By: Jeremy Jack
Football was created by Walter Camp born in
April 17, 1859, in New Haven, Connecticut.
Walter went to Yale University.
Rugby November,6 , 1869
Before Walter Camp made Football, it started off as rugby. This is a photo
of Princeton and Rutgers. In the end Rutgers won.
Walter Camp
Then Walter thought if he could
change the rules of rugby he
could make a totally new sport.
Colts vs. The giants
Then Walter Camp changed
some of the rules in rugby to
create football. Then the
country just caught on with the
sport. Later more teams came
and then that’s when the NFL
was born.
NFL logo
The NFL stands for National
Football League. With over 32
teams to join Almost each state
has a team. Like the Detroit
Lions or New York Giants.
The Teams
There are 32 teams in the NFL.
They dived in to two team
National conference and
American conference
National Conference
National conference is half of
the football teams with teams
Dallas Cowboys, New York
Giants, Philadelphia Eagles,
Washington Redskins, Chicago
Bears, Detroit Lions Green Bay
Packers, Minnesota Vikings,
Atlanta Falcons, North Carolina
Panthers, New Orleans Saints,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis
Rams, San Francisco 49ers, and
the Seattle Sea Hawks.
American Conference
The American Conference is
the other half of the teams with
teams
Buffalo Bills
Baltimore Ravens
Houston Texans
Denver Broncos
Miami Dolphins
Cincinnati Bengals
Indianapolis Colts
Kansas City Chiefs
New England Patriots
Cleveland Browns
Jacksonville Jaguars
Oakland Raiders
New York Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tennessee Titans
San Diego Chargers
Football Stadiums
Football stadiums are where
the players play and the owner
stadium is what's it’s called like
Ford Field
Mascots
Mascots are the people who
cheer one the crowd and do
stunts at half time like Big Red
for the Cardinals
Super bowl
The Super Bowl is the
championship game from
National and American
Conference. In the play offs the
Teams on National Conference
play teams on the National
Conference . Then they move
up and the American
conference does the same. Also
they get super bowl rings
The Arizona Cardinals
The University of Phoenix
Stadium
is in Arizona. They never won
the super bowl. Big Red is there
mascot. There colors are red,
black alternate ,and white. Also
there on the National
Conference. Nicknames are
The Cards, The Birds, Big Red,
The Buzz saw, Cardiac Cards
Carolina Panthers
They play in the bank of America
stadium in Carolina. They have
never won a super bowl. Sir purr s
their mascot. Their colors are Black,
Panther Blue, Silver, White. And
their nick names are Cardiac Cats.
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New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints play in
the super dome in New
Orleans. They won 1 super
Bowl. Gumbo the dog and Sir
Saint is there mascot. Their
colors are black, old gold and
white. There nick names are
Black and Gold, The Who Dat,
The Bless You Boys. Also there
fight song is “When The Saints
Come Marching In”.
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions play at ford
Field Michigan. They zero super
bowls. Their mascot is Roary
the Lion. Their colors are
Honolulu blue, silver, black,
white. Also there fight song is
Gridiron Heroes.
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers play at
Lambeau Field. They won 2
super bowls. They don’t have a
mascot. Their owner is Green
Bay Packers, Inc. (112,158
stockholders). AKA the fans
own them. Their colors are
Green Gold & White . Their nick
names are The Pack ,The Green
and Gold. Their fight song is Go
you packers Go.
Seattle Sea Hawks
The Seattle Sea Hawks play in
Century Link Field. They have
never won a super bowl. There
mascot is Blitz and Taima the
hawk. Their colors are Steel
Blue, Dark Navy, Neon Green,
White. Their nick names are
The Hawks.
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings play in
Mall of America Field. They
have won 1 super bowl. There
mascot is Viktor the Viking,
Ragnar. There colors are
Purple, Gold, White . There
fight song is Skol, Vikings.
There nick names are The
Vikes, The Purple, Purple Pride,
The Purple People Eaters, The
Purple and Gold .
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers play at
Candle Stick Park. They have
won 5 super bowls. Their
mascot is Sourdough Sam.
Their colors are Scarlet 49ers
Gold (Metallic). Their nick
names are Niners The Red And
Gold Bay Bombers The Team of
the Eighties The 49er Empire.
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys play in
Cow Boys Stadium. They have
won 5 super bowls. Their
mascot is Rowdy. Their colors
are Royal Blue, Silver, Metallic
Silver Blue, Navy, and White .
Team nicknames America's
Team Doomsday Defense The
Boys Big D.
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons play in the
Georgia Dome. They have
never won a super bowl. There
mascot is Freddie the Falcon.
There colors are Red, Black,
White, Silver.
Chicago Bears
The Chicago bears play in
Soldier Field. They have won
one super bowl. Their mascot is
Staley Da Bear. Their colors are
Navy Blue, Burnt Orange,
White. Their nicknames are
Da Bears The Monsters of the
Midway.
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams play in
Edward Jones Dome. They
have won one super bowl. Their
mascot is rampage. There
colors are Millennium blue, new
century gold, white.
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