NFL Team Names by Description

This team was named by its owner to described his players as being bigger and stronger than its city's ursine baseball team

After moving from Houston, this team was named in honor of Greek mythological figures as a nod to its city's nickname, "Athens of the South"

This team was named by contest and the winning submission referenced this city's colonists that rebelled against the British Empire during the American Revolution

The team name was named through fan suggestions and the winning submission referenced the region's history with naval criminals in the 17th century

This team's name was inspired by this avian insignia of the National Recovery Act of 1933

This team's name was suggested by its first general manager who was inspired by this word yelled by fans at Dodger and USC Football games

This name was selected by a name-the-team contest and the winning submission was another term for osprey and made for perfect alliteration

As of 2022, this team was named as a tribute to this federal district's military ties

This team's initial name was Señors, but due to suspect circumstances surrounding that name, the ownership group opted to change it to this name which actually placed third in the name-the-team contest

This 1967 expansion team was named for a popular jazz tune and connected with its city's Catholic roots

This team was named by a name-the-team contest and the winning submission was a nod to this elderly feline in the city zoo

This team's name initially included the word "Football" to distinguish it from the city's baseball club

This team was named for Baltimore's history of horse breeding and racing

This team was named by its first general manager after his favorite college football team from Fordham University

Despite the Native American imagery, this team was named in honor of the nickname for the mayor of its city

The owner gave his team this name because he wanted them to be "kings of the NFL" and serve as a tie-in with the local feline baseball team

This team's name was chosen through a name-the-team contest and the winning submission paid homage to this city's large production of this metal alloy

Nevermore to be in Cleveland, this team was named after a poem by this city's famous resident, Edgar Allen Poe

In 1919, this team got its name from the condition that the team be named after its sponsor, a company that specialized in canning meat

This team was named for the shade of red in its uniform and not the species of bird

This team was named after the prospectors who hurried to mine the hills for this precious metal during the California Gold Rush

In 2000, this soon-to-be expansion team settled on a name would represent the bravery of this state's residents

This team's name was chosen by a name-the-contest and the winning submissions was based on the frequent presence of this marine mammal which the owner believed to be "the fastest and smartest creatures."

This team's equine name is a reference to its city's Wild West heritage

This team's ownership group changed to this name as there were fears Steers would invite ridicule and Rangers would cause confusion with the local minor league baseball team

This team's owner named the team to honor its city's first but short-lived professional football team this rare white-coated feline in the city's zoo

This 1960 expansion team was named the seafaring pillagers and served as a homage to this state's prominent Scandinavian culture

In 1963, this team's new owner named the team in homage to this modern form of transportation spotted in nearby LaGuardia Airport

The president of this expansion team chose this feline creature because it exudes what a team should be "powerful, sleek, and strong."

A school teacher suggested this avian name because this animal is "proud and dignified, with great courage and fight. It never drops its prey. It is deadly and has great sporting tradition."

This upstate team's name is a reference to a 1940s team that was named for a Wild West frontiersman, William Cody

This team was named after its colorful first coach, Paul _____