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1898

 * New team:
 * Racine Cardinals begin play as an amateur team at ???.

1919

 * New team:
 * Green Bay Packers begin play as an amateur team at ???.

1920

 * New league:
 * APFA begins play with ??? charter members.
 * New team:
 * Decatur Staleys begin play as an APFA charter team at ???.

1921

 * League change:
 * Green Bay Packers join the NFL.
 * Team relocation:
 * Chicago Staleys relocate from Decatur to ???.

1922

 * League renaming:
 * NFL changes its name from APFA.
 * Team renaming:
 * Chicago Bears change their name from Chicago Staleys.

1924

 * New team:
 * Frankford Yellowjackets begin play in the ??? at Frankford Stadium.
 * New stadium:
 * Chicago Bears move from ??? to Municipal Grant Park Stadium.

1925

 * New team:
 * New York Football Giants begin play in the ??? at the fourth Polo Grounds.
 * Stadium renaming:
 * Chicago Bears' Municipal Grant Park Stadium renamed to Soldier Field.

1926

 * New stadium:
 * Green Bay Packers move from ??? to the original City Stadium, though several home games each year continued to be played in Milwaukee.

1930

 * New team:
 * Portsmouth Spartans begin play in the ??? at ???.

1931

 * New stadium:
 * Frankford Yellowjackets move from Frankford Stadium to the Baker Bowl.

1932

 * New team:
 * Boston Braves begin play as the ??st NFL expansion team at Braves Field.

1933

 * New team:
 * Pittsburgh Pirates begin play in the ??? at ???.
 * Team renamings:
 * Philadelphia Eagles change their name from Frankford Yellowjackets.
 * Boston Redskins change their name from Boston Braves.
 * New stadium:
 * Boston Redskins move from Braves Field to Fenway Park.

1934

 * Team relocation:
 * Detroit Lions relocate from Portsmouth to ???.
 * Team renaming:
 * Detroit Lions change their name from Portsmouth Spartans.

1936

 * New stadiums:
 * Philadelphia Eagles move from the Baker Bowl to Municipal Stadium.
 * Boston Redskins forced to play its home championship game at the fourth Polo Grounds.

1937

 * New team:
 * Cleveland Rams begin play in the ??? at ???.
 * Team relocation:
 * Washington Redskins relocate from Boston to ???.

1938

 * New stadium:
 * Detroit Lions move from ??? to Briggs Stadium.

1940

 * New stadium:
 * Philadelphia Eagles move from Municipal Stadium to Shibe Park.

1941

 * The United States enters World War II, resulting in player shortages.
 * Team renaming:
 * Pittsburgh Steelers change their name from Pittsburgh Pirates.

1942

 * Team merger:
 * Pittsburgh Steelers temporarily merge with Chicago Cardinals; team known as the "Car-Pitts" or "Carpets" because they won no games.

1943

 * Team merger:
 * Pittsburgh Steelers temporarily merge with Philadelphia Eagles; team known as the "Steagles".

1945

 * World War II ends, ending the player shortages.

1946

 * New teams:
 * Original Cleveland Browns begin play in the AAFC at ???.
 * San Francisco 49ers begin play in the AAFC at Kezar Stadium.
 * Team relocation:
 * Los Angeles Rams relocate from Cleveland to ???.

1953

 * League merger:
 * Remnants of the AAFC merged into NFL, incorporating ??? teams.
 * League changes:
 * The original Cleveland Browns join the NFL.
 * San Francisco 49ers join the NFL.
 * The second team named Baltimore Colts is created from the remnants of the original Dallas Texans.
 * Stadium renaming:
 * Philadelphia Eagles' Shibe Park renamed to Connie Mack Stadium.

1956

 * New stadium:
 * New York Giants move from the fourth Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium.

1957

 * New stadium:
 * Green Bay Packers move from the original City Stadium to the second City Stadium, though several home games each year continued to be played in Milwaukee.

1958

 * New stadium:
 * Philadelphia Eagles move from Connie Mack Stadium to Franklin Field.

