List of National Football League mascots
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The following is a list of mascots of National Football League teams:
American Football Conference | ||||||
Team | Mascot(s) | Description | ||||
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Baltimore Ravens | Edgar, Allan, and Poe | Three black raven-like figures; named after Edgar Allan Poe. | ||||
Buffalo Bills | Billy Buffalo | An 8-foot tall buffalo. | ||||
Cincinnati Bengals | Who Dey | An orange Bengal Tiger-like figure | ||||
Cleveland Browns | CB, Chomps, TD, and Trapper | Four dog-like figures | ||||
Denver Broncos | Miles | A white, horse-like figure | ||||
Houston Texans | Toro | A dark blue bull-like figure | ||||
Indianapolis Colts | Blue | A blue, horse-like figure | ||||
Jacksonville Jaguars | Jaxson de Ville | A jaguar-like figure | ||||
Kansas City Chiefs | K. C. Wolf | A grey-colored wolf-like figure | ||||
Miami Dolphins | T.D. | A dolphin-like figure | ||||
New England Patriots | Pat Patriot | A caricature of a patriot from the American Revolution; named after the nickname of the team's original logo. | ||||
New York Jets | None | |||||
Oakland Raiders | None | |||||
Pittsburgh Steelers | Steely McBeam | A burly steelworker with a Bill Cowher-like jutting chin, wearing a hard hat; based on the Steelers' logo in the 1960s-early 1970s. | ||||
San Diego Chargers | Boltman | A muscle man with a lightning bolt for a head. | ||||
Tennessee Titans | T-Rac | A raccoon-like figure | ||||
National Football Conference | ||||||
Team | Mascot(s) | Description | ||||
Arizona Cardinals | Big Red | A red cardinal-like figure | ||||
Atlanta Falcons | Freddie Falcon | A caricature of a falcon | ||||
Carolina Panthers | Sir Purr | A black panther-like figure | ||||
Chicago Bears | Staley Da Bear | A bear-like figure; named after the team's original name, the Decatur Staleys. | ||||
Dallas Cowboys | Rowdy | A caricature of a cowboy | ||||
Detroit Lions | Roary | A lion-like figure; not to be confused with Roary the Lion, the mascot for the English football (soccer) club Middlesbrough F.C. | ||||
Green Bay Packers | None | |||||
Minnesota Vikings | Ragnar | Currently the only official "human" mascot in professional North American sports (i.e. not in any animal or caricature costume), Ragnar is dressed as a Viking | ||||
New Orleans Saints | Gumbo | A dog-like figure; apparently named after Gumbo, a dish that is very common in the southern part of Louisiana. | ||||
New York Giants | None | |||||
Philadelphia Eagles | Swoop | An eagle-like figure | ||||
St. Louis Rams | None | |||||
San Francisco 49ers | Sourdough Sam | A caricature of a 49er, a person who went to California to seek a fortune in the 1849 California Gold Rush | ||||
Seattle Seahawks | Blitz | A large blue anthropomorphic bird. | ||||
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Captain Fear | A caricature of a pirate | ||||
Washington Redskins | Chief Zee | A man dressed as a Native American with a headress |