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Timeline

1898

• New team:
  • Racine Cardinals begin play as an amateur team at ???.

1919

• New team:
  • Green Bay Packers begin play as an amateur team at ???.

1920

• New league:
  • APFA begins play with ??? charter members.
• New team:
  • Decatur Staleys begin play as an APFA charter team at ???.

1921

• League change:
  • Green Bay Packers join the NFL.
• Team relocation:
  • Chicago Staleys relocate from Decatur to ???.

1922

• League renaming:
  • NFL changes its name from APFA.
• Team renaming:
  • Chicago Bears change their name from Chicago Staleys.

1924

• New team:
  • Frankford Yellowjackets begin play in the ??? at Frankford Stadium.
• New stadium:
  • Chicago Bears move from ??? to Municipal Grant Park Stadium.

1925

• New team:
  • New York Football Giants begin play in the ??? at the fourth Polo Grounds.
• Stadium renaming:
  • Chicago Bears' Municipal Grant Park Stadium renamed to Soldier Field.

1926

• New stadium:
  • Green Bay Packers move from ??? to the original City Stadium, though several home games each year continued to be played in Milwaukee.

1930

• New team:
  • Portsmouth Spartans begin play in the ??? at ???.

1931

• New stadium:
  • Frankford Yellowjackets move from Frankford Stadium to the Baker Bowl.

1932

• New team:
  • Boston Braves begin play as the ??st NFL expansion team at Braves Field.

1933

• New team:
  • Pittsburgh Pirates begin play in the ??? at ???.
• Team renamings:
  • Philadelphia Eagles change their name from Frankford Yellowjackets.
  • Boston Redskins change their name from Boston Braves.
• New stadium:
  • Boston Redskins move from Braves Field to Fenway Park.

1934

• Team relocation:
  • Detroit Lions relocate from Portsmouth to ???.
• Team renaming:
  • Detroit Lions change their name from Portsmouth Spartans.

1936

• New stadiums:
  • Philadelphia Eagles move from the Baker Bowl to Municipal Stadium.
  • Boston Redskins forced to play its home championship game at the fourth Polo Grounds.

1937

• New team:
  • Cleveland Rams begin play in the ??? at ???.
• Team relocation:
  • Washington Redskins relocate from Boston to ???.

1938

• New stadium:
  • Detroit Lions move from ??? to Briggs Stadium.

1940

• New stadium:
  • Philadelphia Eagles move from Municipal Stadium to Shibe Park.

1941

• The United States enters World War II, resulting in player shortages.
• Team renaming:
  • Pittsburgh Steelers change their name from Pittsburgh Pirates.

1942

• Team merger:
  • Pittsburgh Steelers temporarily merge with Chicago Cardinals; team known as the "Car-Pitts" or "Carpets" because they won no games.

1943

• Team merger:
  • Pittsburgh Steelers temporarily merge with Philadelphia Eagles; team known as the "Steagles".

1945

• World War II ends, ending the player shortages.

1946

• New teams:
  • Original Cleveland Browns begin play in the AAFC at ???.
  • San Francisco 49ers begin play in the AAFC at Kezar Stadium.
• Team relocation:
  • Los Angeles Rams relocate from Cleveland to ???.

1953

• League merger:
  • Remnants of the AAFC merged into NFL, incorporating ??? teams.
• League changes:
  • The original Cleveland Browns join the NFL.
  • San Francisco 49ers join the NFL.
  • The second team named Baltimore Colts is created from the remnants of the original Dallas Texans.
• Stadium renaming:
  • Philadelphia Eagles' Shibe Park renamed to Connie Mack Stadium.

1956

• New stadium:
  • New York Giants move from the fourth Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium.

1957

• New stadium:
  • Green Bay Packers move from the original City Stadium to the second City Stadium, though several home games each year continued to be played in Milwaukee.

1958

• New stadium:
  • Philadelphia Eagles move from Connie Mack Stadium to Franklin Field.

