Editing National Football League (section)

== Teams ==
{{See also|List of defunct NFL franchises|Timeline of the National Football League|NFL franchise moves and mergers}}
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The NFL consists of 32 teams divided into two conferences of 16 teams each. Each conference is divided into four divisions of four teams each. During the regular season, each team is allowed a maximum of 55 players on its roster; only 48 of these may be active (eligible to play) on game days.<ref>{{cite news |last=Battista |first=Judy |title=NFL players approve CBA: Impact on league in 2020 and beyond |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001106247/article/nfl-players-approve-cba-impact-on-league-in-2020-and-beyond |website=NFL.com |date=March 15, 2020 |access-date=March 15, 2020 |archive-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416082746/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001106247/article/nfl-players-approve-cba-impact-on-league-in-2020-and-beyond |url-status=dead}}</ref> Each team can also have a sixteen-player [[practice squad]] separate from its main roster.<ref>{{cite news |last=Volin |first=Ben |title=The NFL has a new CBA. Here are its biggest changes |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/15/sports/nfl-players-association-approves-new-cba-includes-17-game-schedule-expanded-playoffs/ |website=BostonGlobe.com |date=March 15, 2020 |access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref>

Each NFL club is granted a franchise, the league's authorization for the team to operate in its home city. This franchise covers "Home Territory" (the 75 miles surrounding the city limits, or, if the team is within 100 miles of another league city, half the distance between the two cities) and "Home Marketing Area" (Home Territory plus the rest of the state the club operates in, as well as the area the team operates its training camp in for the duration of the camp). Each NFL member has the exclusive right to host professional football games inside its Home Territory and the exclusive right to advertise, promote, and host events in its Home Marketing Area. There are a couple of exceptions to this rule, mostly relating to teams with close proximity to each other: teams that operate in the same city (e.g. New York City and Los Angeles) or the same state (e.g. [[California]], [[Florida]], and [[Texas]]) share the rights to the city's Home Territory and the state's Home Marketing Area, respectively.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Article IV–Territorial Rights|chapter-url=http://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/static/html/careers/pdf/co_.pdf#page=14|publisher=NFL Enterprises|title=Constitution and By-Laws of the National Football League|url=http://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/static/html/careers/pdf/co_.pdf|date=February 1, 1970|access-date=December 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909075157/http://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/static/html/careers/pdf/co_.pdf#page=14|archive-date=September 9, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

According to ''[[Forbes]]'', the [[Dallas Cowboys]], at approximately US$8&nbsp;billion, are the most valuable NFL franchise and the most valuable sports team in the world.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ozanian |first1=Mike |date=August 22, 2022 |title=NFL Team Values 2022: Dallas Cowboys Are The First Franchise Worth $8 Billion |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2022/08/22/nfl-team-values-2022-dallas-cowboys-are-the-first-franchise-worth-8-billion/?sh=f0b808163655 |access-date=January 17, 2020 |website=Forbes}}</ref> Of the 32 NFL teams, 26 rank among the top 50 most valuable sports teams in the world;<ref name="Badenhausen-2019">{{cite web |last1=Badenhausen |first1=Kurt |title=The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2019 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2019/07/22/the-worlds-50-most-valuable-sports-teams-2019 |website=Forbes |access-date=January 17, 2020 |date=July 22, 2019}}</ref> and 16 of the NFL's owners are listed on the [[Forbes 400|''Forbes'' 400]], the most of any sports league or organization.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Badenhausen |first1=Kurt |title=America's Richest Sports Team Owners 2019: Steve Ballmer Leads As David Tepper Leaps Atop NFL List |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2019/10/02/americas-richest-sports-team-owners-2019 |website=Forbes |access-date=January 17, 2020 |date=October 2, 2019 |quote=David Tepper ($12 billion) is the second-richest American sports owner and the wealthiest of the 16 NFL owners on the Forbes 400...}}</ref>

