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City Stadium (Green Bay)
City Stadium (Green Bay) referred to two Green Bay Packers stadiums: the original wooden venue (1925–1956) and the larger concrete stadium, officially renamed Lambeau Field in 1965.
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns, NFL team in the AFC North founded 1944 by Arthur McBride; won four AAFC and four NFL titles, never reached a Super Bowl; relocated 1995, reactivated 1999, moving to Brook Park dome in 2029.
Cleveland Browns relocation controversy
Cleveland Browns relocation controversy, "The Move": Art Modell's 1995 move of the NFL Browns to Baltimore, creating the Ravens; lawsuits kept the Browns name, history, and colors in Cleveland, returning as an expansion team in 1999.
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys, NFL franchise founded January 28, 1960 as the league's 13th expansion team; five Super Bowl wins (VI, XII, XXVII, XXVIII, XXX), NFL-record 20 straight winning seasons, owned by Jerry Jones since 1989, world's most valuable sports franchise.
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (DCC), "America's Sweethearts": the Dallas Cowboys' professional cheer squad, reimagined in 1972 under Tex Schramm with the iconic star-spangled uniform, Smithsonian-honored, 85+ USO tours, CMT and Netflix series.
Dean Spanos
Dean Spanos (Dean Alexander Spanos), owner and chairman of the Los Angeles Chargers, son of Alex Spanos; moved the franchise from San Diego to Los Angeles in 2017 for a $650 million relocation fee, now plays at SoFi Stadium.
Deflategate
Deflategate: 2015 NFL scandal in which Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was suspended four games over allegedly deflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game; Wells Report, arbitration, and federal appeals followed until July 2016.
Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos, NFL AFC West franchise founded 1960 as AFL charter member; three Super Bowl titles (XXXII, XXXIII, 50), eight appearances, 16 AFC West crowns, coached by Sean Payton since 2023.
Deshaun Watson trade
Deshaun Watson trade: March 18, 2022 NFL deal sending the quarterback from the Houston Texans to the Cleveland Browns for three first-round picks, a third, and two fourths, plus a record $230 million fully guaranteed contract.
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions, NFL team in the NFC North, founded 1929 as the Portsmouth Spartans, moved to Detroit 1934. Four NFL championships (1935, 1952, 1953, 1957), Ford family owners, home at Ford Field since 2002, no Super Bowl appearance.
Empower Field at Mile High
Empower Field at Mile High, formerly Invesco Field and Sports Authority Field, is a 76,125-seat open-air stadium in Denver and home of the Denver Broncos since 2001.
Ford Field
Ford Field is a domed 65,000-seat stadium in downtown Detroit, Michigan, and home of the Detroit Lions since 2002, when it replaced the Pontiac Silverdome.
Fox NFL Sunday
Fox NFL Sunday is Fox's one-hour NFL pregame studio show, debuting 1994 after Fox's $1.58 billion NFC rights win. Hosts Curt Menefee and Terry Bradshaw with Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Rob Gronkowski, and Jay Glazer; 16 Emmys.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxboro Stadium (Schaefer/Sullivan Stadium), Foxborough, Massachusetts: Patriots' NFL home 1971–2001, ~60,000 seats, built privately in 327 days for ~$7.1 million, replaced by Gillette Stadium.
Franchise tag
The franchise tag is a National Football League designation, introduced in 1993, that lets each team keep one impending free agent on a one-year contract.
Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (1976-2010), home of the NFL's New York Giants and Jets, host of seven 1994 World Cup matches, Pelé's farewell, and the 1999 Women's World Cup opening, demolished for MetLife Stadium.
Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium (Boston Stadium for World Cup 2026) is a 64,628-seat stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, opened 2002, home of the New England Patriots and New England Revolution, hosting seven 2026 FIFA World Cup matches.
Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers, NFL franchise founded 1919 by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun; only publicly owned NFL team (Green Bay Packers, Inc., 1935), record 13 championships, home Lambeau Field since 1957.
Green Bay Packers, Inc.
Green Bay Packers, Inc. (Green Bay Football Corp.) is the NFL's only publicly owned, nonprofit franchise, community-owned since 1923, with about 539,000 dividend-free shareholders, six stock sales, and a grandfathered exemption from NFL ownership rules.
Hail Maryland
Hail Maryland, also called the Madhouse in Maryland, is the nickname for Jayden Daniels' 52-yard Hail Mary touchdown to Noah Brown on October 27, 2024, giving the Commanders an 18-15 win over the Bears.
Hard Rock Stadium
Hard Rock Stadium, formerly Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphin Stadium, Land Shark Stadium, and Sun Life Stadium, is the Miami Dolphins' 65,000-seat NFL venue in Miami Gardens, Florida, opened 1987, renovated for over $500 million with a 14-acre canopy, hosting six Super Bowls, the Miami Open, F1 Miami Grand Prix, and seven 2026 World Cup matches.
Herschel Walker trade
Herschel Walker trade: October 12, 1989 NFL deal sending Walker from Dallas Cowboys to Minnesota Vikings for five players and draft picks; largest trade in NFL history, later seen as the worst ever, fueling Dallas's 1990s dynasty.
History of the Buffalo Bills
History of the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo NFL/AFL franchise founded by Ralph Wilson in 1959; AFL champions 1964-65, four straight Super Bowl losses 1991-94, 17-year playoff drought, Josh Allen era, new $2.1 billion Highmark Stadium opened 2026.
History of the Cleveland Browns
History of the Cleveland Browns: NFL team founded 1944 in the AAFC by Arthur McBride with coach Paul Brown; seven early titles, 1996 relocation to Baltimore, 1999 reactivation, and planned 2029 Brook Park dome.
History of the Kansas City Chiefs
History of the Kansas City Chiefs, founded 1959 by Lamar Hunt as the AFL's Dallas Texans, relocated to Kansas City 1963; AFL titles 1962-69, Super Bowls IV, LIV, LVII, LVIII, and planned 2031 move to a Kansas domed stadium.
History of the Los Angeles Rams
History of the Los Angeles Rams: NFL franchise founded in Cleveland in 1937, also the St. Louis Rams, four titles (1945, 1951, 1999, 2021), Greatest Show on Turf, and 2016 return to Los Angeles.
History of the National Football League
History of the National Football League: founded 1920 in Canton, Ohio as the APFA, renamed NFL in 1922; survived rival leagues, merged with the AFL in 1970, and grew into a 32-team league with over $100 billion in media rights.
History of the NFL championship
History of the NFL championship: how pro football's title was decided, from standings-based champions (1920-1931), the 1932 Bears-Spartans playoff and 1933 first NFL Championship Game, rival AFL and AAFC titles, to the Super Bowl era after the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
Houston Oilers
Houston Oilers, American football team of Houston, Texas, 1960-1996; charter AFL member, two AFL titles, now the Tennessee Titans, which keeps its history; Oilers name retired, Houston's NFL team is the Texans.
Houston Texans
Houston Texans, NFL AFC South franchise awarded October 6, 1999 as the 32nd team, began play 2002 after the Oilers left for Tennessee; home Reliant Stadium, owned by the McNair family, coached by DeMeco Ryans.