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2026 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
2026 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season: 51st NFL season, fifth under Todd Bowles. New coordinators Zac Robinson and Danny Smith, draft pick Rueben Bain, 0-4 start before a Week 5 win at Dallas with rookie Jalon Daniels starting for injured Baker Mayfield.
2026 Tennessee Titans season
The 2026 Tennessee Titans season: first year under head coach Robert Saleh, with Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator developing quarterback Cam Ward. After a 3-14 2025, the Titans started 0-5 and sit last in the AFC South.
2026 Washington Commanders season
2026 Washington Commanders NFL season: third year under Dan Quinn, new coordinators David Blough and Daronte Jones, 1-3-1 through Week 5, Jayden Daniels elbow injury, London loss to Colts, tie with Giants.
2027 NFL draft
The 2027 NFL draft runs April 29 to May 1, 2027 in Washington, D.C., hosted with the Commanders and Events DC; Arch Manning and Dante Moore lead the projected class.
2028 NFL draft
The 2028 NFL draft, awarded May 19, 2026 to Minneapolis, is the league's annual player selection meeting hosted for the first time by Minnesota with the Vikings and MSE, following Washington, D.C. in 2027.
3:16 game
The 3:16 game is the January 2012 AFC wild-card playoff in which Tim Tebow's Broncos beat Pittsburgh 29-23 in overtime on an 80-yard TD to Demaryius Thomas, named for 316 passing yards and John 3:16 coincidences.
A Football Life
A Football Life is an NFL Films-produced documentary series on NFL Network since 2011, profiling NFL players, coaches, executives, teams, and moments; it debuted with Bill Belichick, wired for sound for an entire season.
Acrisure Stadium
Acrisure Stadium, formerly Heinz Field, is Pittsburgh's 68,400-seat NFL stadium on the North Shore, home of the Steelers and Pitt Panthers since 2001, renamed in July 2022 when Acrisure bought the naming rights.
AFC Championship Game
AFC Championship Game: annual NFL playoff game deciding the American Football Conference champion since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger; winner advances to the Super Bowl. 55 games played; home teams dominate, especially since the 2010s.
AFC East
The AFC East is an NFL division in the American Football Conference comprising the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and New York Jets.
AFC North
The AFC North is an AFC division made up of the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers, with Pittsburgh holding the most division titles.
AFC South
AFC South: NFL division of the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Tennessee Titans, created in the 2002 realignment when Houston joined as the 32nd expansion franchise.
AFC West
AFC West, American Football Conference Western Division, NFL division of the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, and Los Angeles Chargers; founded 1960 as AFL West, defined by Chiefs' nine straight titles through 2024.
AFL–NFL merger
AFL-NFL merger: the June 8, 1966 agreement, brokered via Lamar Hunt and Tex Schramm and announced by Pete Rozelle, joining the American Football League and NFL; Congress granted an antitrust exemption October 21, 1966; full merger in 1970 created the AFC and NFC and the Super Bowl.
Allegiant Stadium
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas Raiders and UNLV home NFL stadium near the Strip; 65,000 seats, $1.97 billion, opened 2020, retractable grass field tray, ETFE roof, Super Bowl LVIII host.
American Football Conference
The American Football Conference is one of the NFL's two conferences, with 16 teams in four divisions. It was created in the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals, NFL team in Glendale, Arizona; oldest continuously operating pro football franchise (founded 1898, Chicago). Two NFL titles (1925, 1947), one Super Bowl appearance (XLIII loss), State Farm Stadium since 2006.
Arrowhead Stadium
Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, Missouri, since 1972; Guinness record 142.2 dBA crowd roar (2014); hosted 2026 World Cup matches as Kansas City Stadium; Chiefs move to a new Kansas dome in 2031.
AT&T Stadium
AT&T Stadium (formerly Cowboys Stadium) is the Dallas Cowboys' retractable-roof NFL stadium in Arlington, Texas, opened 2009: 80,000 seats expandable past 100,000, a 160-by-72-foot Mitsubishi video board, and nine 2026 World Cup matches.
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons, NFL team in the NFC South founded 1966 as the league's 15th franchise; two-time NFC champions (1998, 2016), 0-2 in Super Bowls, owned by Arthur Blank, playing at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens, NFL AFC North team founded 1996 after Art Modell moved the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore; named via Baltimore Sun fan poll after Edgar Allan Poe's poem; two-time Super Bowl champions (XXXV, XLVII), play at M&T Bank Stadium.
Bank of America Stadium
Bank of America Stadium, formerly Ericsson Stadium, is a 75,037-seat open-air stadium in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, home to the NFL's Carolina Panthers since 1996 and MLS's Charlotte FC since 2022, now undergoing a $1.3 billion renovation through 2030.
Bears–Packers rivalry
Bears–Packers rivalry: the NFL's oldest and most-played series, begun Nov. 27, 1921 (Staleys 20-0). 213 meetings through Jan 2026; Packers lead 109-98-6, with three playoff games.
Bills–Chiefs rivalry
Bills–Chiefs rivalry: AFL-era football rivalry between Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs (formerly Dallas Texans); Bills lead all-time series 31-26-1, Chiefs dominate playoffs, defined by Mahomes-Allen games and the 13 Seconds overtime rule change.
Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills, NFL team in Orchard Park, New York; AFL charter franchise (1960), two-time AFL champions, only team to reach four straight Super Bowls (all lost); owned by the Pegulas since 2014, five straight AFC East titles with MVP Josh Allen.
Caesars Superdome
Caesars Superdome, formerly Louisiana Superdome and Mercedes-Benz Superdome, is New Orleans' 1975 domed stadium, home of the Saints, record host of eight Super Bowls, with a 680-foot clear-span roof.
Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers, NFL team in Charlotte, North Carolina, NFC South; awarded 29th NFL franchise October 26, 1993, began play 1995; NFC titles 2003 and 2015; owned by David Tepper since 2018.
Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears, NFL charter franchise founded 1920 as the Decatur Staleys, renamed Chicago Bears in 1922; nine championships including Super Bowl XX, home Soldier Field since 1971, owned by the Halas-McCaskey family.
Chicago Bears Stadium
Chicago Bears Stadium: the NFL team's quest to replace Soldier Field, its home since 1971, with a new fixed-roof venue; sites pursued in Arlington Heights, on Chicago's lakefront, and in Hammond, Indiana, where the board advanced the project in June 2026.
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded by Paul Brown in 1968 and playing in the AFC North Division.