" $Right  bar:Orange  from:1887  till:1929 color:notpro   $I  bar:Orange  from:1929  till:1930 color:redorange   $UpLeft text:"Orange Tornadoes"  bar:Orange  from:1930  till:1931 color:black   $UpRight text:"Newark Tornadoes"  bar:Orange  from:1931  till:1936 color:notpro   $Down text:"(Ind.)"  bar:Orange  from:1936  till:1947 color:notpro   $Down text:"(American Association)"  bar:Orange  from:1963  till:1965 color:notpro   $UpLeft text:"(Atlantic Coast FL)"  bar:Orange  from:1965  till:1970 color:notpro   $Down text:"(Continental FL)"  bar:Orange  from:1970  till:1972 color:notpro   $UpLeftIn text:"(Atlantic Coast FL)"

  bar:Packers  from:1919  till:1921 color:notpro  bar:Packers  from:1921  till:end color:packers_green textcolor:gold $RightIn text:"Green Bay Packers"  at:Packers at:1929 $champ mark:(line, packers_green)  at:Packers at:1930 $champ mark:(line, packers_green)  at:Packers at:1931 $champ mark:(line, packers_green)  at:Packers at:1936 $champ mark:(line, packers_green)  at:Packers at:1939 $champ mark:(line, packers_green)  at:Packers at:1944 $champ mark:(line, packers_green)  at:Packers at:1961 $champ mark:(line, packers_green)  at:Packers at:1962 $champ mark:(line, packers_green)  at:Packers at:1965 $champ mark:(line, packers_green)  at:Packers at:1966 $champ mark:(line, packers_green)  at:Packers at:1967 $champ mark:(line, packers_green)  at:Packers at:1996 $champ mark:(line, packers_green)  at:Packers at:2010 $champ mark:(line, packers_green)

  bar:Patriots  from:1960  till:1970  color:darkblue2 textcolor:red2 $Afliii  bar:Patriots  from:1970  till:1971  color:darkblue2 textcolor:red2  $Left text:"Boston Patriots"  bar:Patriots  from:1971  till:end  color:red2 textcolor:darkblue2  $RightIn text:"New England Patriots"  at:Patriots at:2001 $champ mark:(line, red2)  at:Patriots at:2003 $champ mark:(line, red2)  at:Patriots at:2004 $champ mark:(line, red2)  at:Patriots at:2014 $champ mark:(line, red2)  at:Patriots at:2016 $champ mark:(line, red2)  at:Patriots at:2018 $champ mark:(line, red2)

  bar:PhillyEagles  from:1933  till:1943  color:eagles_green textcolor:eagles_silver  bar:PhillyEagles  from:1943  till:1944 color:gray2 textcolor:white $UpLeft text:"Phil-Pitt ~Steagles"  bar:PhillyEagles  from:1944  till:end  color:eagles_green textcolor:eagles_silver  $RightIn text:"Philadelphia Eagles"  at:PhillyEagles at:1948 $champ mark:(line, eagles_green)  at:PhillyEagles at:1949 $champ mark:(line, eagles_green)  at:PhillyEagles at:1960 $champ mark:(line, eagles_green)  at:PhillyEagles at:2017 $champ mark:(line, eagles_green)

  bar:Pottsville  from:1920  till:1925 color:notpro $Left text:"Pottsville Maroons (Ind)"  bar:Pottsville  from:1925  till:1929 color:maroon  bar:Pottsville  from:1929  till:1930 color:gold $Right text:"Boston Bulldogs"  bar:Steam  from:1916  till:1925 color:notpro $I  bar:Steam  from:1925  till:1933 color:brown $Right text:"Providence Steam Roller"  at:Steam at:1928 $champ mark:(line, brown)

  bar:RacineLegion  from:1915  till:1918 color:notpro   $Left $I  bar:RacineLegion  from:1919  till:1922 color:notpro  bar:RacineLegion  from:1922  till:1925 color:chiefs_red $Up text:"Racine ~Legion"  bar:RacineLegion  from:1926  till:1927 color:chiefs_red $DownRight text:"Racine Tornadoes"

  bar:Raiders  from:1960  till:1970  color:raiders_silver textcolor:black  $Afliii  bar:Raiders  from:1970  till:1981  $LeftIn color:raiders_silver text:"Oakland Raiders" textcolor:black  bar:Raiders  from:1981  till:1994  color:black textcolor:raiders_silver  $Up text:"Los Angeles ~Raiders"  bar:Raiders  from:1994  till:end  color:raiders_silver  $RightIn text:"Oakland Raiders"  at:Raiders at:1976 $champ mark:(line, raiders_silver)  at:Raiders at:1980 $champ mark:(line, raiders_silver)  at:Raiders at:1983 $champ mark:(line, black)

  bar:Rams  from:1936  till:1943 textcolor:darkblue2 color:rams_gold $Left text:"Cleveland Rams"  bar:Rams  from:1944  till:1946 textcolor:darkblue2 color:rams_gold  bar:Rams  from:1946  till:1994 textcolor:rams_gold color:darkblue2 text:"Los Angeles Rams"  bar:Rams  from:1994  till:2016 textcolor:darkblue2 color:rams_gold $RightIn text:"St. Louis Rams"  bar:Rams  from:2016  till:end  textcolor:rams_gold color:darkblue2 $AboveRightMargin text:"Los Angeles Rams"  at:Rams at:1945 $champ mark:(line, rams_gold)  at:Rams at:1951 $champ mark:(line, darkblue2)  at:Rams at:1999 $champ mark:(line, rams_gold)

