Who’s Playing Tonight in the NFL?

Can’t wait for football season? Check out this blog for a list of who’s playing each night in the NFL!

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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.

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 by far the most popular sports league in the United States. The Super Bowl is among the biggest club sporting events in both domestic and international popularity.

Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks are an American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) West division. They joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team, along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) North division. It is the third-oldest franchise in the NFL, dating back to 1919, and is the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team based in the United States. Home games have been played at Lambeau Field since 1957.

New England Patriots

The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is 28 miles (45 km) southwest of downtown Boston.

The Patriots are also headquartered at Gillette Stadium. An original member of the AFL, the Patriots joined the NFL in the 1970 merger of the two leagues. The team changed its name from the original Boston Patriots after relocating to Foxborough in 1971. The Patriots played their home games at Foxboro Stadium from 1971 to 2001, then moved to Gillette Stadium at the start of 2002.

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American 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.

In contrast with their status as perennial also-rans in the pre-merger NFL, where they were the oldest team never to win a league championship, the Steelers of the 1970s and 1980s were one of the most successful teams in NFL history, winning eight AFC championships and playing in eight Super Bowls, winning six of them. The Steelers have won more Super Bowls and played in more conference championship games than any other NFL team. They are tied with Dallas Cowboys for second place with 13 conference wins or appearances overall since 1966 behind only New England Patriots’ 15 such appearances between 2001 and 2017 inclusive. The Steelers lost their most recent championship appearance, Super Bowl XLV, on February 6, 2011.

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 and the city of Cleveland, the Browns’ intellectual property, including team name, logos, training facility, and history, would remain in the city of Cleveland, while Modell was allowed to take his equipment and move to Baltimore. In return, he was allowed to retain $64 million by giving up control over Stadium Corporation. The NFL approved the relocation on March 28, 1996.

Two weeks after winning Super Bowl XXXV at the conclusion of the 2000 season on January 28, 2001, Modell announced his retirement as team president and CEO, while handing control of both positions to Ozzie Newsome.

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). The Broncos are owned by the Pat Bowlen trust. They play their home games at Empower Field at Mile High in downtown Denver.

Indianapolis Colts

The Colts are playing the Pittsburgh Steelers tonight in a Thursday night game. This is a big game for both teams as they are both fighting for a playoff spot. The Colts have been playing well lately, but the Steelers are always tough at home.

Miami Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The Dolphins play their home games at Hard Rock Stadium in the northern suburb of Miami Gardens, Florida, and are headquartered in Davie, Florida.

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 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 established a new AFL franchise in Ohio and looked at both Cincinnati and Columbus. He ultimately chose Cincinnati, which was home to several thousand former Browns fans from when that team existed.

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the National Football League (NFL) as a part of the NFC North division. The team plays its home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.

Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals are scheduled to play the Detroit Lions tonight at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The game is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN.

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 as a member of the league’s National Football Conference West division. The 49ers were founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and joined the NFL in 1949 following the dissolution of the AAFC. The team plays its home games at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, located 45 miles (72 km) 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 and joined the NFL in 1949 following the dissolution of the AAFC. The 49ers began play at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco before moving to Candlestick Park in 1970 and then to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara in 2014. The 49ers have been headquartered in Santa Clara since 1988.

The team has won five Super Bowl championships, with Joe Montana winning four and Steve Young one; they have also appeared in two other Super Bowls, losing both times. With 18 Hall of Famers, including quarterback Steve Young and linebacker Ronnie Lott, and a further six members on their coaching staff,[5] they are one of the most storied franchises[6] in NFL history.

New York Jets

The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference 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; later, the franchise joined the NFL in the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. The team began to play in 1960 at the Polo Grounds. Under new ownership, the current name was adopted in 1963 and the franchise moved to Shea Stadium in 1964 and then to Giants Stadium (now MetLife Stadium) in 1984. The team has appeared in Super Bowl III and Super Bowl IV, winning Super Bowl III but losing Super Bowl IV.

The Jets advanced to their first AFC Championship Game following the 1968 season and went on to compete in Super Bowl III where they upset the Baltimore Colts, becoming world champions for the first time In economic terms, they are perhaps best known as one of only two teams ever to have been worth $2 billion USD (the other being their cross-town rivals, the Giants).

Dallas 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. They are headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and play their home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which opened for the 2009 season. The stadium took the place of the partially demolished Texas Stadium, which served as the Cowboys’ home from 1971–2008.

Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia 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.