1960

• New league:
  • The American Football League begins play with eight charter members.
• New teams:
  • Buffalo Bills begin play as an AFL charter team at War Memorial Stadium.
  • Denver Broncos begin play as an AFL charter team at Bears Stadium.
  • Dallas Texans begin play as an AFL charter team at the Cotton Bowl.
  • Boston Patriots begin play as an AFL charter team at Nickerson Field.
  • Oakland Raiders begin play as an AFL charter team at ???.
  • New York Titans begin play as an AFL charter team at the fourth Polo Grounds.
  • Houston Oilers begin play as an AFL charter team at Jeppesen Stadium.
  • Los Angeles Chargers begin play as an AFL charter team at ???.
  • Dallas Cowboys begin play as the ??st NFL expansion team at ???.
• Team relocation:
  • St. Louis Cardinals relocate from Chicago to ???.

1961

• New team:
  • Minnesota Vikings begin play as the ??st NFL expansion team at Metropolitan Stadium.
• Team relocation:
  • San Diego Chargers relocate from Los Angeles to ???.
• New stadiums:
  • Oakland Raiders move from ??? to ???.
  • Washington Redskins move from ??? to D.C. Stadium.
• Stadium renaming:
  • Detroit Lions' Briggs Stadium renamed to Tiger Stadium.

1962

• New stadium:
  • Oakland Raiders move from ??? to ???.

1963

• Team relocation:
  • Kansas City Chiefs relocate from Dallas to Municipal Stadium.
• Team renamings:
  • Kansas City Chiefs change their name from Dallas Texans.
  • New York Jets change their name from New York Titans.
• New stadiums:
  • Boston Patriots move from Nickerson Field to Fenway Park.

1964

• New stadium:
  • New York Jets move from the fourth Polo Grounds to Shea Stadium.

1965

• New team:
  • Atlanta Falcons begin play as the ??st NFL expansion team at ???.
• New stadium:
  • Houston Oilers move from Jeppesen Stadium to Rice Stadium.
• Stadium renamed:
  • Green Bay Packers' second City Stadium renamed to Lambeau Field.
• New team planned:
  • AFL expansion team franchise awarded to lawyer Joseph Robbie and actor Danny Thomas (became Miami Dolphins).

1966

• New team:
  • Miami Dolphins begin play as the 9th AFL expansion team at ???.
• New stadiums:
  • Oakland Raiders move from ??? to Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
  • Atlanta Falcons move from ??? to Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
• New teams planned:
  • AFL expansion team franchise awarded to Paul Brown (became Cincinnati Bengals).
  • NFL expansion team franchise awarded to John W. Mecom, Jr. (became New Orleans Saints).

1967

• New team:
  • New Orleans Saints begin play as the ??st NFL expansion team at ???.
• New stadium:
  • San Diego Chargers move from Balboa Stadium to San Diego Stadium.

1968

• New team:
  • Cincinnati Bengals begin play as the 10th AFL expansion team at ???.
• New stadium:
  • Houston Oilers move from Rice Stadium to the Houston Astrodome.
• Stadium renaming:
  • Denver Broncos' Bears Stadium renamed to Mile High Stadium.

1969

• New stadium:
  • Boston Patriots move from Fenway Park to ???.
• Stadium renaming:
  • Washington Redskins' D.C. Stadium renamed to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.

1970

• League merger:
  • AFL merged into NFL, incorporating all of the AFL's 10 teams.
• League changes:
  • Buffalo Bills join the NFL.
  • Denver Broncos join the NFL.
  • Miami Dolphins join the NFL.
  • Cincinnati Bengals join the NFL.
  • Kansas City Chiefs join the NFL.
  • Boston Patriots join the NFL.
  • Oakland Raiders join the NFL.
  • New York Jets join the NFL.
  • Houston Oilers join the NFL.
  • San Diego Chargers join the NFL.

1971

• Team renaming:
• New England Patriots change their name from Boston Patriots.
• New stadiums:
  • New England Patriots move from ??? to Schaefer Stadium.
  • Dallas Cowboys move from ??? to Texas Stadium.
  • Philadelphia Eagles move from Franklin Field to Veterans Stadium.
  • San Francisco 49ers move from Kezar Stadium to Candlestick Park.

1972

• New stadium:
  • Kansas City Chiefs move from Municipal Stadium to Arrowhead Stadium.