  bar:Redskins  from:1932  till:1936  color:gold textcolor:black  $Left text:"Boston Braves"  bar:Redskins  from:1936  till:1937  color:redskins_darkred textcolor:black  $UpRight text:"Boston ~Redskins"  bar:Redskins  from:1937  till:end  color:gold textcolor:redskins_darkred  $RightIn text:"Washington Redskins"  at:Redskins at:1937 $champ mark:(line, gold)  at:Redskins at:1942 $champ mark:(line, gold)  at:Redskins at:1982 $champ mark:(line, gold)  at:Redskins at:1987 $champ mark:(line, gold)  at:Redskins at:1991 $champ mark:(line, gold)

  bar:RockIsland  from:1907  till:1920 color:notpro   $I  bar:RockIsland  from:1920  till:1926 color:green  bar:RockIsland  from:1926  till:1927 color:afli  bar:RockIsland  from:1927  till:1928 color:notpro   $Right text:"Rock Island Independents"  bar:Jeffs  from:1908  till:1920 color:notpro $I  bar:Jeffs  from:1920  till:1926 color:red    $Right text:"Rochester Jeffersons"

  bar:Saints  from:1967  till:end  color:saints_light_gold textcolor:saints_black  $RightIn  text:"New Orleans Saints"  at:Saints at:2009 $champ mark:(line, saints_light_gold)

  bar:Seahawks  from:1976  till:end  color:seahawks_lime textcolor:navy  $RightIn  text:"Seattle Seahawks"  at:Seahawks at:2013 $champ mark:(line, seahawks_lime)

  bar:Stapes  from:1915  till:1922 color:notpro $Left text:"Stapleton Football Club (Ind)"  bar:Stapes  from:1922  till:1929 color:notpro  bar:Stapes  from:1929  till:1932 color:darkblue $UpLeft text:"Staten Island ~Stapletons"  bar:Stapes  from:1932  till:1936 color:yellow   $Right text:"Staten Island Stapes"

  bar:Steelers  from:1933  till:1940  color:gold textcolor:black  $Left text:"Pittsburgh Pirates"  bar:Steelers  from:1940  till:1943  color:black  bar:Steelers  from:1943  till:1944  color:gray2 textcolor:white $UpLeft text:"Phil-Pitt ~Steagles"  bar:Steelers  from:1944  till:1945  color:gray2 textcolor:white $Right text:"Card-Pitt"  bar:Steelers  from:1945  till:end  color:black textcolor:gold  $RightIn text:"Pittsburgh Steelers"  at:Steelers at:1974 $champ mark:(line, black)  at:Steelers at:1975 $champ mark:(line, black)  at:Steelers at:1978 $champ mark:(line, black)  at:Steelers at:1979 $champ mark:(line, black)  at:Steelers at:2005 $champ mark:(line, black)  at:Steelers at:2008 $champ mark:(line, black)

  bar:Allstars  from:1923  till:1924  color:blue  text:"St. Louis All-Stars" $Right  bar:Gunners  from:1931  till:1934  color:notpro  $Left $I  bar:Gunners  from:1934  till:1935  color:blue $Up text:"St. Louis ~Gunners"  bar:Gunners  from:1935  till:1940  color:notpro  $Right text:"(Midwest)"

  bar:TenTitans  from:1960  till:1970  color:red textcolor:red $Afliii  bar:TenTitans  from:1970  till:1997  color:red textcolor:white  text:"Houston Oilers"  bar:TenTitans  from:1997  till:1999  color:columbia_blue textcolor:white $Up text:"Tennessee ~Oilers"  bar:TenTitans  from:1999  till:end  color:lightblue textcolor:titans_dark_blue $RightIn text:"Tennessee Titans"  at:TenTitans at:1960 $champ mark:(line, red)  at:TenTitans at:1961 $champ mark:(line, red)

  bar:Toledo  from:1902  till:1922 color:notpro $Left $Ohio  bar:Toledo  from:1922  till:1924 color:maroon $Left text:"Toledo Maroons"  bar:Toledo  from:1924  till:1925 color:gold  $Right  text:"Kenosha Maroons"

  bar:Senators  from:1921  till:1923  color:blue   $Left text:"Washington Senators"  bar:Senators  from:1923  till:1941  color:notpro  $I

1920–1931: Before the playoffs

1920

The American Professional Football Association is formed. The fourteen teams were mainly drawn from the Ohio League, Chicago Circuit, New York Pro Football League and other teams from the lower midwest. A $100 membership fee was charged. The Chicago Tigers folded after the season.^[1]

^ Team folded this season

1920 APFA teams
Akron Pros	{{0}}	Dayton Triangles
Buffalo All-Americans	{{0}}	Decatur Staleys
Canton Bulldogs	{{0}}	Detroit Heralds
Chicago Cardinals	{{0}}	Hammond Pros
Chicago Tigers^	{{0}}	Muncie Flyers
Cleveland Tigers	{{0}}	Rochester Jeffersons
Columbus Panhandles	{{0}}	Rock Island Independents

1921

Number of teams increased to 21. Four teams lasted only one season. Three other franchises folded.

1921 name changes
1920 name	1921 name
Decatur Staleys	Chicago Staleys
Detroit Heralds	Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Tigers	Cleveland Indians

First season in APFA *	Team folded this season ^	Only season in the league §

1921 APFA teams
Akron Pros	{{0}}	Columbus Panhandles	{{0}}	Minneapolis Marines*
Buffalo All-Americans	{{0}}	Dayton Triangles	{{0}}	Muncie Flyers ^
Canton Bulldogs	{{0}}	Detroit Tigers ^	{{0}}	New York Brickley Giants §
Chicago Cardinals	{{0}}	Evansville Crimson Giants *	{{0}}	Rochester Jeffersons
Chicago Staleys	{{0}}	Green Bay Packers*	{{0}}	Rock Island Independents
Cincinnati Celts §	{{0}}	Hammond Pros	{{0}}	Tonawanda Kardex §
Cleveland Indians ^	{{0}}	Louisville Brecks *	{{0}}	Washington Senators §

1922

The APFA was renamed the National Football League. Four new franchises awarded.

