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List of NFL teams and the year they were founded

• 1920: Arizona Cardinals

• 1921: The Green Bay Packers

• 1922: Chicago Bears.

• 1925: The New York Giants

• 1934 Detroit Lions.

• 1932 Washington Redskins

• 1933: The Philadelphia Eagles

• 1933: The Pittsburgh Steelers

• 1937: The Los Angeles Rams

• 1950: The Cleveland Browns

• 1950 The San Francisco 49ers

• 1953: The Indianapolis Colts

• 1960: The Dallas Cowboys

• 1961: The Minnesota Vikings

• 1966: The Atlanta Falcons

• 1967: The New Orleans Saints

• 1970: This was an eventful year. The American Football Conference was formed on May 17, 1969, prompting the entry of several teams when the American Football League merged with the NFL: the New England Patriots (previously the Boston Patriots), the Buffalo Bills, the Cincinnati Bengals, the Denver Broncos, the Houston Oilers, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Miami Dolphins, the New York Jets, the Oakland Raiders, and the San Diego Chargers. The San Diego team moved in 2017, becoming the Los Angeles Chargers. The Houston Oilers relocated to Tennessee in 1998 and played for two years as the Tennessee Oilers before becoming the Tennessee Titans in 1999.

• 1976: The Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered the league.

• 1995: The Carolina Panthers

• 1995: The Jacksonville Jaguars

• 1997: The Baltimore Ravens

• 2002: The Houston Texans

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