1960

 * New league:
 * The American Football League begins play with eight charter members.
 * New teams:
 * Buffalo Bills begin play as an AFL charter team at War Memorial Stadium.
 * Denver Broncos begin play as an AFL charter team at Bears Stadium.
 * Dallas Texans begin play as an AFL charter team at the Cotton Bowl.
 * Boston Patriots begin play as an AFL charter team at Nickerson Field.
 * Oakland Raiders begin play as an AFL charter team at ???.
 * New York Titans begin play as an AFL charter team at the fourth Polo Grounds.
 * Houston Oilers begin play as an AFL charter team at Jeppesen Stadium.
 * Los Angeles Chargers begin play as an AFL charter team at ???.
 * Dallas Cowboys begin play as the ??st NFL expansion team at ???.
 * Team relocation:
 * St. Louis Cardinals relocate from Chicago to ???.

1961

 * New team:
 * Minnesota Vikings begin play as the ??st NFL expansion team at Metropolitan Stadium.
 * Team relocation:
 * San Diego Chargers relocate from Los Angeles to ???.
 * New stadiums:
 * Oakland Raiders move from ??? to ???.
 * Washington Redskins move from ??? to D.C. Stadium.
 * Stadium renaming:
 * Detroit Lions' Briggs Stadium renamed to Tiger Stadium.

1962

 * New stadium:
 * Oakland Raiders move from ??? to ???.

1963

 * Team relocation:
 * Kansas City Chiefs relocate from Dallas to Municipal Stadium.
 * Team renamings:
 * Kansas City Chiefs change their name from Dallas Texans.
 * New York Jets change their name from New York Titans.
 * New stadiums:
 * Boston Patriots move from Nickerson Field to Fenway Park.

1964

 * New stadium:
 * New York Jets move from the fourth Polo Grounds to Shea Stadium.

1965

 * New team:
 * Atlanta Falcons begin play as the ??st NFL expansion team at ???.
 * New stadium:
 * Houston Oilers move from Jeppesen Stadium to Rice Stadium.
 * Stadium renamed:
 * Green Bay Packers' second City Stadium renamed to Lambeau Field.
 * New team planned:
 * AFL expansion team franchise awarded to lawyer Joseph Robbie and actor Danny Thomas (became Miami Dolphins).

1966

 * New team:
 * Miami Dolphins begin play as the 9th AFL expansion team at ???.
 * New stadiums:
 * Oakland Raiders move from ??? to Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
 * Atlanta Falcons move from ??? to Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
 * New teams planned:
 * AFL expansion team franchise awarded to Paul Brown (became Cincinnati Bengals).
 * NFL expansion team franchise awarded to John W. Mecom, Jr. (became New Orleans Saints).

1967

 * New team:
 * New Orleans Saints begin play as the ??st NFL expansion team at ???.
 * New stadium:
 * San Diego Chargers move from Balboa Stadium to San Diego Stadium.

1968

 * New team:
 * Cincinnati Bengals begin play as the 10th AFL expansion team at ???.
 * New stadium:
 * Houston Oilers move from Rice Stadium to the Houston Astrodome.
 * Stadium renaming:
 * Denver Broncos' Bears Stadium renamed to Mile High Stadium.

1969

 * New stadium:
 * Boston Patriots move from Fenway Park to ???.
 * Stadium renaming:
 * Washington Redskins' D.C. Stadium renamed to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.

1970

 * League merger:
 * AFL merged into NFL, incorporating all of the AFL's 10 teams.
 * League changes:
 * Buffalo Bills join the NFL.
 * Denver Broncos join the NFL.
 * Miami Dolphins join the NFL.
 * Cincinnati Bengals join the NFL.
 * Kansas City Chiefs join the NFL.
 * Boston Patriots join the NFL.
 * Oakland Raiders join the NFL.
 * New York Jets join the NFL.
 * Houston Oilers join the NFL.
 * San Diego Chargers join the NFL.

1971

 * Team renaming:
 * New England Patriots change their name from Boston Patriots.
 * New stadiums:
 * New England Patriots move from ??? to Schaefer Stadium.
 * Dallas Cowboys move from ??? to Texas Stadium.
 * Philadelphia Eagles move from Franklin Field to Veterans Stadium.
 * San Francisco 49ers move from Kezar Stadium to Candlestick Park.

1972

 * New stadium:
 * Kansas City Chiefs move from Municipal Stadium to Arrowhead Stadium.