1922 name changes
1921 team name	1922 team name
Chicago Staleys	Chicago Bears

First season in NFL *	Team folded this season ^

1922 NFL teams
Akron Pros	{{0}}	Dayton Triangles	{{0}}	Minneapolis Marines
Buffalo All-Americans	{{0}}	Evansville Crimson Giants ^	{{0}}	Oorang Indians *
Canton Bulldogs	{{0}}	Green Bay Packers	{{0}}	Racine Legion *
Chicago Bears	{{0}}	Hammond Pros	{{0}}	Rochester Jeffersons
Chicago Cardinals	{{0}}	Louisville Brecks	{{0}}	Rock Island Independents
Columbus Panhandles	{{0}}	Milwaukee Badgers *	{{0}}	Toledo Maroons *

1923

A new and distinct Cleveland Indians franchise was formed. Two other teams joined the NFL, the Duluth Kelleys and the St. Louis All Stars. The St. Louis team folded after one season.

1923 name changes
1922 team name	1923 team name
Columbus Panhandles	Columbus Tigers

First season in NFL *	Team folded this season ^	Last season before hiatus, rejoined league later §

1923 NFL teams
Akron Pros	{{0}}	Cleveland Indians *	{{0}}	Hammond Pros	{{0}}	Racine Legion
Buffalo All-Americans	{{0}}	Columbus Tigers	{{0}}	Louisville Brecks ^	{{0}}	Rochester Jeffersons
Canton Bulldogs §	{{0}}	Dayton Triangles	{{0}}	Milwaukee Badgers	{{0}}	Rock Island Independents
Chicago Bears	{{0}}	Duluth Kelleys *	{{0}}	Minneapolis Marines	{{0}}	St. Louis All Stars * ^
Chicago Cardinals	{{0}}	Green Bay Packers	{{0}}	Oorang Indians ^	{{0}}	Toledo Maroons ^

1924

Before the season, the owner of the Cleveland Indians bought the Canton Bulldogs and "mothballed" it, taking the team's nickname and players to Cleveland for the season. The Canton Bulldogs had won the NFL championship in 1923, and won it again as the Cleveland Bulldogs in 1924.

1924 name changes
1923 team name	1924 team name
Buffalo All-Americans	Buffalo Bisons
Cleveland Indians	Cleveland Bulldogs

First season in NFL *	Team folded this season ^	Last season before hiatus, rejoined league later §

1924 NFL teams
Akron Pros	{{0}}	Dayton Triangles	{{0}}	Kenosha Maroons *^
Buffalo Bisons	{{0}}	Duluth Kelleys	{{0}}	Milwaukee Badgers
Chicago Bears	{{0}}	Frankford Yellow Jackets *	{{0}}	Minneapolis Marines §
Cleveland Bulldogs	{{0}}	Green Bay Packers	{{0}}	Racine Legion §
Columbus Tigers	{{0}}	Hammond Pros	{{0}}	Rochester Jeffersons
Chicago Cardinals	{{0}}	Kansas City Blues *	{{0}}	Rock Island Independents

1925

The Canton Bulldogs were reactivated. Four other franchises were awarded. This was the final season for the Rochester Jeffersons.

1925 name changes
1924 team name	1925 team name
Kansas City Blues	Kansas City Cowboys

First season in NFL *	Last active season ^	Last season before hiatus, rejoined league later §
Team jumped to the AFL †	Rejoined the NFL **

1925 NFL teams
Akron Pros	{{0}}	Columbus Tigers	{{0}}	Frankford Yellow Jackets	{{0}}	New York Giants *
Buffalo Bisons	{{0}}	Cleveland Bulldogs §	{{0}}	Green Bay Packers	{{0}}	Providence Steam Roller *
Chicago Bears	{{0}}	Dayton Triangles	{{0}}	Hammond Pros	{{0}}	Pottsville Maroons *
Chicago Cardinals	{{0}}	Duluth Kelleys	{{0}}	Kansas City Cowboys	{{0}}	Rochester Jeffersons ^
Canton Bulldogs **	{{0}}	Detroit Panthers *	{{0}}	Milwaukee Badgers	{{0}}	Rock Island Independents †

1926

The league grew to 22 teams, a figure that would not be equaled in professional football until 1961, adding the Brooklyn Lions, the Hartford Blues, the Los Angeles Buccaneers, and the Louisville Colonels, with Racine Tornadoes re-entering.

1926 name changes
1925 team name	1926 team name
Racine Legion	Racine Tornadoes
Duluth Kelleys	Duluth Eskimos
Akron Pros	Akron Indians
Buffalo Bisons	Buffalo Rangers

First season in NFL *	Rejoined the NFL †	Last active season ^

1926 NFL teams
Akron Indians ^	{{0}}	Duluth Eskimos
Brooklyn Lions *^	{{0}}	Hammond Pros ^
Buffalo Rangers	{{0}}	Hartford Blues *^
Chicago Bears	{{0}}	Kansas City Cowboys ^
Chicago Cardinals	{{0}}	Los Angeles Buccaneers *^
Dayton Triangles	{{0}}	Louisville Colonels *^
Green Bay Packers	{{0}}	Milwaukee Badgers ^
Frankford Yellow Jackets	{{0}}	New York Giants
Canton Bulldogs ^	{{0}}	Providence Steam Roller
Columbus Tigers ^	{{0}}	Pottsville Maroons
Detroit Panthers ^	{{0}}	Racine Tornadoes †^

1927

Prior to the season, the league decided to eliminate the financially weaker teams. As a result, the league dropped from 22 to 12 teams, and a majority of the remaining teams were centered around the East Coast instead of the Midwest, where the NFL had started. The New York Yankees were added from the American Football League and the Cleveland Bulldogs returned.

