The Indianapolis Colts are an American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana; they play their games in Lucas Oil Stadium, since 2008. Previously, the team had played for over two decades at the RCA Dome. The team is a member of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League .
The Colts have been members of the National Football League since their founding in 1953 in Baltimore and were one of three NFL teams to join the teams of the American Football League to form the American Football Conference following the 1970 merger. While in Baltimore, the team advanced to the postseason ten times and won three NFL Championship games, in 1958, 1959, and 1968. The Colts had two Super Bowl appearances while in Baltimore, losing to the New York Jets in Super Bowl III, while defeating the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V. The Colts moved to Indianapolis in 1984 and have since appeared in the playoffs sixteen times, won two conference championships, and won one Super Bowl, defeating the Chicago
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In its second year the franchise assigned to the Miami Seahawks was relocated to Maryland's major commercial and manufacturing city of Baltimore, which after a fan contest was renamed the Baltimore Colts and used the team colors of silver and green. These Colts played for the next three seasons in the old A.A.F.C. until it agreed to merge with the old National Football League, bringing into the merger of the new reorganized NFL of three former AAFC powerhouse teams: the San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Colts . This new Colts team, now in the "big league" of professional American football for the first time, although with shaky financing and ownership however, played only one season of 1950 in the new reorganized "third" NFL, and was later disbanded and
Virginia Beach at first glance seems like a good choice, its got a large population, and it's in a state(Virginia, Duh) without any other NFL teams. But Virginia Beach is a resort city "with miles of beaches and hundreds of hotels, motels, and restaurants along it's oceanfront." With that kind of attraction, a NFL team may not be as interesting as other things you could spend your time doing. Virginia Beach also has many state parks in and around it, multiple military bases, and two universities.Finally,
The Ravens came from Cleveland to Baltimore in 1996 and as a team in the AFC division of the NFL. The Ravens' home games are played in M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore City, Maryland and their headquarters are located in Owings Mills. After the Colts, the Ravens gave Baltimore a football team that we would enjoy watching again.
The Washington Redskins has built over the decades a very strong name in American sports media. It is predominant that the Redskins presently is one of the most successful brands in the National Football
The three locations that I propose to be a site for a UFL franchise would be: Omaha, Nebraska; Portland, Oregon; and . Each of these locations offer a unique experience for the sport fan, as well as, pave a way for success for the franchise. Each of the locations previously mentioned were chosen based off the following criteria: NFL territorial regulation, demographic information, professional competition, corporate presence, and interim facility.
It all started in 1897,when these teams first went head-to-head.Ever since this game the swings of victory and defeat has created high anticipation for both teams on the gridiron for each year’s match up.
The Miami Dolphins, a professional football team located in Miami, Florida, has been a part of the National Football League (NFL) since 1966. The organization is most notably known for the 1972 Miami Dolphins football team, led by Don Shula, who went undefeated a won the Super Bowl. This team was the first and, so far, only team to have a perfect season capped off with winning the championship game. From 1966 to 1970 the Miami Dolphins were perceived like they are today as a losing franchise that could not win. That was until Don Shula, helped make the Dolphins one of the best franchises in the national football league during his reign as head coach. The time period from 1970 to 1993 were the golden years of the organization 's history; during this time the Miami Dolphins won 13 AFC East Titles, 5 AFC Championships, 2 Super Bowls and in 1973 set the league record 74,961 season ticket sales. During this time period the team had star players Larry Csonka, Dan Marino, Bob Griese, and several others that helped to build and sustain the Dolphins legacy. Since 1993 the Miami Dolphins have been known for holding three fantastic super bowls in 1994, 2006, and 2009, all of which were great games that the Dolphins were not involved in. While in recent years the Miami Dolphins have gone back to the original roots of field losing teams, the organization has developed a marketing strategy to improve the financial situation of the organization and maintain fan support. The Miami Dolphins
NFL is the highest level of professional American football in United States. There are 32 teams at any time playing for NFL. Although NFL hosts several games all round the year but Super Bowl is undoubtedly the most popular game of the year. It is the champion ship game
The team was renamed to the Chicago Colts during the 1894 season, and again in 1898 to the Chicago Orphans. In 1902 the team was dubbed the “Cubs” because of the high amount of young players on their roster. The franchise played at West Side Grounds ballpark from 1893-1915, and they moved to Wrigley Field for the 1916 season. The Cubs still play there today.
The St. Louis Rams have been in the city of St. Louis for 20 years playing in the Edward Jones Dome for a while with the lease agreement being that the dome must be in the top 10 in best NFL stadiums, this year it was ranked in the top 7 worst NFL stadiums, which is the complete opposite of what the NFL was expecting. In 2013 The commissioner of St. Louis and The St. Louis Rams came into a understanding to try to build a new stadium or renovating the dome with half of the dome being cut off and built into a new section of the stadium costing St. Louis only 250 million dollars with more than 75 percent of the stadium being payed for by Stan Kroenke and the Rams organization with negotiations being shut down after every attempt by St. Louis it seems like the Rams will not be in St. Louis for much longer.
Around a decade ago, the first ever NFL game was played outside of the US. Since then there have continued to be several games a year in places like London where American teams play
This paper will touch on the topic of the NFL moving to Europe, more specifically full time. There will be numerous implications of moving a team to London to compete, and with that comes many risks and difficulties to overcome. More specifically, The NFL would have to figure out a completely new scheduling system in order to give fair opportunity to all teams in the NFL. Furthermore there are complications of sending a team to London (pulling it from an NFL fan base) or creating a new franchise to kick start the NFL taking over the European market, giving the people a team to build around. The full support given by the European people is overwhelming with only a few games being played in Europe each year.
There are a number of practical and legal obstacles standing in the way of the NFL’s plans for globalizing the league. Assuming, for the sake of argument, that London were to be granted a franchise, determining who would want to play there would be a major decision. Question including which existing team would want to move there and how the league would develop a schedule that would accommodate travel time and time change issues for this new arrangement would need addressed and resolved. There are also a number of tax, immigration and labor law issue that would have to be worked out. Income tax rates in the United Kingdom are generally higher than those in the United States, so U.K. players may need to demand higher salaries than their American counterparts simply to achieve the same take home pay. That would be quite disruptive to the NFL’s current highly standardized pay scales. Also, players from visiting teams may also have objections to playing in London because earnings while competing in London are taxed at the higher rates as well. Furthermore, the tax issues could create competitive problems if higher taxes cause free agents to avoid signing with the London
If you go down to the woods in Trentino, you might just get a surprise. The region is home to over 60 brown bears: so many that the regional authority is asking the governments permission to cull them.
In 1933, three new teams were added to the NFL, the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and the Eagles. The NFL consisted of ten teams now, and the ten teams were split into two different divisions, the Eastern and Western division. The Eastern division consisted of the Philadelphia Eagles, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Boston Redskins, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Western Division consisted of the Chicago Bears, Portsmouth Spartans, Chicago Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, and the Cincinnati Reds. The winner of each division would meet in the NFL championship game.
The event is a professional football game on a Sunday afternoon between the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns. This showdown is happening at 1:30pm at the FedEx stadium. The Redskins played their first game in the FedEx stadium on September 14, 1997. On February 1, 1937, the Redskins were officially accepted into the National Football League as the new Washington Redskins. The Cleveland Browns joined the NFL in 1949. Sunday football is one of the most watched programs on television along with Monday night. Sunday football still remains the top sport watched on both ESPN and NBC.