So, I was chillin’ the other day, scrolling through some sports stuff, and a random thought hit me: how many NFL teams are named after birds? I mean, we got birds all over the place in logos and team names, right? So, I decided to dig in and find out.
First, I just went straight to Google, just typed in “how many NFL teams are named after birds” or something like that. Boom. A whole bunch of articles popped up. I started clicking through them, skimming, seeing what’s up.
I found out there’s been some back and forth on the exact number. Some folks say five, some say six, some even higher. The main ones that kept coming up were the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles, and Seattle Seahawks. These five were pretty much agreed upon across the board.
But then I saw some articles mentioning other teams, like saying the Chicago Bears or Detroit Lions. That got me confused. I mean, bears and lions aren’t birds, are they? No way, haha. So, I dug a bit deeper into those claims.
Turns out, those articles were kinda stretching it. They were counting any animal mascot, not just birds. So, yeah, that cleared up the confusion for me. Bears and lions? Not birds. Not in this count, anyway.
My Final Count
- Arizona Cardinals
- Atlanta Falcons
- Baltimore Ravens
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Seattle Seahawks
So, there you have it. From my little internet adventure, I’m sticking with five. Five NFL teams are rocking the bird theme. It’s kinda cool when you think about it, how these teams picked birds as their mascots. Each one probably has its own story, its own history. Maybe I’ll look into that next, the stories behind these bird mascots. But for now, mystery solved: five bird teams in the NFL. Case closed.
