The majority of teams in the National Football League (NFL) have mascots, which typically appear at football games alongside their respective team. These mascots are also used in the teams' official merchandise.
American Football Conference | ||||
Team | Mascot(s) | Photo | Description | |
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Baltimore Ravens | Poe, Rise and Conquer | Poe, a raven, named after Edgar Allan Poe. Since 2009, along with human mascot Poe, Rise and Conquer are Baltimore's two raven mascots on the sidelines for home games, handled by trainers from The Maryland Zoo. | ||
Buffalo Bills | Billy Buffalo | An 8-foot tall buffalo. | ||
Cincinnati Bengals | Who Dey | An orange Bengal tiger-like figure | ||
Cleveland Browns | Chomps, Swagger Jr., Brownie the Elf | Chomps is a dog-like figure, based on the team's Dawg Pound section at Cleveland Browns Stadium; Swagger Jr. is a bull mastiff who serves as the Cleveland Browns' newest mascot starting with the 2019 season. | ||
Denver Broncos | Miles, Thunder II | Miles is a white, horse-like anthropomorphic figure wearing an orange jersey; Thunder II is an Arabian horse.[1] | ||
Houston Texans | Toro | A dark blue bull-like figure | ||
Indianapolis Colts | Blue | A blue, horse-like figure | ||
Jacksonville Jaguars | Jaxson de Ville | A jaguar-like figure | ||
Kansas City Chiefs | K. C. Wolf | K.C. Wolf is a grey-colored wolf-like figure | ||
Las Vegas Raiders | Raider Rusher | A caricature of a football player wearing a spiked Raiders helmet. | ||
Los Angeles Chargers | None | |||
Miami Dolphins | T. D. | A dolphin-like figure | ||
New England Patriots | Pat Patriot | A caricature of a patriot from the American Revolution; named after the nickname of the team's original logo. | ||
New York Jets | None | |||
Pittsburgh Steelers | Steely McBeam | A burly steelworker with a Bill Cowher-like jutting chin, wearing a hard hat; based on the Steelers' pre-Steelmark logo in the 1950s-early 1960s. | ||
Tennessee Titans | T-Rac | A raccoon, the state animal of Tennessee | ||
Houston Oilers | The Roughneck | |||
National Football Conference | ||||
Team | Mascot(s) | Photo | Description | |
Arizona Cardinals | Big Red | A red cardinal-like figure | ||
Atlanta Falcons | Freddie Falcon | A caricature of a falcon | ||
Carolina Panthers | Sir Purr | A black panther-like figure | ||
Chicago Bears | Staley Da Bear | A bear-like figure; named after team founder A. E. Staley | ||
Dallas Cowboys | Rowdy | A caricature of a cowboy | ||
Detroit Lions | Roary | A caricature of a lion | ||
Green Bay Packers | None | |||
Los Angeles Rams | Rampage | A caricature of a ram | ||
Minnesota Vikings | Viktor | Viktor is a smiling Viking caricature whose head looks similar to the Vikings logo. Previously, Ragnar was one of two "human" mascots in professional North American sports (i.e. not in any animal or caricature costume), with Lucky the Leprechaun of the Boston Celtics being the other. Ragnar was dressed as a Viking, but in 2015 did not renew his contract. | ||
New Orleans Saints | Gumbo, Sir Saint | A dog-like figure named after gumbo | ||
New York Giants | None | |||
Philadelphia Eagles | Swoop, Air Swoop | Swoop is an eagle-like figure. Air Swoop is an air-filled eagle caricature similar to Swoop appearance-wise. | ||
San Francisco 49ers | Sourdough Sam | A caricature of a 49er, inspired by prospectors who went to California during the California Gold Rush (1848–1855) | ||
Seattle Seahawks | Blitz; Boom; Taima | Blitz and Boom are large blue anthropomorphic birds; Taima is an augur hawk, sometimes thought to be an osprey but actually a buteo[2] | ||
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Captain Fear | A caricature of a pirate | ||
Washington Commanders | Major Tuddy | A pig inspired by the Hogs, Washington's famed offensive line of the 1980s[3] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Broncos', Seahawks' mascots head to Super Bowl". New York Daily News. January 30, 2014.
- ^ "Taima the Hawk". Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ^ Barnes, Sophia (January 2023). "Meet Major Tuddy, the Washington Commanders' New Mascot". NBC7. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
External links
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