NFL Logos

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Think you know everything there is to know about the NFL? See if you can name these football teams by their logos, past and present.

This team has called several cities its home over the years. Which of the following was not one of them?
- Arizona
- St. Louis
- Chicago
- Charleston
Charleston

The Cardinals were based in Chicago (1920-1959), St. Louis (1960-1987), and Phoenix (1988-1993) before calling Arizona their home in 1994.
In what city were the Colts based when they used this logo?
- Boston
- Baltimore
- Houston
- Indianapolis
Boston

The bucking bronco was the logo for the Baltimore Colts from 1955 until 1983, when the franchise was moved to Indianapolis.
The Cleveland Browns’ “Brownie Elf” appeared on the team’s helmets during the first ten years of the franchise.
- True
- False
False

Although Brownie Elf was the team’s official logo from 1948 to 1969, it never appeared on any part of the uniform. Although owner Art Modell retired Brownie in 1969, the current ownership has since brought him back.
What was the original name of the team that sports this logo?
- New York Senators
- Portsmouth Spartans
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Detroit Lions
Portsmouth Spartans

The Detroit Lions, who used this logo in the late 1960s, started life in 1930 as the Portsmouth Spartans. They became the Detroit Lions in 1934.
Whose loco logo was this?
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Denver Broncos
- San Francisco 49ers
- Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco 49ers

Before going to a plain “SF” on a red background in 1968, the 49ers used this crazed prospector as their logo.
This logo was used by what team for nearly twenty years?
- Cleveland Browns
- Chicago Bears
- Cincinnati Bengals
- San Diego Chargers
Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears used this logo from 1954 to 1973.
Whose logo was this?
- Houston Oilers
- San Francisco 49ers
- Cleveland Browns
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers used this logo from 1960 to 1968.
What team used this logo from 1940 to 1945?
- Cleveland Rams
- Los Angeles Rams
- St. Louis Rams
- Houston Rams
Cleveland Rams

The Rams franchise began in Cleveland in 1937; this logo was used until 1945 when the team was moved to Los Angeles, where they stayed until 1994, using a modified version of the ram head.
What now-defunct team had this as its logo?
- Tennessee Titans
- Houston Oilers
- Boston Redskins
- Tennessee Oilers
Houston Oilers

A charter member of the AFL, the Houston Oilers only used this logo one year, 1960-61, before changing the cowboy’s hat to an oiler’s helmet. The team kept the logo until 1969, when it was changed to an oil tower, which has been kept through their name changes—first the Tennessee Oilers, and now the Tennessee Titans.
Which team has this as its logo from 1960 to 1970?
- Dallas Cowboys
- Denver Broncos
- Houston Oilers
- San Diego Chargers
Dallas Cowboys

Although the Cowboys now only use a single blue star (for the Lone Star State), this bucking cowboy was the team’s logo for the first ten years of its existence.
What team once used this figure as its alternate logo?
- San Diego Chargers
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Cleveland Browns
- Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers

This logo, a modification of their original logo (1959-61), was used as an alternate by the Green Bay Packers from 1968 to 1979.
Whose original logo was this?
- Seattle Seahawks
- Philadelphia Eagles
- New England Patriots
- Pittsburgh Pirates
New England Patriots

This stylized version of a tri-cornered hat was used the first year of the franchise, in 1960.
Before becoming the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team used this logo and was known by what name?
- Pittsburgh Panthers
- Pittsburgh Princes
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Pittsburgh Eagles
Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Steelers started life in 1933 as the Pittsburgh Pirates; they lasted until 1939 and during that time, this was their only logo—the origin of which has never been explained.
Which team has used several incarnations of this logo for the past 40 years?
- New York Giants
- New Jersey Jets
- Oakland Raiders
- Detroit Lions
New York Giants

Called the “Giant Quarterbacks” logo, this image of a—literally—giant quarterback in throwing mode and dwarfing the stadium has been in use since 1961.
Which team has been using this image as their alternate logo since 2000?
- Oakland Raiders
- Washington Redskins
- Baltimore Ravens
- St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams

This stylized R combined with the ram’s horn from their logo also appears on their script logo.