1927 name changes
1926 team name	1927 team name
Buffalo Rangers	Buffalo Bisons

Rejoined the NFL †	Merged from 1926 AFL *
Last active season ^	Last season before hiatus, rejoined league later §

1927 NFL teams
Buffalo Bisons
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Cleveland Bulldogs †
Dayton Triangles
Duluth Eskimos ^
Green Bay Packers
Frankford Yellow Jackets
New York Giants
New York Yankees *
Pottsville Maroons
Providence Steam Roller

1928

The NFL drops to ten teams. Two teams had folded, the Buffalo Bisons sat out the season and the Cleveland Bulldogs moved and played as the Detroit Wolverines.

1928 name changes
1927 team name	1928 team name
Cleveland Bulldogs	Detroit Wolverines

Last active season ^

1928 NFL teams
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Dayton Triangles
Detroit Wolverines ^
Frankford Yellow Jackets
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
New York Yankees ^
Providence Steam Roller
Pottsville Maroons

1929

The league increased back to 12 teams with the addition of two franchises, the Staten Island Stapletons, and the Orange Tornadoes. Two mothballed teams activated for the season. Minneapolis re-entered as the Red Jackets and the re-entry of the Buffalo Bisons.

1929 name changes
1928 team name	1929 team name
Minneapolis Marines	Minneapolis Red Jackets
Pottsville Maroons	Boston Bulldogs

First season in NFL *	Rejoined the NFL **	Last active season ^

1929 NFL teams
Boston Bulldogs ^
Buffalo Bisons **^
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Dayton Triangles
Frankford Yellow Jackets
Green Bay Packers
Minneapolis Red Jackets **
New York Giants
Orange Tornadoes *
Providence Steam Roller
Staten Island Stapletons *

1930

Prior to the season, Brooklyn businessmen William B. Dwyer and John C. Depler bought the Dayton Triangles, moved it, and renamed it the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Orange Tornadoes relocated to Newark. The Portsmouth Spartans entered as a new team.

1930 name changes
1929 team name	1930 team name
Orange Tornadoes	Newark Tornadoes
Dayton Triangles	Brooklyn Dodgers

First season in NFL *	Last active season ^

1930 NFL teams
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Frankford Yellow Jackets
Green Bay Packers
Minneapolis Red Jackets ^
New York Giants
Newark Tornadoes ^
Providence Steam Roller
Portsmouth Spartans *
Staten Island Stapletons

1931

The league decreased to 10 teams due to financial hardships caused by the Great Depression. While the Cleveland Indians joined as an expansion team, the league lost the Minneapolis Red Jackets and the Newark Tornadoes. Even the Frankford Yellow Jackets had to fold midway through the season.

First season in NFL *	Last active season ^

1931 NFL teams
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Cleveland Indians *^
Frankford Yellow Jackets ^
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
Providence Steam Roller ^
Portsmouth Spartans
Staten Island Stapletons

Early playoff era

1932

The Boston Braves (now Washington Redskins) enfranchised.

First season in NFL *	Team folded this season ^

1932 NFL teams
Boston Braves*
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
Portsmouth Spartans
Staten Island Stapletons^

1933

Three new teams enfranchised:
- Cincinnati Reds
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Pittsburgh Pirates (now Pittsburgh Steelers)
League split into Eastern and Western Divisions
First season in history of the league no team folds or suspends operations

1933 name change
1932 team name	1933 team name
Boston Braves	Boston Redskins

First season in NFL *

1933 NFL teams
Eastern Division	Western Division
Boston Redskins	Chicago Bears
Brooklyn Dodgers	Chicago Cardinals
New York Giants	Cincinnati Reds*
Philadelphia Eagles*	Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Pirates*	Portsmouth Spartans

1934

Portsmouth Spartans moved to Detroit; renamed the Lions
Cincinnati Reds cease operations during season, and are replaced by the St Louis Gunners for the final 3 games.

1934 name change
1933 team name	1934 team name
Portsmouth Spartans	Detroit Lions

First and last season in NFL †	Last active season ^

1934 NFL teams
Eastern Division	Western Division
Brooklyn Dodgers	Chicago Bears
New York Giants	Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles	Detroit Lions
Pittsburgh Pirates	Green Bay Packers
Boston Redskins	Cincinnati Reds ^
St. Louis Gunners †

1935–1936

Neither Cincinnati Reds nor St. Louis Gunners return for 1935 season.

1935–1936 NFL teams
Eastern Division	Western Division
Brooklyn Dodgers	Chicago Bears
New York Giants	Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles	Detroit Lions
Pittsburgh Pirates	Green Bay Packers
Boston Redskins

1937–1939

Cleveland Rams (now Los Angeles Rams) enfranchised
Boston Redskins move to Washington, D.C.

1937 name change
1936 team name	1937 team name
Boston Redskins	Washington Redskins

1937 is first season in NFL *

1937–1939 NFL teams
Eastern Division	Western Division
Brooklyn Dodgers	Chicago Bears
New York Giants	Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles	Cleveland Rams*
Pittsburgh Pirates	Detroit Lions
Washington Redskins	Green Bay Packers

The 1940s: World War II mergers

1940–1942

1940 name change
1939 team name	1940 team name
Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh Steelers

Team mothballed after season, rejoined league 1944 §

1940–1942 NFL teams
Eastern Division	Western Division
Brooklyn Dodgers	Chicago Bears
New York Giants	Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles	Cleveland Rams §
Pittsburgh Steelers	Detroit Lions
Washington Redskins	Green Bay Packers

1943

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh merge to form "Phil-Pitt"

Two teams merge for season †

1943 NFL teams
Eastern Division	Western Division
Brooklyn Dodgers	Chicago Bears
New York Giants	Chicago Cardinals
Phil-Pitt Steagles †	Detroit Lions
Washington Redskins	Green Bay Packers

1944

Boston Yanks enfranchised.
Cleveland Rams resume operations.
Steagles end merger, Eagles resume operations
Steelers merge with Cardinals to form "Card-Pitt"

