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NFL Tier List Maker
Rank all 32 NFL teams from your Super Bowl favorites to the franchises you can't stand.
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These 32 teams load into the maker above. Each write-up covers what the team is and what to weigh when you rank it. Facts were last checked on .
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Arizona Cardinals
An NFC West team in the Phoenix area that plays at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. The team was established in Chicago in 1898 as the Morgan Athletic Club, making it one of the league's oldest franchises.
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Atlanta Falcons
An NFC South team founded on June 30, 1965, that joined the NFL in 1966 as an expansion team. The league offered owner Rankin Smith a franchise to keep him from joining the rival AFL.
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Baltimore Ravens
An AFC North team that plays at M&T Bank Stadium and is based in Owings Mills, Maryland. They were established in 1996 after Art Modell announced plans to move the Cleveland Browns.
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Buffalo Bills
An AFC East team that plays at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. Founded in 1959 as a charter member of the American Football League, the team joined the NFL after the merger.
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Carolina Panthers
An NFC South team that plays at Bank of America Stadium in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. The franchise represents both North Carolina and South Carolina, and was founded alongside the Jaguars in 1995.
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Chicago Bears
An NFC North team and one of two remaining franchises from the NFL's founding in 1920, along with the Arizona Cardinals. The Bears play at Soldier Field near Chicago's lakefront.
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Cincinnati Bengals
An AFC North team that plays at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati. Former Cleveland Browns head coach Paul Brown began planning for the franchise in 1965.
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Cleveland Browns
An AFC North team named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown. They play at Huntington Bank Field, which opened in 1999, with offices and training facilities in Berea, Ohio.
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Dallas Cowboys
An NFC East team headquartered in Frisco, Texas, that has played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington since its opening in 2009. The team represents the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
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Denver Broncos
An AFC West team headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. The team began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined the NFL as part of the 1970 merger.
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Detroit Lions
An NFC North team that plays at Ford Field in downtown Detroit. The franchise was founded in Portsmouth, Ohio, as the Portsmouth Spartans in 1928 and joined the NFL on July 12, 1930.
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Green Bay Packers
The third-oldest franchise in the NFL, established in 1919, and the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team in the United States. They play in the NFC North.
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Houston Texans
An AFC South team founded in 1999 to replace the Houston Oilers, who played from 1960 to 1996 before moving to Nashville. They play their home games in Houston.
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Indianapolis Colts
An AFC South team that has played at Lucas Oil Stadium since 2008, after playing at the RCA Dome from 1984 to 2007. Since 1987 the Colts have hosted the NFL Scouting Combine.
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Jacksonville Jaguars
An AFC South team known colloquially as the Jags, based in Jacksonville, Florida. Founded alongside the Carolina Panthers in 1995 as an expansion team, they began in the AFC Central.
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Kansas City Chiefs
An AFC West team that plays at Arrowhead Stadium, with a new stadium slated to open in 2031. Established in 1959 as a charter member of the American Football League.
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Las Vegas Raiders
An AFC West team that plays at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, and is headquartered in Henderson. Founded on January 30, 1960, the team was originally based in Oakland, California.
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Los Angeles Chargers
An AFC West team that plays at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, which it shares with the Rams. The Chargers were founded in Los Angeles in 1959, and began play in 1960.
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Los Angeles Rams
An NFC West team that plays at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, which it shares with the Chargers. The team is headquartered at the Rams Village at Warner Center in Los Angeles.
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Miami Dolphins
An AFC East team that plays at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a northern suburb of Miami. The wiki notes they are the oldest professional sports team in Florida.
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Minnesota Vikings
An NFC North team founded in 1960 as an expansion team that began play in 1961. They are named after the Vikings of medieval Scandinavia, reflecting Minnesota's Scandinavian American culture.
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New England Patriots
An AFC East team in the Greater Boston area that plays at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, 22 miles southwest of Boston. They are known colloquially as the Pats.
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New Orleans Saints
An NFC South team that has played at the Caesars Superdome since 1975, after using Tulane Stadium for its first eight seasons. The franchise was founded by John W. Mecom Jr. and David Dixon.
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New York Giants
An NFC East team that plays at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which it shares with the Jets, five miles west of Manhattan.
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New York Jets
An AFC East team that plays at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which it shares with the New York Giants.
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Philadelphia Eagles
An NFC East team that plays at Lincoln Financial Field in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. The franchise was established in 1933 as a replacement for the bankrupt Frankford Yellow Jackets.
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Pittsburgh Steelers
An AFC North team founded in 1933, the seventh-oldest franchise in the NFL and the oldest in the AFC. They went from a perennial losing franchise in the pre-merger NFL to one of the league's most successful.
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San Francisco 49ers
An NFC West team nicknamed the Niners that plays at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, 38 miles southeast of San Francisco. They represent the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Seattle Seahawks
An NFC West team that has played at Lumen Field in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood since 2002. The only NFL team in the Pacific Northwest, named for the osprey.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
An NFC South team known as the Bucs, which joined the NFL in 1974 as an expansion team along with the Seahawks and played their first season in 1976 in the AFC.
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Tennessee Titans
An AFC South team based in Nashville that plays at Nissan Stadium, with a new indoor stadium of the same name set for 2027. Originally the Houston Oilers, founded in 1959.
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Washington Commanders
An NFC East team in the Washington D.C. area, founded by George Preston Marshall as the Boston Braves in 1932, renamed the Boston Redskins the following year, and later moved to Washington.
About NFL
The National Football League has 32 teams split into two conferences, the AFC and NFC, with four divisions in each. The season ends with the Super Bowl.
You can rank NFL teams in many ways: current strength, all-time history, fan base, uniforms, stadiums or your own loyalty. Naming the criterion up front stops arguments before they start.
What to consider when you rank teams
- Current roster strength
- All-time history and championships
- Uniforms and branding
- Stadium and fan experience
- Your own loyalty
NFL tier list questions
Why does this list not include Super Bowl counts?
Title counts change every season and go stale quickly, so the write-ups stick to history that does not change, such as founding dates, divisions and stadiums. Records are easy to look up on NFL.com.
Do the teams reflect recent moves and renames?
Yes. The list uses current names, such as the Washington Commanders, Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers, and the write-ups mention earlier locations where relevant.
How should I rank NFL teams?
Common criteria include history, current roster, stadium and atmosphere, fan base, uniforms and your own loyalty. Many fans rank teams in tiers by how much they enjoy watching them play.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these references on .