What NFL Teams Play on Sunday?

Wondering what NFL teams play on Sunday? Here’s a quick rundown of the schedule for Week 1 of the season.

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 North American professional sports leagues, the highest professional level of American football in the world, the billion-dollar-a-year business.

The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. The NFL agreed to merge with the American Football League (AFL) in 1966, and the first Super Bowl was held at the end of that season; the merger was completed in 1970. Today, the NFL has the highest average attendance (67,591) of any professional sports league in the world and is America’s most popular form of television programming, with Nielsen estimating that 201.3 million people tuned into at least some part of Super Bowl XLVII in 2013.

NFL Teams that Play on Sunday

There are a total of twelve NFL teams that play on Sunday. They are the New England Patriots, the Dallas Cowboys, the Green Bay Packers, the New York Giants, the San Francisco ers, the Seattle Seahawks, the Los Angeles Rams, the Baltimore Ravens, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Indianapolis Colts, the Miami Dolphins, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Cardinals were founded as the Morgan Athletic Club in 1898, and are the oldest continuously run professional football team in the United States. The Cardinals play their home games at State Farm Stadium, which opened in 2006 and is located in Glendale, Arizona. Since the franchise’s inception, two Cardinals have won the Heisman Trophy: Paul Hornung in 1956 and Tim Brown in 1987.

Baltimore Ravens

The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its home games at M&T Bank Stadium and is headquartered in Owings Mills.

The Ravens were established in 1996, when Art Modell, who was then the owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced plans to relocate the franchise to Baltimore. As part of a settlement between Modell, the city of Cleveland, and the other NFL franchises, Modell was required to leave the Browns’ name, colors, and history in Cleveland for a replacement franchise that would be established by 1999. The Ravens were approved as part of an expansion vote by NFL owners that same year. Since moving to Baltimore, the Ravens have qualified for the playoffs 11 times and won two Super Bowl championships in 2000 and 2012.

Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays their home games at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York. The Bills are the only NFL team that plays their home games in the state of New York. The Bills conduct summer training camp at St. John Fisher College in Pittsford, New York, an eastern suburb of Rochester.

Carolina Panthers

The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The team is headquartered in Bank of America Stadium in uptown Charlotte; the stadium also serves as the home facility for the NFL Network headquarters. The Panthers were announced as the league’s 29th franchise in 1993 and began play in 1995 under original owner and founder Jerry Richardson. In 2019, they were sold to hedge fund manager David Tepper.

The Panthers have appeared in the playoffs 13 times since their inception, winning six NFC South titles and two NFC championships, appearances in Super Bowl XXXVIII and Super Bowl 50. They have also compiled a record of 7–9 in playoff games, which is tied for ninth all time among NFL teams. Statistically, the Panthers are as of 2019 20th on offense and 7th on defense, having notched their first-ever Top 10 season on defense in 2017; they are currently first on offense and second on defense as of 2019. They are one of only four current NFL teams to have reached the Super Bowl multiple times with one head coach–Ron Rivera–and one starting quarterback–Cam Newton; this feat was accomplished twice: In 2003 with John Fox as head coach and Jake Delhomme at quarterback; and again from 2015 to 2019 with Ron Rivera as head coach and Cam Newton at quarterback (Super Bowl 50 champions).

Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NFL Championships, including one Super Bowl, and hold the NFL record for the most enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the most retired jersey numbers. The Bears have also recorded more victories than any other NFL franchise.

Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Their home stadium is Paul Brown Stadium in downtown Cincinnati.

The Bengals were founded in 1966 as a member of the American Football League (AFL) by former Cleveland Browns head coach Paul Brown. Brown was the Bengals’ head coach from their inception to 1975. After being dismissed as the Browns’ head coach by Art Modell in January 1963, Brown had shown interest in establishing another NFL franchise in Ohio and looked at both Columbus and Cincinnati as potential cities, eventually settling on Cincinnati. The Bengals have appeared in two Super Bowls—XI and XXIII—losing both games.

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The Browns play their home games at FirstEnergy Stadium, which opened in 1999, with administrative offices and training facilities in Berea, Ohio. The Browns’ official colors are brown, orange, and white. They are unique among the 32 member franchises of the NFL in that they do not have a logo on their helmets.

Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team that competes in the National Football League (NFL). The Cowboys are headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and play their home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which opened in 2009. They are currently coached by Jason Garrett.

Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) West division. They began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) and joined the NFL as part of the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. The team is owned by the Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, with Pat Bowlen serving as majority owner.

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL), and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit. Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and called the Portsmouth Spartans, the team began play in 1929 as an independent professional team. Joining the NFL in 1930, the Spartans reached the NFL Championship Game in 1932. Despite success within the NFL, they could not survive financially and relocated to Detroit for the 1934 season.

Conclusion

The NFL regular season usually starts on the Thursday following Labor Day and ends on the first Sunday in December. Each team plays 16 games during the regular season, which is split evenly between home and away games.

The NFL playoff structure is designed so that six teams from each conference (four division winners and two wild card teams) make the playoffs. The playoffs begin on the weekend of January 6-7 with the Wild Card round, followed by the Divisional round the next weekend. The conference championships are held on Sunday, January 21st, with the Super Bowl taking place two weeks later on Sunday, February 4th.