1973

• New stadium:
  • Buffalo Bills move from War Memorial Stadium to Rich Stadium.

1974

• New stadium:
  • New York Giants move from Yankee Stadium to ???.

1975

• New stadiums:
  • New York Giants move from ??? to Shea Stadium.
  • Detroit Lions move from Tiger Stadium to the Pontiac Silverdome.
  • New Orleans Saints move from ??? to the Louisiana Superdome.

1976

• New teams: (??st and ??st)
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers begin play as an NFL expansion team at Tampa Stadium.
  • Seattle Seahawks begin play as an NFL expansion team at the Seattle Kingdome.
• New stadium:
  • New York Giants move from Shea Stadium to Giants Stadium.

1979

• New stadium:
  • Los Angeles Rams move from ??? to ???.

1981

• New stadium:
  • Minnesota Vikings move from Metropolitan Stadium to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
• Stadium renaming:
  • San Diego Chargers' San Diego Stadium renamed to Jack Murphy Stadium.

1982

• Team relocation:
  • Los Angeles Raiders relocate from Oakland to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

1984

• Team relocation:
  • Indianapolis Colts relocate from Baltimore to the RCA Dome.
• New stadium:
  • New York Jets move from Shea Stadium to Giants Stadium.

1987

• New stadium:
  • Miami Dolphins move from ??? to Joe Robbie Stadium.

1988

• Team relocation:
  • Phoenix Cardinals relocate from St. Louis to Sun Devil Stadium.

1992

• New stadium:
  • Atlanta Falcons move from Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium to the Georgia Dome.

1993

• New team planned:
  • NFL expansion team franchise awarded to ??? (became Jacksonville Jaguars).

1994

• Team renamed:
  • Arizona Cardinals change their name from Phoenix Cardinals.
• New stadium:
  • Seattle Seahawks temporarily move from the Seattle Kingdome to Husky Stadium.

1995

• New teams:
  • Carolina Panthers begin play as an NFL expansion team at Memorial Stadium.
  • Jacksonville Jaguars begin play as an NFL expansion team at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.
• Team relocations:
  • Oakland Raiders relocate back from Los Angeles to Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
  • St. Louis Rams relocate from Los Angeles to the Trans World Dome.
• Stadium renamings:
  • San Francisco 49ers' Candlestick Park renamed to 3Com Park.

1996

• NFL announces that the Cleveland Brown team would be "deactivated" until 1999.
• Team relocation:
  • Baltimore Ravens begin play at M&T Bank Stadium. Team formed from the remnants of the original Cleveland Browns.
• New stadiums:
  • [Carolina Panthers]] move from Memorial Stadium to Ericsson Stadium.
  • Green Bay Packers begin playing all of their home games at Lambeau Field.
• Stadium renamings:
  • Miami Dolphins' Joe Robbie Stadium renamed to Pro Player Stadium.

1997

• Team relocations:
  • Tennessee Oilers relocate from Houston to the Liberty Bowl.
• New stadium:
  • Washington Redskins move from Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium to Jack Kent Cooke Stadium.
• Stadium renamings:
  • Jacksonville Jaguars' Jacksonville Municipal Stadium renamed to ALLTEL Stadium.
  • San Diego Chargers' Jack Murphy Stadium renamed to Qualcomm Stadium.

1998

• New stadiums:
  • Tennessee Oilers move from the Liberty Bowl to Vanderbilt Stadium.
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers move from Houlihan's Stadium to Raymond James Stadium (date???).
• Stadium renamings:
  • Oakland Raiders' Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum renamed to Network Associates Coliseum.
  • Buffalo Bills' Rich Stadium renamed to Ralph Wilson Stadium.

1999

• New team:
  • The second team named Cleveland Browns begin play as the 31st NFL expansion team atCleveland Browns Stadium.
• Team renaming:
  • Tennessee Titans change their name from Tennessee Oilers.
• New stadium:
  • Tennessee Titans move from Vanderbilt Stadium to Adelphia Coliseum.
• Stadium renaming:
  • Washington Redskins' Jack Kent Cooke Stadium renamed to FedEx Field.
• New team planned:
  • NFL expansion team franchise awarded to ??? (became Houston Texans).