According to an August 2024 Forbes analysis, the average NFL franchise is worth $5.7 billion, with all teams worth at least $4 billion.<ref>{{cite web | last=Teitelbaum | first=Justin | title=The NFL's Most Valuable Teams 2024 | website=Forbes | date=2024-08-29 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinteitelbaum/2024/08/29/the-nfls-most-valuable-teams-2024/ | access-date=2024-12-31}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1"
|+ Key
|-
! scope="col" | Symbol
! scope="col" | Meaning
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| '''*'''
| Franchise has relocated at some point in its existence
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| '''†'''
| Club was a founding member of the NFL
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ National Football League teams
! scope="col" | Conference
! scope="col" | Division<ref name="Teams">{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/teams.aspx|title=Teams|publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110004535/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/teams.aspx|archive-date=January 10, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" | Team<ref name="Teams" />
! scope="col" | City
! scope="col" | [[List of current National Football League stadiums|Stadium]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Breer|first=Albert|title=NFL stadiums go from boom to swoon in span of a decade|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-stadiums-go-from-boom-to-swoon-in-span-of-a-decade-09000d5d82a5c85c|publisher=NFL Enterprises|website=NFL.com|date=July 6, 2012|access-date=February 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131081855/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82a5c85c/article/nfl-stadiums-go-from-boom-to-swoon-in-span-of-a-decade|archive-date=January 31, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" | Capacity
! scope="col" | First<br>season<ref name="History of NFL franchises, 1920–present">{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/stats/franchises.aspx|title=History of NFL franchises, 1920–present|publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=February 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102074644/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/stats/franchises.aspx|archive-date=January 2, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" | [[List of current National Football League head coaches|Head<br>coach]]
|-
! rowspan="16" |[[American Football Conference|AFC]]
! rowspan="4"|[[AFC East|East]]
!scope="row"|[[Buffalo Bills]]
|[[Orchard Park, New York]]
|[[Highmark Stadium (New York)|Highmark Stadium]]
|71,608
|{{dts|1960}} ([[American Football League|AFL]])<br>{{dts|1970}} (NFL)
|[[Sean McDermott]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Miami Dolphins]]
|[[Miami Gardens, Florida]]
|[[Hard Rock Stadium]]
|64,767
|{{dts|1966}} ([[American Football League|AFL]])<br>{{dts|1970}} (NFL)
|[[Mike McDaniel]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[New England Patriots]]
|[[Foxborough, Massachusetts]]
|[[Gillette Stadium]]
|65,878
|{{dts|1960}} ([[American Football League|AFL]])<br>{{dts|1970}} (NFL)
|[[Mike Vrabel]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[New York Jets]]
|[[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]
|[[MetLife Stadium]]{{refn|The [[New York Jets]] and [[New York Giants]] share [[MetLife Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Borden|first1=Sam|last2=Shipigel|first2=Ben|title=Preparations Different for a Home-and-Home Contest|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/sports/football/for-giants-jets-game-metlife-stadium-preparations-differ.html?pagewanted=all&gwh=666EA26DA54701B00BE45152395290F4|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 22, 2011|access-date=February 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512190739/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/sports/football/for-giants-jets-game-metlife-stadium-preparations-differ.html?pagewanted=all&gwh=666EA26DA54701B00BE45152395290F4|archive-date=May 12, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>|group=upper-alpha|name=b}}
||82,500
|{{dts|1960}} ([[American Football League|AFL]])<br>{{dts|1970}} (NFL)
|[[Aaron Glenn]]
|-
! rowspan="4"|[[AFC North|North]]
!scope="row"|[[Baltimore Ravens]]
|[[Baltimore, Maryland]]
|[[M&T Bank Stadium]]
|71,008
