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. j 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. 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