1944 name change
1943 team name	1944 team name
Brooklyn Dodgers	Brooklyn Tigers

First season in NFL *	Rejoined the NFL **	Two teams merge for season †

1944 NFL teams
Eastern Division	Western Division
Boston Yanks *	Chicago Bears
Brooklyn Tigers	Card-Pitt †
New York Giants	Cleveland Rams
Philadelphia Eagles	Detroit Lions
Washington Redskins	Green Bay Packers

1945

Card-Pitt splits into Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers
Brooklyn Tigers merge with Boston Yanks, named simply "The Yanks"

Two teams merge for season †

1945 NFL teams
Eastern Division	Western Division
The Yanks †	Chicago Bears
New York Giants	Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles	Cleveland Rams
Pittsburgh Steelers	Detroit Lions
Washington Redskins	Green Bay Packers

1946–1948

Brooklyn Tigers cease operations
Boston Yanks resume normal operations
Cleveland Rams move to Los Angeles

1946 name change
1945 team name	1946 team name
Cleveland Rams	Los Angeles Rams

Last active season was 1948 ^

1946–1948 NFL teams
Eastern Division	Western Division
Boston Yanks ^	Chicago Bears
New York Giants	Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles	Detroit Lions
Pittsburgh Steelers	Green Bay Packers
Washington Redskins	Los Angeles Rams

1949

Boston Yanks cease operations
New York Bulldogs enfranchised from the remains of the Boston Yanks

First season in NFL *

1949 NFL teams
Eastern Division	Western Division
New York Bulldogs *	Chicago Bears
New York Giants	Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles	Detroit Lions
Pittsburgh Steelers	Green Bay Packers
Washington Redskins	Los Angeles Rams

The 1950s: AAFC merger

1950

Eastern Division renamed to American Conference
Western Division renamed to National Conference
San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, and the first Baltimore Colts all enfranchised from now-defunct All-America Football Conference. The Colts fold after the 1950 season.
New York Bulldogs change name to New York Yanks, move to National Conference
Chicago Cardinals move to American Conference

1950 name change
1949 team name	1950 team name
New York Bulldogs	New York Yanks

Teams merge from AAFC **	Last active season ^

1950 NFL teams
American Conference	National Conference
Chicago Cardinals	Chicago Bears
Cleveland Browns **	New York Yanks
New York Giants	Detroit Lions
Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers	Los Angeles Rams
Washington Redskins	San Francisco 49ers **
Baltimore Colts ** ^

1951

The New York Yanks fold after the 1951 season.

Last active season ^

1951 NFL teams
American Conference	National Conference
Chicago Cardinals	Chicago Bears
Cleveland Browns	New York Yanks ^
New York Giants	Detroit Lions
Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers	Los Angeles Rams
Washington Redskins	San Francisco 49ers

1952

Dallas Texans enfranchised with the remains of the now-defunct New York Yanks, but fold after one season and to date last NFL team to fold.

First and last season in NFL *

1952 NFL teams
American Conference	National Conference
Chicago Cardinals	Chicago Bears
Cleveland Browns	Dallas Texans *
New York Giants	Detroit Lions
Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers	Los Angeles Rams
Washington Redskins	San Francisco 49ers

1953–1959

American Conference renamed the Eastern Conference
National Conference renamed the Western Conference
A second and distinct Baltimore Colts team (now Indianapolis Colts) enfranchised from the remains of the Dallas Texans

1953 is first season in NFL *

1953–1959 NFL teams
Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Chicago Cardinals	Baltimore Colts *
Cleveland Browns	Chicago Bears
New York Giants	Detroit Lions
Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers	Los Angeles Rams
Washington Redskins	San Francisco 49ers

The 1960s: NFL and AFL

1960

American Football League (AFL) begins operations with eight teams as a rival to the NFL.
Dallas Cowboys enfranchised by NFL
Chicago Cardinals move to St. Louis

1960 name change
1959 team name	1960 team name
Chicago Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals

First season in NFL *

**1960 AFL teams**
Eastern Division	Western Division
Boston Patriots	Denver Broncos
Buffalo Bills	Dallas Texans
Houston Oilers	Oakland Raiders
Titans of New York	Los Angeles Chargers

**1960 NFL teams**
Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Cleveland Browns	Baltimore Colts
New York Giants	Chicago Bears
Philadelphia Eagles	Detroit Lions
Pittsburgh Steelers	Green Bay Packers
St. Louis Cardinals	Los Angeles Rams
Washington Redskins	San Francisco 49ers
	Dallas Cowboys *

1961–1962

NFL enfranchises the Minnesota Vikings
Los Angeles Chargers move to San Diego
Dallas Cowboys move to Eastern Division

1961 name change
1960 team name	1961 team name
Los Angeles Chargers	San Diego Chargers

1961 is first season in NFL *

**1961–1962 AFL teams**
Eastern	Western
Boston Patriots	Denver Broncos
Buffalo Bills	Dallas Texans
Houston Oilers	Oakland Raiders
Titans of New York	San Diego Chargers

**1961–1962 NFL teams**
Eastern	Western
Cleveland Browns	Baltimore Colts
Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears
New York Giants	Detroit Lions
Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers	Los Angeles Rams
St. Louis Cardinals	Minnesota Vikings*
Washington Redskins	San Francisco 49ers

1963–1965

Dallas Texans move to Kansas City; renamed the Chiefs
Titans of New York renamed New York Jets

1963 name change
1962 team name	1963 team name
Titans of New York	New York Jets
Dallas Texans	Kansas City Chiefs

**1963–1965 AFL teams**
Eastern	Western
Boston Patriots	Denver Broncos
Buffalo Bills	Kansas City Chiefs
Houston Oilers	Oakland Raiders
New York Jets	San Diego Chargers

**1963–1965 NFL teams**
Eastern	Western
Cleveland Browns	Baltimore Colts
Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears
New York Giants	Detroit Lions
Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers	Los Angeles Rams
St. Louis Cardinals	Minnesota Vikings
Washington Redskins	San Francisco 49ers

1966

Atlanta Falcons enfranchised by NFL
Miami Dolphins enfranchised by AFL
First AFL-NFL championship game played.