|{{dts|1996}}{{refn|Due to an agreement with the city of [[Cleveland]] as part of the [[Cleveland Browns relocation controversy]], the Browns name, colors, and team history/records were left in Cleveland, while the team, personnel, and staff were allowed to move to Baltimore what was considered a new franchise.<ref>{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Jan|title=Deal clears NFL path to Baltimore|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bal-modell020996,1,2346653.story?page=2|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=February 9, 1996|access-date=February 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901195924/http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bal-modell020996,1,2346653.story?page=2|archive-date=September 1, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> As such, the Ravens are considered to have begun play in [[1996 Baltimore Ravens season|1996]] while the current Cleveland Browns are considered to have been founded in 1946, joined the NFL in [[1950 NFL season|1950]], became inactive from 1996 to 1998, and resumed play in 1999.<ref name="History of NFL franchises, 1920–present" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grossi |first=Tony |date=September 12, 1999 |title=Rival Pittsburgh gives Cleveland a brutal welcome in 43–0 drubbing |url=http://www.cleveland.com/brownshistory/plaindealer/index.ssf?/browns/more/history/19990912BROWNS.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513014517/http://www.cleveland.com/brownshistory/plaindealer/index.ssf?%2Fbrowns%2Fmore%2Fhistory%2F19990912BROWNS.html |archive-date=May 13, 2013 |access-date=February 1, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]}}</ref>|group=upper-alpha|name=c}}
|[[John Harbaugh]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Cincinnati Bengals]]
|[[Cincinnati, Ohio]]
|[[Paycor Stadium]]
|65,515
|{{dts|1968}} ([[American Football League|AFL]])<br>{{dts|1970}} (NFL)
|[[Zac Taylor]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Cleveland Browns]]
|[[Cleveland, Ohio]]
|[[Huntington Bank Field]]
|67,895
|{{dts|1946}} ([[All-America Football Conference|AAFC]])<br>{{dts|1950}} (NFL)<ref name="c" group="upper-alpha" />
|[[Kevin Stefanski]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
|[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
|[[Acrisure Stadium]]
|68,400
|{{dts|1933}}
|[[Mike Tomlin]]
|-
! rowspan="4"|[[AFC South|South]]
!scope="row"|[[Houston Texans]]
|[[Houston, Texas]]
|[[NRG Stadium]]
|71,995
|{{dts|2002}}
|[[DeMeco Ryans]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Indianapolis Colts]]*
|[[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
|[[Lucas Oil Stadium]]
|63,000
|{{dts|1953}}
|[[Shane Steichen]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
|[[Jacksonville, Florida]]
|[[EverBank Stadium]]{{refn|The [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] began playing one home game each season at [[Wembley Stadium]] in London, England in 2013, and will continue to do so through 2020. In 2020, the Jaguars were originally scheduled to play two home games at Wembley Stadium, but the plans were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/21/jacksonville-jaguars-nfl-wembley|title=Jacksonville Jaguars to play four NFL 'home' games at Wembley|last=Pengelly|first=Martin|date=August 21, 2012|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=February 1, 2013|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107124541/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/21/jacksonville-jaguars-nfl-wembley|archive-date=January 7, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=NFL, Jaguars extend agreement to play at Wembley through 2020|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-jaguars-extend-agreement-to-play-at-wembley-through-2020-0ap3000000562946|publisher=NFL Enterprises|website=NFL.com|date=October 22, 2015|access-date=November 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124161410/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000562946/article/nfl-jaguars-extend-agreement-to-play-at-wembley-through-2020|archive-date=November 24, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jacksonville Jaguars to host regular-season game in the United Kingdom in each of next four years|url=http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Jacksonville-Jaguars-to-host-regular-season-game-in--United-Kingdom-in-each-of-next-four-years/999e3874-69c5-4ae6-933e-b1ea28fb4559|publisher=Jacksonville Jaguars|website=Jaguars.com|date=August 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919151830/http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Jacksonville-Jaguars-to-host-regular-season-game-in--United-Kingdom-in-each-of-next-four-years/999e3874-69c5-4ae6-933e-b1ea28fb4559|archive-date=September 19, 2015|access-date=December 31, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>|group=upper-alpha|name=d}}
