What NFL Teams Are in California?

If you’re a football fan living in California, you may be wondering what NFL teams are in your state. Luckily, there are three teams to choose from!

Introduction

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, and the highest professional level of American football in the world. NFL teams are located in California.

The AFC West is home to two NFL teams in California:
-The Los Angeles Chargers are based in Carson, California. They play their home games at StubHub Center.
-The Oakland Raiders are based in Oakland, California. They play their home games at Oakland Coliseum.

The NFC West is also home to two NFL teams in California:
-The San Francisco 49ers are based in Santa Clara, California. They play their home games at Levi’s Stadium.
-The Los Angeles Rams are based in Inglewood, California. They play their home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team located in the San Francisco Bay Area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The team plays its home games at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, located 38 miles (61 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco in the Silicon Valley. Since 1988, the 49ers have been headquartered in Santa Clara.

The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and joined the NFL in 1949 after the AAFC merged with the NFL. The 49ers were the first major league professional sports franchise based in San Francisco; they have been born as members of three separate professional leagues – they are one of only five teams (with Baltimore, Cleveland, Los Angeles and New York) to represent all four major North American professional sports leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL). The name “49ers” comes from the prospectors who arrived in Northern California around 1849 during the California Gold Rush.

The team has won five Super Bowl championships (1981 (XVI), 1984 (XIX), 1988 (XXIII), 1989 (XXIV), 1994 (XXIX)),19 conference championships,and seven division championships. They have been to ten Super Bowls and appeared in 14 NFC Championship Games. As of 2020, they hold the joint-longest winning streak in NFL history at 18 games dating back to October 2011.

The Los Angeles Rams

The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team that play in the National Football League (NFL). They are based in Inglewood, California, and compete in the league’s NFC West division. The Rams franchise was founded in 1936 as the Cleveland Rams in Ohio before moving to Los Angeles, California in 1946. The franchise moved again in 1995 to St. Louis, Missouri, where they stayed until returning to Los Angeles in 2016.

The Los Angeles Chargers

The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) West division. They host their home games at Dignity Health Sports Park, located southwest of downtown Los Angeles.

The Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They were founded on January 30, 1960, and played their first regular season game on September 11, 1960. The Raiders’ final home was the Oakland Coliseum. They currently play their home games at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

Conclusion

There are currently two NFL teams in California: the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers. Both teams are in the NFC West division.