First season in NFL *	First season in AFL **

**1966 AFL teams**
Eastern	Western
Boston Patriots	Denver Broncos
Buffalo Bills	Kansas City Chiefs
Houston Oilers	Oakland Raiders
Miami Dolphins **	San Diego Chargers
New York Jets

**1966 NFL teams**
Eastern	Western
Atlanta Falcons *	Baltimore Colts
Cleveland Browns	Chicago Bears
Dallas Cowboys	Detroit Lions
New York Giants	Green Bay Packers
Philadelphia Eagles	Los Angeles Rams
Pittsburgh Steelers	Minnesota Vikings
St. Louis Cardinals	San Francisco 49ers
Washington Redskins

1967

NFL Eastern Conference divided into Capitol and Century Divisions
NFL Western Conference divided into Coastal and Central Divisions
New Orleans Saints enfranchised by NFL
Atlanta Falcons move to Western Conference

First season in NFL *

**1967 AFL teams**
Eastern	Western
Buffalo Bills	Denver Broncos
Miami Dolphins	Kansas City Chiefs
Boston Patriots	Oakland Raiders
New York Jets	San Diego Chargers
Houston Oilers

**1967 NFL teams**
Eastern		Western
Capitol	Century	Central	Coastal
Dallas Cowboys	Cleveland Browns	Chicago Bears	Los Angeles Rams
New Orleans Saints*	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	San Francisco 49ers
Philadelphia Eagles	Pittsburgh Steelers	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons
Washington Redskins	St. Louis Cardinals	Minnesota Vikings	Baltimore Colts

1968

Cincinnati Bengals are enfranchised
New York Giants move to Capitol Division
New Orleans Saints move to Century Division

First season in AFL **

**1968 AFL teams**
Eastern	Western
Buffalo Bills	Denver Broncos
Miami Dolphins	Kansas City Chiefs
Boston Patriots	Oakland Raiders
New York Jets	San Diego Chargers
Houston Oilers	Cincinnati Bengals **

**1968 NFL teams**
Eastern		Western
Capitol	Century	Central	Coastal
Dallas Cowboys	Cleveland Browns	Chicago Bears	Los Angeles Rams
New York Giants	New Orleans Saints	Detroit Lions	San Francisco 49ers
Philadelphia Eagles	Pittsburgh Steelers	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons
Washington Redskins	St. Louis Cardinals	Minnesota Vikings	Baltimore Colts

1969

New York Giants move back to Century Division
New Orleans moves back to Capitol Division

**1969 AFL teams**
Eastern	Western
Buffalo Bills	Denver Broncos
Miami Dolphins	Kansas City Chiefs
Boston Patriots	Oakland Raiders
New York Jets	San Diego Chargers
Houston Oilers	Cincinnati Bengals

**1969 NFL teams**
Eastern		Western
Capitol	Century	Central	Coastal
Dallas Cowboys	Cleveland Browns	Chicago Bears	Los Angeles Rams
New Orleans Saints	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	San Francisco 49ers
Philadelphia Eagles	Pittsburgh Steelers	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons
Washington Redskins	St. Louis Cardinals	Minnesota Vikings	Baltimore Colts

The 1970s: AFL–NFL merger

1970

AFL and NFL merge
- AFL Eastern and Western Divisions become AFC East and AFC West, respectively
- AFC Central formed.
- NFL Century Division teams split up between AFC Central and NFC East
- NFL Capitol Division becomes nucleus of NFC East
- NFL Central Division becomes NFC Central
- NFL Coastal Division becomes nucleus of NFC West
Houston moves from AFL East to AFC Central
Cincinnati moves from AFL West to AFC Central
New Orleans moves from NFL Capitol to NFC West
Cleveland moves from NFL Century to AFC Central
New York Giants move from NFL Century to NFC East
Pittsburgh moves from NFL Century to AFC Central
St. Louis moves from NFL Century to NFC East
Baltimore moves from NFL Coastal to AFC East

1970 NFL teams
AFC	East	Central	West
	Baltimore Colts	Cincinnati Bengals	Denver Broncos
	Boston Patriots	Cleveland Browns	Kansas City Chiefs
	Buffalo Bills	Houston Oilers	Oakland Raiders
	Miami Dolphins	Pittsburgh Steelers	San Diego Chargers
	New York Jets
NFC	East	Central	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	Atlanta Falcons
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	Los Angeles Rams
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	New Orleans Saints
	St. Louis Cardinals	Minnesota Vikings	San Francisco 49ers
	Washington Redskins

1971–1975

Boston Patriots are renamed New England Patriots.

1971–1975 NFL teams
AFC	East	Central	West
	Buffalo Bills	Cleveland Browns	Denver Broncos
	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Kansas City Chiefs
	New England Patriots	Pittsburgh Steelers	Oakland Raiders
	New York Jets	Houston Oilers	San Diego Chargers
	Baltimore Colts
NFC	East	Central	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	Los Angeles Rams
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	San Francisco 49ers
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons
	Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	New Orleans Saints
	St. Louis Cardinals

1976

Seattle Seahawks are enfranchised
Tampa Bay Buccaneers are enfranchised

First season in NFL *

1976 NFL teams
AFC	East	Central	West
	Buffalo Bills	Cleveland Browns	Denver Broncos
	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Kansas City Chiefs
	New England Patriots	Pittsburgh Steelers	Oakland Raiders
	New York Jets	Houston Oilers	San Diego Chargers
	Baltimore Colts		Tampa Bay Buccaneers *
NFC	East	Central	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	Los Angeles Rams
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	San Francisco 49ers
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons
	Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	New Orleans Saints
	St. Louis Cardinals		Seattle Seahawks *

1977–1981

Seattle moves from NFC West to AFC West
Tampa Bay moves from AFC West to NFC Central

1977–1981 NFL teams
AFC	East	Central	West
	Buffalo Bills	Cleveland Browns	Denver Broncos
	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Kansas City Chiefs
	New England Patriots	Pittsburgh Steelers	Oakland Raiders
	New York Jets	Houston Oilers	San Diego Chargers
	Baltimore Colts		Seattle Seahawks
NFC	East	Central	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	Los Angeles Rams
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	San Francisco 49ers
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons
	Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	New Orleans Saints
	St. Louis Cardinals	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The 1980s and 1990s

1982–1983

Oakland Raiders move to Los Angeles.

