Oldest NFL Franchises

These are the current 32 NFL teams and the year they played their first season. The list also shows what cities the teams have been located in throughout history.  As you can see, there has been a lot of movement over the years.  Was your team one of them?

  • Chicago Bears – 1920 – Decatur (1920), ChicagoNew York Giants – 1925 – New York (1925-1973, 1975), New Haven (1973-1974), East Rutherford
  • Arizona Cardinals – 1920 – Chicago (1920-1959), St Louis (1960-1987), Tempe
  • Green Bay Packers – 1921 – Green Bay
  • Detroit Lions – 1930 – Portsmouth (1930-1933), Detroit (1934-1974), Pontiac (1975-2001), Detroit
  • Washington Redskins – 1932 – Boston (1932-1936), Washington (1937-1996), Raljon
  • Philadelphia Eagles – 1933 – Philadelphia
  • Pittsburgh Steelers – 1933 – Pittsburgh
  • St Louis Rams – 1937 – Cleveland (1937-1945), Los Angeles (1946-1979), Anaheim (1980-1994), St. Louis (1995 – 2016), Los Angeles (2017)
  • San Francisco 49ers – 1946 – San Francisco
  • Cleveland Browns – 1946 – Cleveland
  • Indianapolis Colts – 1953 – Baltimore (1953-1983), Indianapolis
  • Buffalo Bills – 1960 – Buffalo
  • Denver Broncos – 1960 – Denver
  • Kansas City Chiefs – 1960 – Dallas (1960-1962), Kansas City
  • New England Patriots – 1960 – Boston (1960-1970), Foxboro
  • New York Jets – 1960 – New York
  • Oakland Raiders – 1960 – Oakland (1960-1981), Los Angeles (1982-1994), Oakland
  • San Diego Chargers – 1960 – Los Angeles (1960-2016), San Diego, Los Angeles (2017)
  • Tennessee Titans – 1960 – Houston (1960-1996), Memphis (1997), Nashville
  • Dallas Cowboys – 1960 – Dallas (1960-1970), Irving
  • Minnesota Vikings – 1961 – Bloomington (1961-1981), Minneapolis
  • Miami Dolphins – 1966 – Miami
  • Atlanta Falcons – 1966 – Atlanta
  • New Orleans Saints – 1967 – New Orleans
  • Cincinnati Bengals – 1968 – Cincinnati
  • Seattle Seahawks – 1976 – Seattle
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1976 – Tampa
  • Jacksonville Jaguars – 1995 – Jacksonville
  • Carolina Panthers – 1995 – Clemson (1995), Charlotte
  • Baltimore Ravens – 1996 – Cleveland (1946-1995), Baltimore
  • Houston Texans – 2002 – Houston