What NFL Teams Share a Stadium?

The NFL is a big business. So it’s no surprise that some of the biggest names in the league share stadiums.

The Rams and the Chargers

The Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers are two NFL teams that share a stadium. The Rams moved from St. Louis to Los Angeles in 2016, and the Chargers moved from San Diego to Los Angeles in 2017. Both teams play their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The Rams

The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team that play in the National Football League (NFL). The Rams compete in the NFL as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Rams franchise began in 1936 as the Cleveland Rams, located in Cleveland, Ohio. The club was owned by Homer Marshman and featured players such as William “Bud” Cooper, Harry “The Horse” Mattos, Stan Pincura, and Mike Sebastian. George Halas convinced Marshman to move the team to Chicago, where the club was renamed the Chicago Bears.

The Chargers

The Chargers are a professional American football team based in Los Angeles. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team was founded on August 14, 1959, and began play on September 10, 1960, as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL), and spent its first season in Los Angeles, before moving to San Diego in 1961.

The Jets and the Giants

The New York Jets and the New York Giants are the only two teams in the NFL that share a stadium. The Jets play in the AFC East and the Giants play in the NFC East. They both play their home games at MetLife Stadium, which is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The Jets

The New York Jets are a professional American football team located in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey. In a unique arrangement for the league, the Jets share MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey with the New York Giants. The franchise is legally and corporately registered as New York Jets, LLC.

The team was founded in 1959 as the Titans of New York, an original member of the American Football League (AFL); later, the franchise joined the NFL in the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. The team began to play their home games at Shea Stadium in 1964 and then moved to Giants Stadium in 1984. Eight years later, following their record-setting 1982 campaign, Parcells led them to victory again in Super Bowl XVIII against their intrastate rivals, the Los Angeles Raiders. After capturing their first ever division championship in 1998 under head coach Bill Parcells and a 12–4 record, they lost to John Elway’s Denver Broncos squad 16–26 who went on to win Super Bowl XXXIII that same year; they have yet to return to the Super Bowl since then but did win another division title led by current head coach Rex Ryan and quarterback Mark Sanchez 9 years later during his first year as starter after leading his squad to an 11–5 record which resulted into a Wild Card berth during 2010 NFL playoffs losing at home 28-21 against Peyton Manning’s Indianapolis Colts who eventually went on to win that year’s Super Bowl XLIV defeating Drew Brees’ New Orleans Saints 31-17; this was also Sanchez’s only playoff appearance during his first 4 seasons with Gang Green from 2009 till 2012.

The Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays its home games at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which it shares with the New York Jets in a unique arrangement. The Giants hold their summer training camp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center at the Meadowlands Sports Complex.

The Raiders and the 49ers

The Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers share a stadium. The stadium is located in Santa Clara, California. It is the home of the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders. The stadium opened in 2014 and has a capacity of 68,500.

The Raiders

The Raiders, based in Oakland, California, share their stadium with the San Francisco 49ers. The two football teams have a storied rivalry that dates back to when they were both based in the Bay Area. The Raiders are currently in the process of moving to Las Vegas, Nevada.

The 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 as a member of the league’s National Football Conference West division. The team plays its home games at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, located 38 miles (61 km) southeast of San Francisco in the heart of Silicon Valley.

The Cowboys and the Texans

The Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans share a stadium. The Cowboys have a long and storied history, dating back to their founding in 1960. The Texans, on the other hand, are a much newer team, having only been founded in 2002. Despite their different histories, the two teams have shared a stadium since 2002.

The Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team is headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and plays its home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which opened for the 2009 season. The stadium took its current name prior to the 2013 season. The Cowboys joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1960. The team’s national following might best be represented by its NFL record of consecutive sell-outs. The Cowboys’ streak of 190 consecutive sold-out regular and post-season games began in 2002.

The franchise has made it to the Super Bowl eight times, tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos for second most Super Bowl appearances in history, just behind the New England Patriots record eleven Super Bowl appearances. This has also corresponded to eight NFC championships, most in the NFC. The Cowboys have made it to ten NFC Championship games, winning five – all five times that they have been led by three-time Super Bowl winning head coach Billy Walsh.

The Texans

The Texans are a professional football team based in Houston, Texas. The Texans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team plays its home games at NRG Stadium, a stadium it shares with the National League’s (MLB) Houston Astros. The team’s headquarters and practice facilities are located at NRG Park adjacent to NRG Stadium.

The Steelers and the Eagles

The Steelers and the Eagles both have strong fan bases that love their teams. They also share a stadium, which can be a great thing for fans of both teams. This can allow them to see their favorite players from both teams in one place. It can also be a great way to save money on tickets.

The Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC.

The team played its home games at Three Rivers Stadium from 1970 to 2000. The team has won six Super Bowl championships, more than any other team that has played in that game. The Steelers have played in more AFC Championship Games (8) than any other team, and have advanced to the NFL’s version of the Super Bowl seven times since 1974 – most recently, winning their seventh championship in 2009. They have been division champions 20 times since their inception.

The Eagles

The Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) East division. In the 2017 season, the Eagles won Super Bowl LII, their first Super Bowl win in franchise history and their fourth NFL title overall, after winning the Championship Game in 1948, 1949, and 1960.

The franchise was established in 1933 as a replacement for the bankrupt Frankford Yellow Jackets, when a group led by Bert Bell secured the rights to an NFL franchise in Philadelphia. Bell, Chuck Bednarik, Bob Brown, Reggie White, Steve Van Buren, Tommy McDonald, and Norm Van Brocklin have been inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The team has an intense rivalry with the New York Giants. This rivalry is among the oldest in NFL history, dating all the way back to 1933.