1982–1983 NFL teams
AFC	East	Central	West
	Buffalo Bills	Cleveland Browns	Denver Broncos
	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Kansas City Chiefs
	New England Patriots	Pittsburgh Steelers	Los Angeles Raiders
	New York Jets	Houston Oilers	San Diego Chargers
	Baltimore Colts		Seattle Seahawks
NFC	East	Central	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	Los Angeles Rams
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	San Francisco 49ers
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons
	Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	New Orleans Saints
	St. Louis Cardinals	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1984–1987

Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis

1984–1987 NFL teams
AFC	East	Central	West
	Buffalo Bills	Cleveland Browns	Denver Broncos
	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Kansas City Chiefs
	New England Patriots	Pittsburgh Steelers	Los Angeles Raiders
	New York Jets	Houston Oilers	San Diego Chargers
	Indianapolis Colts		Seattle Seahawks
NFC	East	Central	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	Los Angeles Rams
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	San Francisco 49ers
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons
	Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	New Orleans Saints
	St. Louis Cardinals	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1988–1993

St. Louis Cardinals move to Phoenix

1988–1993 NFL teams
AFC	East	Central	West
	Buffalo Bills	Cleveland Browns	Denver Broncos
	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Kansas City Chiefs
	New England Patriots	Pittsburgh Steelers	Los Angeles Raiders
	New York Jets	Houston Oilers	San Diego Chargers
	Indianapolis Colts		Seattle Seahawks
NFC	East	Central	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	Los Angeles Rams
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	San Francisco 49ers
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons
	Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	New Orleans Saints
	Phoenix Cardinals	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1994

Phoenix Cardinals renamed Arizona Cardinals

1994 NFL teams
AFC	East	Central	West
	Buffalo Bills	Cleveland Browns	Denver Broncos
	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Kansas City Chiefs
	New England Patriots	Pittsburgh Steelers	Los Angeles Raiders
	New York Jets	Houston Oilers	San Diego Chargers
	Indianapolis Colts		Seattle Seahawks
NFC	East	Central	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	Los Angeles Rams
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	San Francisco 49ers
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons
	Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	New Orleans Saints
	Arizona Cardinals	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1995

Carolina Panthers enfranchised
Jacksonville Jaguars enfranchised
Los Angeles Raiders move back to Oakland
Los Angeles Rams move to St. Louis

First season in NFL *	Team deactivated until 1999 §

1995 NFL teams
AFC	East	Central	West
	Buffalo Bills	Cleveland Browns §	Denver Broncos
	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Kansas City Chiefs
	New England Patriots	Pittsburgh Steelers	Oakland Raiders
	New York Jets	Jacksonville Jaguars *	San Diego Chargers
	Indianapolis Colts	Houston Oilers	Seattle Seahawks
NFC	East	Central	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	St. Louis Rams
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	San Francisco 49ers
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons
	Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	New Orleans Saints
	Arizona Cardinals	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Carolina Panthers *

1996

Cleveland Browns franchise deactivated
Baltimore Ravens enfranchised with remains of deactivated Cleveland Browns

First season in NFL *

1996 NFL teams
AFC	East	Central	West
	Buffalo Bills	Baltimore Ravens*	Denver Broncos
	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Kansas City Chiefs
	New England Patriots	Pittsburgh Steelers	Oakland Raiders
	New York Jets	Jacksonville Jaguars	San Diego Chargers
	Indianapolis Colts	Houston Oilers	Seattle Seahawks
NFC	East	Central	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	St. Louis Rams
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	San Francisco 49ers
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons
	Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	New Orleans Saints
	Arizona Cardinals	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Carolina Panthers

1997–1998

Houston Oilers announce that they will move to Nashville and are renamed the Tennessee Oilers. They play the 1997 season in Memphis and the 1998 season at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville while a new stadium is built in Nashville.

1997–1998 NFL teams
AFC	East	Central	West
	Buffalo Bills	Baltimore Ravens	Denver Broncos
	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Kansas City Chiefs
	New England Patriots	Pittsburgh Steelers	Oakland Raiders
	New York Jets	Jacksonville Jaguars	San Diego Chargers
	Indianapolis Colts	Tennessee Oilers	Seattle Seahawks
NFC	East	Central	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	St. Louis Rams
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	San Francisco 49ers
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons
	Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	New Orleans Saints
	Arizona Cardinals	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Carolina Panthers

1999–2001

Cleveland Browns franchise reinstated
Tennessee Oilers renamed Tennessee Titans

1999–2001 NFL teams
AFC	East	Central	West
	Buffalo Bills	Baltimore Ravens	Denver Broncos
	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Kansas City Chiefs
	New England Patriots	Cleveland Browns	Oakland Raiders
	New York Jets	Pittsburgh Steelers	San Diego Chargers
	Indianapolis Colts	Jacksonville Jaguars	Seattle Seahawks
		Tennessee Titans
NFC	East	Central	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	St. Louis Rams
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	San Francisco 49ers
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons
	Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	New Orleans Saints
	Arizona Cardinals	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Carolina Panthers