1973

 * New stadium:
 * Buffalo Bills move from War Memorial Stadium to Rich Stadium.

1974

 * New stadium:
 * New York Giants move from Yankee Stadium to ???.

1975

 * New stadiums:
 * New York Giants move from ??? to Shea Stadium.
 * Detroit Lions move from Tiger Stadium to the Pontiac Silverdome.
 * New Orleans Saints move from ??? to the Louisiana Superdome.

1976

 * New teams: (??st and ??st)
 * Tampa Bay Buccaneers begin play as an NFL expansion team at Tampa Stadium.
 * Seattle Seahawks begin play as an NFL expansion team at the Seattle Kingdome.
 * New stadium:
 * New York Giants move from Shea Stadium to Giants Stadium.

1979

 * New stadium:
 * Los Angeles Rams move from ??? to ???.

1981

 * New stadium:
 * Minnesota Vikings move from Metropolitan Stadium to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
 * Stadium renaming:
 * San Diego Chargers' San Diego Stadium renamed to Jack Murphy Stadium.

1982

 * Team relocation:
 * Los Angeles Raiders relocate from Oakland to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

1984

 * Team relocation:
 * Indianapolis Colts relocate from Baltimore to the RCA Dome.
 * New stadium:
 * New York Jets move from Shea Stadium to Giants Stadium.

1987

 * New stadium:
 * Miami Dolphins move from ??? to Joe Robbie Stadium.

1988

 * Team relocation:
 * Phoenix Cardinals relocate from St. Louis to Sun Devil Stadium.

1992

 * New stadium:
 * Atlanta Falcons move from Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium to the Georgia Dome.

1993

 * New team planned:
 * NFL expansion team franchise awarded to ??? (became Jacksonville Jaguars).

1994

 * Team renamed:
 * Arizona Cardinals change their name from Phoenix Cardinals.
 * New stadium:
 * Seattle Seahawks temporarily move from the Seattle Kingdome to Husky Stadium.

1995

 * New teams:
 * Carolina Panthers begin play as an NFL expansion team at Memorial Stadium.
 * Jacksonville Jaguars begin play as an NFL expansion team at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.
 * Team relocations:
 * Oakland Raiders relocate back from Los Angeles to Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
 * St. Louis Rams relocate from Los Angeles to the Trans World Dome.
 * Stadium renamings:
 * San Francisco 49ers' Candlestick Park renamed to 3Com Park.

1996

 * NFL announces that the Cleveland Brown team would be "deactivated" until 1999.
 * Team relocation:
 * Baltimore Ravens begin play at M&T Bank Stadium. Team formed from the remnants of the original Cleveland Browns.
 * New stadiums:
 * [Carolina Panthers]] move from Memorial Stadium to Ericsson Stadium.
 * Green Bay Packers begin playing all of their home games at Lambeau Field.
 * Stadium renamings:
 * Miami Dolphins' Joe Robbie Stadium renamed to Pro Player Stadium.

1997

 * Team relocations:
 * Tennessee Oilers relocate from Houston to the Liberty Bowl.
 * New stadium:
 * Washington Redskins move from Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium to Jack Kent Cooke Stadium.
 * Stadium renamings:
 * Jacksonville Jaguars' Jacksonville Municipal Stadium renamed to ALLTEL Stadium.
 * San Diego Chargers' Jack Murphy Stadium renamed to Qualcomm Stadium.

1998

 * New stadiums:
 * Tennessee Oilers move from the Liberty Bowl to Vanderbilt Stadium.
 * Tampa Bay Buccaneers move from Houlihan's Stadium to Raymond James Stadium (date???).
 * Stadium renamings:
 * Oakland Raiders' Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum renamed to Network Associates Coliseum.
 * Buffalo Bills' Rich Stadium renamed to Ralph Wilson Stadium.

1999

 * New team:
 * The second team named Cleveland Browns begin play as the 31st NFL expansion team atCleveland Browns Stadium.
 * Team renaming:
 * Tennessee Titans change their name from Tennessee Oilers.
 * New stadium:
 * Tennessee Titans move from Vanderbilt Stadium to Adelphia Coliseum.
 * Stadium renaming:
 * Washington Redskins' Jack Kent Cooke Stadium renamed to FedEx Field.
 * New team planned:
 * NFL expansion team franchise awarded to ??? (became Houston Texans).

