Born in 1995 as the NFL's 30th team, the Jacksonville Jaguars were a surprise to land a team over larger markets in St. Louis and Baltimore. The team's inaugural logo never saw the field as the automaker Jaguar claimed copyright infringement. The team's leaping jaguar...
The Miami Dolphins became the AFL's first and only expansion team in 1966, with the AFC adding its next team in 1970. Sporting a color palette of aqua and coral, the Dolphins inaugural uniforms relied on striped sleeves and block numbers in a unique color...
The Denver Broncos began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League. For their first two seasons, they looked nothing like the famous Orange Crush teams. During the 1960 and 1961 seasons, they opted for a brown and athletic gold scheme...
The Raiders franchise began alongside the other charter members of the AFL in 1960. The team's first home was Oakland, California with a color scheme of black and gold. During the 1963 season, the Silver-and-Black would first don their titular colors. While the home uniform...
The Cincinnati Bengals' history began in 1968 as the 10th member of the American Football League. Their first uniforms were rather similar to the cross-state Browns with orange helmets, sleeve stripes, and white jersey numerals and pants. The orange helmets simply stated BENGALS in a...
Outside of a three season hiatus in the late 1990s, Cleveland Browns football has been played along the shore of Lake Erie for more than 70 years. The original Cleveland Browns began their storied history in 1946, amassing eight championships before the advent of the...
As one of the eight original AFL teams, the Buffalo Bills have been playing professional football since 1960. During their first two seasons they looked more akin to the Detroit Lions than to their present aesthetic, wearing royal blue jerseys with silver numbers and helmets...
While the Eagles began play in 1933, they did not wear their signature green until the 1935 season, opting for a powder blue and athletic gold scheme for their first two seasons. That 1935 season would see the introduction of their signature hue, but the...
The Cardinals have called numerous cities home over their 100-plus seasons in the NFL. The Cardinals first took flight in Racine, WI, just south of Milwaukee. In 1921, the team moved south to Chicago, where they would play through the 1959 season. During their time...
The Minnesota Vikings began play in 1961 and brought purple back to the NFL for the first time since the Portsmouth Spartans wore the hue from 1930 to 1933. While the Spartans would become the Detroit Lions in 1934, the Vikings have stayed in The...