The 2000s: Realignment

2002–2015

The NFL realigns to create four divisions with four teams each in both conferences.
- Arizona (NFC East) and Seattle (AFC West) join the NFC West
- NFC Central renamed NFC North
- AFC Central renamed AFC North
- NFC South created
- Tampa Bay moves from the old NFC Central
- New Orleans, Atlanta, and Carolina move from the NFC West
- AFC South created
- Jacksonville and Tennessee move from the old AFC Central
- Indianapolis moves from the AFC East
- Houston Texans enfranchised

2002 is first season in NFL *

2002–2015 NFL teams^[2]^[3]^[4]
AFC	East	North	South	West
	Buffalo Bills	Baltimore Ravens	Houston Texans *	Denver Broncos
	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Indianapolis Colts	Kansas City Chiefs
	New England Patriots	Cleveland Browns	Jacksonville Jaguars	Oakland Raiders
	New York Jets	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tennessee Titans	San Diego Chargers
NFC	East	North	South	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	Atlanta Falcons	Arizona Cardinals
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	Carolina Panthers	St. Louis Rams
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	New Orleans Saints	San Francisco 49ers
	Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Seattle Seahawks

2016

St. Louis Rams return to Los Angeles after 21 seasons.^[5]^[6]

2016 NFL teams^[2]^[3]^[4]
AFC	East	North	South	West
	Buffalo Bills	Baltimore Ravens	Houston Texans	Denver Broncos
	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Indianapolis Colts	Kansas City Chiefs
	New England Patriots	Cleveland Browns	Jacksonville Jaguars	Oakland Raiders
	New York Jets	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tennessee Titans	San Diego Chargers
NFC	East	North	South	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	Atlanta Falcons	Arizona Cardinals
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	Carolina Panthers	Los Angeles Rams
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	New Orleans Saints	San Francisco 49ers
	Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Seattle Seahawks

2017–present

San Diego Chargers return to Los Angeles after 56 seasons.^[7]^[8]^[9]

2017–present NFL teams^[2]^[3]^[4]
AFC	East	North	South	West
	Buffalo Bills	Baltimore Ravens	Houston Texans	Denver Broncos
	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati Bengals	Indianapolis Colts	Kansas City Chiefs
	New England Patriots	Cleveland Browns	Jacksonville Jaguars	Los Angeles Chargers
	New York Jets	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tennessee Titans	Oakland Raiders
NFC	East	North	South	West
	Dallas Cowboys	Chicago Bears	Atlanta Falcons	Arizona Cardinals
	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	Carolina Panthers	Los Angeles Rams
	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	New Orleans Saints	San Francisco 49ers
	Washington Redskins	Minnesota Vikings	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Seattle Seahawks

Planned moves

The Raiders will move from Oakland to Las Vegas in either 2019 or 2020.^[10]^[11]^[12]

References

1. ^https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/
2. ^¹²{{cite web|title=Realignment for 2002|url=http://www.nfl.com/standings/divisionrealignment|publisher=National Football League|date=May 22, 2001|accessdate=April 3, 2016}}
3. ^¹²{{cite web|title=New alignment takes effect in 2002|url=http://static.espn.go.com/nfl/news/2001/0522/1202816.html|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN|date=May 22, 2001|accessdate=March 21, 2016}}
4. ^¹²{{cite news|last=Freeman|first=Mike|title=PRO FOOTBALL; Owners Approve N.F.L. Realignment|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/23/sports/pro-football-owners-approve-nfl-realignment.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 23, 2001|accessdate=March 21, 2016}}
5. ^{{cite web|last=Hanzus|first=Dan|title=Rams to relocate to L.A.; Chargers first option to join|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000621645/article/rams-to-relocate-to-la-chargers-first-option-to-join|website=NFL.com|publisher=National Football League|date=January 12, 2016|accessdate=January 13, 2016}}
6. ^{{cite news|title=Rams to Return to Los Angeles|url=http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-to-Return-to-Los-Angeles/802b4e16-671e-4864-97b6-943115cdc4cf|publisher=St. Louis Rams|date=January 12, 2016|accessdate=January 13, 2016}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Chargers to Relocate to Los Angeles|url=http://www.chargers.com/news/2017/01/12/chargers-relocate-los-angeles|publisher=San Diego Chargers|date=January 12, 2017|accessdate=January 15, 2017|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428122353/http://www.chargers.com/news/2017/01/12/chargers-relocate-los-angeles|archivedate=April 28, 2017|df=}}
8. ^{{cite news|title=Chargers announce decision to relocate to Los Angeles|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000773179/article/chargers-announce-decision-to-relocate-to-los-angeles|publisher=National Football League|date=January 12, 2017|accessdate=January 15, 2017}}
9. ^{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Ryan|title=Chargers are moving to Los Angeles after 56 years in San Diego|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/chargers-are-moving-to-los-angeles-after-56-years-in-san-diego/|website=CBSSports.com|publisher=CBS Sports|date=January 12, 2017|accessdate=January 13, 2017}}
10. ^{{cite news|last=Rosenthal|first=Gregg|title=NFL team owners approve Raiders' move to Las Vegas|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000795413/article/nfl-team-owners-approve-raiders-move-to-las-vegas|publisher=National Football League|date=March 27, 2017|accessdate=March 27, 2017}}
11. ^{{cite news|author=Raiders Media Relations|title=Raiders Receive NFL Approval For Las Vegas Relocation|url=http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Receive-NFL-Approval-For-Las-Vegas-Relocation/e189e436-1e3d-483c-8fa8-f88cfd4874d8?sf66137639=1|publisher=Oakland Raiders|date=March 27, 2017|accessdate=March 28, 2017}}
12. ^{{cite news|last1=Disis|first1=Jill|last2=Byres|first2=Dylan|title=NFL approves Raiders' move to Las Vegas|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/27/news/nfl-raiders-las-vegas-move/|publisher=CNN|date=March 27, 2017|accessdate=April 18, 2017}}

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