The National Football league called NFL.
WATCH LIVE NFL TVhe NFL consists of thirty-two clubs. Each club is allowed a maximum of fifty-three players on their roster, but they may only dress forty-five to play each week during the regular season. Unlike Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League, the league has no full-time teams in Canada, although the Buffalo Bills play one game per year in Toronto. Most teams are in the eastern half of the United States; seventeen teams are in the Eastern Time Zone and nine others in the Central Time Zone.
Most major metropolitan areas in the United States have an NFL franchise, although Los Angeles, the second-largest metropolitan area in the country, has not hosted an NFL team since 1994.
Further information: History of the National Football League in Los Angeles
The Rams and the Raiders called the Los Angeles area home from 1946–1994 and 1982–1994 respectively. In 2005, some Saints games were played in San Antonio and Baton Rouge because of Hurricane Katrina. Also, there is talk of possibly bringing the NFL to Toronto, the largest city of Canada. The most frequently mentioned team for such a move is the aforementioned Buffalo Bills, who play 90 miles (140 km) south in Buffalo, play some of their games in Toronto's Rogers Centre, and are owned by a man now in his nineties (Ralph Wilson) who has no apparent plans to keep the team in his family upon his death.[5]
The Dallas Cowboys are the highest valued American football franchise, valued at approximately $1.6 billion[6] and one of the most valuable franchises in all of professional sports worldwide, currently second only to English Football club Manchester United,[6] which has an approximate value of $1.8 billion at current exchange rates.[7] (Incidentally, the majority shareholder in United, Malcolm Glazer, also owns an NFL team of his own, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.)
Since the 2002 season, the teams have been aligned as follows:
Division Team City/Area Stadium Founded Joined Head Coach
American Football Conference
East Buffalo Bills Orchard Park, NY Ralph Wilson Stadium 1 1959 1970 Chan Gailey
Miami Dolphins Miami Gardens, FL Sun Life Stadium 1966 1970 Tony Sparano
New England Patriots Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium 1959 1970 Bill Belichick
New York Jets East Rutherford, NJ New Meadowlands Stadium 1960 1970 Rex Ryan
North Baltimore Ravens Baltimore, MD M&T Bank Stadium 1996 2 John Harbaugh
Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati, OH Paul Brown Stadium 1968 1970 Marvin Lewis
Cleveland Browns Cleveland, OH Cleveland Browns Stadium 1946 1950 2 Eric Mangini
Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Field 1933 Mike Tomlin
South Houston Texans Houston, TX Reliant Stadium 2002 Gary Kubiak
Indianapolis Colts * Indianapolis, IN Lucas Oil Stadium 1953 Jim Caldwell
Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville, FL EverBank Field 1995 Jack Del Rio
Tennessee Titans * Nashville, TN LP Field 1960 1970 Jeff Fisher
West Denver Broncos Denver, CO Invesco Field at Mile High 1960 1970 Josh McDaniels
Kansas City Chiefs * Kansas City, MO Arrowhead Stadium 1960 1970 Todd Haley
Oakland Raiders * Oakland, CA Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 1960 1970 Tom Cable
San Diego Chargers * San Diego, CA Qualcomm Stadium 1960 1970 Norv Turner
National Football Conference
East Dallas Cowboys Arlington, TX Cowboys Stadium 1960 Wade Phillips
New York Giants East Rutherford, NJ New Meadowlands Stadium 1925 Tom Coughlin
Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field 1933 Andy Reid
Washington Redskins * Landover, MD FedEx Field 1932 Mike Shanahan
North Chicago Bears * Chicago, IL Soldier Field 1919 1920 Lovie Smith
Detroit Lions * Detroit, MI Ford Field 1929 1930 Jim Schwartz
Green Bay Packers Green Bay, WI Lambeau Field 1919 1921 Mike McCarthy
Minnesota Vikings Minneapolis, MN Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 1961 Brad Childress
South Atlanta Falcons Atlanta, GA Georgia Dome 1966 Mike Smith
Carolina Panthers Charlotte, NC Bank of America Stadium 1995 John Fox
New Orleans Saints New Orleans, LA Louisiana Superdome 1967 Sean Payton
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium 1976 Raheem Morris
West Arizona Cardinals * Glendale, AZ University of Phoenix Stadium 1898 1920 Ken Whisenhunt
St. Louis Rams * St. Louis, MO Edward Jones Dome 1936 1937 Steve Spagnuolo
San Francisco 49ers San Francisco, CA Candlestick Park 1946 1950 Mike Singletary
Seattle Seahawks Seattle, WA Qwest Field 1976 Pete Carroll