2000

 * New stadiums:
 * Cincinnati Bengals move from ??? to Paul Brown Stadium.
 * Seattle Seahawks move from the Seattle Kingdome to Husky Stadium.

2001

 * New stadiums:
 * Denver Broncos move from Mile High Stadium to INVESCO Field at Mile High.
 * Pittsburgh Steelers move from ??? to Heinz Field.
 * Stadium renaming:
 * St. Louis Rams' Trans World Dome renamed to the Edward Jones Dome.

2002

 * New team:
 * Houston Texans begin play as the 32nd NFL expansion team at Reliant Stadium.
 * New stadiums:
 * New England Patriots move from Foxboro Stadium to CMGI Field.
 * Detroit Lions move from the Pontiac Silverdome to Ford Field.
 * Seattle Seahawks move from the Husky Stadium to Seahawks Stadium.
 * Chicago Bears temporarily move to Champaign, Illinois while Soldier Field was being renovated. (date???)

2003

 * New stadium:
 * Philadelphia Eagles move from Veterans Stadium to Lincoln Financial Field.
 * Stadium renamings:
 * Tennessee Titans' Adelphia Coliseum renamed to the Coliseum.
 * San Francisco 49ers' 3Com Park renamed to San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point.

2004

 * Stadium renamings:
 * Carolina Panthers' Ericsson Stadium renamed to Bank of America Stadium.
 * Seattle Seahawks' Seahawks Stadium renamed to Qwest Field.

2006

 * New stadium:
 * Arizona Cardinals scheduled to move from Sun Devil Stadium to a new retractable-roof stadium in Glendale.

Unknown dates

 * Chicago Racine Cardinals change their name from Racine Cardinals.
 * Chicago Cardinals change their name from Chicago Racine Cardinals.
 * Chicago Cardinals join the NFL.
 * Pittsburgh Pirates join the NFL.
 * New York Giants change their name from New York Football Giants.
 * New England Patriots' Schaefer Stadium renamed to Sullivan Stadium.
 * New England Patriots' Sullivan Stadium renamed to Foxboro Stadium.
 * New England Patriots' CMGI Field renamed to Gillette Stadium.
 * Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Tampa Stadium renamed to Houlihan's Stadium.
 * NFL expansion team franchise awarded to ??? (became Carolina Panthers).

Example year

 * Major event not related to football
 * New leagues
 * League mergers
 * League renamings
 * New teams
 * Defunct teams
 * Team mergers
 * League changes
 * Team relocations (will always be accompanied by new stadiums)
 * Team renamings
 * New teams planned (franchise award year, if different from when the new team actually starts playing)
 * New stadiums
 * Stadium renamings

Interesting notes

 * Three teams named the Texans (fourth if you count Arena)
 * Boston Yanks 1944-48, New York Bulldogs 1949, New York Yanks 1950-51, Dallas Texans 1952, Baltimore Colts 1953-83, Indianapolis Colts 1984-present
 * Dallas Texans 1960-62, Kansas City Chiefs 1973-present
 * Houston Texans 2002-present


 * Two teams named the Cleveland Browns, the whole record issue
 * Cleveland Browns 1946-95, Baltimore Ravens 1996-present
 * Cleveland Browns 1946-95, "deactivated" 1996-98, Cleveland Browns 1999-present


 * Two teams named the Colts
 * Miami Seahawks 1947-49, Baltimore Colts 1950 (defunct)
 * Boston Yanks 1944-48, New York Bulldogs 1949, New York Yanks 1950-51, Dallas Texans 1952, Baltimore Colts 1953-83, Indianapolis Colts 1984-present


 * Two teams named the Titans


 * Two teams named the New York Giants
 * Brickley's Giants 1921 (defunct)
 * New York Giants 1925-present


 * 1995 was the first time in ??? years that the NFL expanded, adding a 30th and 31st team:


 * Raiders moved back and forth
 * Jets and Giants share stadium
 * 1995 was the first expansion year in 20 years
 * Steagles
 * original Buffalo Bills was an AAFC team
 * Los Angeles has had three NFL teams, none of which stayed:
 * Dons (pre-NFL)
 * Rams (1946-94)
 * Chargers (1960)
 * Raiders (1982-94)