2000

• New stadiums:
  • Cincinnati Bengals move from ??? to Paul Brown Stadium.
  • Seattle Seahawks move from the Seattle Kingdome to Husky Stadium.

2001

• New stadiums:
  • Denver Broncos move from Mile High Stadium to INVESCO Field at Mile High.
  • Pittsburgh Steelers move from ??? to Heinz Field.
• Stadium renaming:
  • St. Louis Rams' Trans World Dome renamed to the Edward Jones Dome.

2002

• New team:
  • Houston Texans begin play as the 32nd NFL expansion team at Reliant Stadium.
• New stadiums:
  • New England Patriots move from Foxboro Stadium to CMGI Field.
  • Detroit Lions move from the Pontiac Silverdome to Ford Field.
  • Seattle Seahawks move from the Husky Stadium to Seahawks Stadium.
  • Chicago Bears temporarily move to Champaign, Illinois while Soldier Field was being renovated. (date???)

2003

• New stadium:
  • Philadelphia Eagles move from Veterans Stadium to Lincoln Financial Field.
• Stadium renamings:
  • Tennessee Titans' Adelphia Coliseum renamed to the Coliseum.
  • San Francisco 49ers' 3Com Park renamed to San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point.

2004

• Stadium renamings:
  • Carolina Panthers' Ericsson Stadium renamed to Bank of America Stadium.
  • Seattle Seahawks' Seahawks Stadium renamed to Qwest Field.

2006

• New stadium:
  • Arizona Cardinals scheduled to move from Sun Devil Stadium to a new retractable-roof stadium in Glendale.

Unknown dates

• Chicago Racine Cardinals change their name from Racine Cardinals.
• Chicago Cardinals change their name from Chicago Racine Cardinals.
• Chicago Cardinals join the NFL.
• Pittsburgh Pirates join the NFL.
• New York Giants change their name from New York Football Giants.
• New England Patriots' Schaefer Stadium renamed to Sullivan Stadium.
• New England Patriots' Sullivan Stadium renamed to Foxboro Stadium.
• New England Patriots' CMGI Field renamed to Gillette Stadium.
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Tampa Stadium renamed to Houlihan's Stadium.
• NFL expansion team franchise awarded to ??? (became Carolina Panthers).

Example year

• Major event not related to football
• New leagues
• League mergers
• League renamings
• New teams
• Defunct teams
• Team mergers
• League changes
• Team relocations (will always be accompanied by new stadiums)
• Team renamings
• New teams planned (franchise award year, if different from when the new team actually starts playing)
• New stadiums
• Stadium renamings

Interesting notes

• Three teams named the Texans (fourth if you count Arena)
  1. Boston Yanks 1944-48, New York Bulldogs 1949, New York Yanks 1950-51, Dallas Texans 1952, Baltimore Colts 1953-83, Indianapolis Colts 1984-present
  2. Dallas Texans 1960-62, Kansas City Chiefs 1973-present
  3. Houston Texans 2002-present

• Two teams named the Cleveland Browns, the whole record issue
  1. Cleveland Browns 1946-95, Baltimore Ravens 1996-present
  2. Cleveland Browns 1946-95, "deactivated" 1996-98, Cleveland Browns 1999-present

• Two teams named the Colts
  1. Miami Seahawks 1947-49, Baltimore Colts 1950 (defunct)
  2. Boston Yanks 1944-48, New York Bulldogs 1949, New York Yanks 1950-51, Dallas Texans 1952, Baltimore Colts 1953-83, Indianapolis Colts 1984-present

• Two teams named the Titans

• Two teams named the New York Giants
  • Brickley's Giants 1921 (defunct)
  • New York Giants 1925-present

• 1995 was the first time in ??? years that the NFL expanded, adding a 30th and 31st team:

• Raiders moved back and forth
• Jets and Giants share stadium
• 1995 was the first expansion year in 20 years
• Steagles
• original Buffalo Bills was an AAFC team
• Los Angeles has had three NFL teams, none of which stayed:
  1. Dons (pre-NFL)
  2. Rams (1946-94)
  3. Chargers (1960)
  4. Raiders (1982-94)

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