List of National Football League mascots
The following is a list of mascots of National Football League teams:
| American Football Conference | ||||||
| Team | Mascot(s) | Photo | Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | Poe, Rise and Conquer |  Poe |
Poe, a raven, named after Edgar Allan Poe. Since 2009, along with human mascot Poe, Rise and Conquer are Baltimore's two live raven mascots on the sidelines for home games, handled by trainers from The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. | |||
| Buffalo Bills | Billy Buffalo | An 8-foot tall buffalo. | ||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | Who Dey | An orange Bengal tiger-like figure | ||||
| Cleveland Browns | Chomps, Swagger Jr., Brownie the Elf |  Brownie the Elf (left) and Chomps (right) |
Chomps is a dog-like figure, based on the team's Dawg Pound section at FirstEnergy Stadium; Swagger Jr. is a live bull mastiff that serves as the Cleveland Browns newest mascot starting with the 2019 season. | |||
| Denver Broncos | Miles, Thunder II |  Miles  Thunder II |
Miles is a white, horse-like anthropomorphic figure wearing an orange jersey; Thunder II is a live Arabian horse.[1] | |||
| 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; Warpaint |  K. C. Wolf |
K.C. Wolf is a grey-colored wolf-like figure; Warpaint is a live Paint horse | |||
| Las Vegas Raiders | Raider Rusher | |||||
| Los Angeles Chargers | None | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Steely McBeam |  |
A burly steelworker with a Bill Cowher-like jutting chin, wearing a hard hat; based on the Steelers' pre-Steelmark logo in the 1950s-early 1960s. | |||
| Tennessee Titans | T-Rac |  |
A raccoon, the state animal of Tennessee. | |||
| National Football Conference | ||||||
| Team | Mascot(s) | Photo | 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, as well as Bears founder A. E. Staley. | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | Rowdy |  |
A caricature of a cowboy | |||
| Detroit Lions | Roary | A lion-like figure | ||||
| Green Bay Packers | None | |||||
| Los Angeles Rams | Rampage | .jpg) |
A ram-like figure | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | Viktor |  |
Viktor is a smiling Viking caricature whose head looks similar to the Vikings logo. Previously, Ragnar was one of two "human" mascots in professional North American sports (i.e. not in any animal or caricature costume), with Lucky the Leprechaun of the Boston Celtics being the other. Ragnar was dressed as a Viking, but in 2015 did not renew his contract. | |||
| New Orleans Saints | Gumbo, Sir Saint |  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, Air Swoop | .jpg) Swoop |
Swoop is an eagle-like figure. Air Swoop is an air-filled eagle caricature and similar to Swoop appearance-wise. | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | Sourdough Sam |  |
A caricature of a 49er, a prospector who went to California to seek a fortune in the 1849 California Gold Rush | |||
| Seattle Seahawks | Blitz; Boom; Taima | .jpg) Blitz |
Blitz and Boom are large blue anthropomorphic birds; Taima is a real, living augur hawk, sometimes thought to be an osprey, but actually a buteo[2] | |||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Captain Fear |  |
A caricature of a pirate | |||
| Washington Redskins | None | |||||
References
- "Broncos', Seahawks' mascots head to Super Bowl".
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2014-11-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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