|67,814
|{{dts|1995}}
|[[Liam Coen]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Tennessee Titans]]*
|[[Nashville, Tennessee]]
|[[Nissan Stadium]]
|69,143
|{{dts|1960}} ([[American Football League|AFL]])<br>1970 (NFL)
|[[Brian Callahan]]
|-
! rowspan="4"|[[AFC West|West]]
!scope="row"|[[Denver Broncos]]
|[[Denver, Colorado]]
|[[Empower Field at Mile High]]
|76,125
|{{dts|1960}} ([[American Football League|AFL]])<br>1970 (NFL)
|[[Sean Payton]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Kansas City Chiefs]]*
|[[Kansas City, Missouri]]
|[[GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium]]
|76,416
|{{dts|1960}} ([[American Football League|AFL]])<br>1970 (NFL)
|[[Andy Reid]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Las Vegas Raiders]]*
|[[Paradise, Nevada]]
|[[Allegiant Stadium]]
|65,000
|{{dts|1960}} ([[American Football League|AFL]])<br>1970 (NFL)
|[[Pete Carroll]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Los Angeles Chargers]]*
|[[Inglewood, California]]
|[[SoFi Stadium]]<ref group=upper-alpha name=f />
|70,240
|{{dts|1960}} ([[American Football League|AFL]])<br>1970 (NFL)
|[[Jim Harbaugh]]
|-
!rowspan="16" |[[National Football Conference|NFC]]
! rowspan="4"|[[NFC East|East]]
!scope="row"|[[Dallas Cowboys]]
|[[Arlington, Texas]]
|[[AT&T Stadium]]
|80,000
|{{dts|1960}}
|[[Brian Schottenheimer]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[New York Giants]]
|[[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]
|[[MetLife Stadium]]<ref group=upper-alpha name=b />
|82,500
|{{dts|1925}}
|[[Brian Daboll]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Philadelphia Eagles]]
|[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|[[Lincoln Financial Field]]
|69,176
|{{dts|1933}}
|[[Nick Sirianni]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Washington Commanders]]*
|[[Landover, Maryland]]
|[[Northwest Stadium]]
|62,000
|{{dts|1932}}
|[[Dan Quinn (American football)|Dan Quinn]]
|-
! rowspan="4"|[[NFC North|North]]
!scope="row"|[[Chicago Bears]]†
|[[Chicago, Illinois]]
|[[Soldier Field]]
|61,500
|{{dts|1920}}
|[[Ben Johnson (American football coach)|Ben Johnson]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Detroit Lions]]*
|[[Detroit, Michigan]]
|[[Ford Field]]
|65,000
|{{dts|1930}}
|[[Dan Campbell]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Green Bay Packers]]
|[[Green Bay, Wisconsin]]
|[[Lambeau Field]]
|81,441
|{{dts|1921}}
|[[Matt LaFleur]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Minnesota Vikings]]
|[[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
|[[U.S. Bank Stadium]]
|66,860
|{{dts|1961}}
|[[Kevin O'Connell (American football)|Kevin O'Connell]]
|-
! rowspan="4"|[[NFC South|South]]
!scope="row"|[[Atlanta Falcons]]
|[[Atlanta, Georgia]]
|[[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]]
|71,000
|{{dts|1966}}
|[[Raheem Morris]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Carolina Panthers]]
|[[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
|[[Bank of America Stadium]]
|75,523
|{{dts|1995}}
|[[Dave Canales]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[New Orleans Saints]]
|[[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|[[Caesars Superdome]]
|73,208
|{{dts|1967}}
|[[Kellen Moore]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|[[Tampa, Florida]]
|[[Raymond James Stadium]]
|65,618
|{{dts|1976}}
|[[Todd Bowles]]
|-
! rowspan="4"|[[NFC West|West]]
!scope="row"|[[Arizona Cardinals]]*†
|[[Glendale, Arizona]]
|[[State Farm Stadium]]
|63,400
|{{dts|1920}}
|[[Jonathan Gannon]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Los Angeles Rams]]*
|[[Inglewood, California]]
|[[SoFi Stadium]]{{refn|The [[Los Angeles Chargers]] and [[Los Angeles Rams]] share [[SoFi Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Wharton|first=David|title=SoFi Stadium rises to a new level as Inglewood prepares for its impact|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-01-22/sofi-stadium-gentrification-inglewood-rams-chargers-nfl|website=Los Angeles Times|date=January 22, 2020|access-date=January 24, 2020}}</ref>|group=upper-alpha|name=f}}
|70,240
|{{dts|1936}} ([[American Football League (1936)|AFL]])<br>{{dts|1937}} (NFL)
|[[Sean McVay]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[San Francisco 49ers]]
|[[Santa Clara, California]]
|[[Levi's Stadium]]
|68,500
|{{dts|1946}} ([[All-America Football Conference|AAFC]])<br>{{dts|1950}} (NFL)
|[[Kyle Shanahan]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Seattle Seahawks]]
|[[Seattle, Washington]]
|[[Lumen Field]]
|69,000
|{{dts|1976}}
|[[Mike Macdonald]]
|}