The National Football League consists of 32 teams, divided between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL was founded on August 20, 1920, and is headquartered in New York City.
The 32 NFL teams are located in 22 states. Twenty-eight states do not have a football team. Some states have multiple teams, such as California, which has three: the Los Angeles Rams, the Los Angeles Chargers, and the San Francisco 49ers.
The Green Bay Packers have the most NFL Championships with 13 titles (nine before the Super Bowl and four Super Bowl titles). The New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers both have the most Super Bowl titles at six each.
Some football teams have relocated to cities in the coming years, changing their states. The St. Louis Rams returned to Los Angeles in 2016 after 21 years in St. Louis, Missouri, adding a team in California and taking one away from Missouri. The Oakland Raiders relocated to Las Vegas in 2020, giving Nevada their first NFL team and taking one away from California.
Each NFL team’s home is determined by the location that their home stadium resides in. The New York Jets and New York Giants are the exception to this rule since their home games are played in New Jersey, but they are considered New York teams.
NFL Teams by State
Arizona
- Arizona Cardinals
California
- Los Angeles Rams
- Los Angeles Chargers
- San Francisco 49ers
Colorado
- Denver Broncos
Florida
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Miami Dolphins
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Georgia
- Atlanta Falcons
Illinois
- Chicago Bears
Indiana
- Indianapolis Colts
Louisiana
- New Orleans Saints
Maryland
- Baltimore Ravens
- Washington Football Team
Massachusetts
- New England Patriots
Michigan
- Detroit Lions
Minnesota
- Minnesota Vikings
Missouri
- Kansas City Chiefs
Nevada
- Las Vegas Raiders
New York
- Buffalo Bills
- New York Giants
- New York Jets
North Carolina
- Carolina Panthers
Ohio
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Cleveland Browns
Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Tennessee
- Tennessee Titans
Texas
- Dallas Cowboys
- Houston Texans
Washington
- Seattle Seahawks
Wisconsin
- Green Bay Packers