List of NFL mascots

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The majority of teams in the National Football League (NFL) have mascots, which typically appear at football games alongside their respective team. These mascots are also used in the teams' official merchandise.

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American Football Conference
TeamMascot(s)PhotoDescription
Baltimore Ravens Poe, Rise and Conquer Ravens bring NFL Play 60 to APG (cropped).jpg
Buffalo Bills Billy Buffalo Washington Football Team at Buffalo Bills (26 September 2021) D50 0581 (51530114135).jpg An 8-foot tall buffalo.
Cincinnati Bengals Who DeyAn orange Bengal tiger-like figure
Cleveland Browns Chomps, Swagger Jr., Brownie the Elf Mascots at 2014 at Browns training camp.jpg Chomps is a dog-like figure, based on the team's Dawg Pound section at Cleveland Browns Stadium; Swagger Jr. is a bull mastiff who serves as the Cleveland Browns' newest mascot starting with the 2019 season.
Denver Broncos Miles, Thunder II Miles Broncos cropped.jpg ThunderII.jpg Miles is a white, horse-like anthropomorphic figure wearing an orange jersey; Thunder II is an Arabian horse. [1]
Houston Texans Toro MeandToro.jpg A dark blue bull-like figure
Indianapolis Colts Blue Colts mascot Blue (cropped).jpg A blue, horse-like figure
Jacksonville Jaguars Jaxson de Ville Coin Toss DVIDS234089.jpg A jaguar-like figure
Kansas City Chiefs K. C. Wolf KC Wolf.JPG K.C. Wolf is a grey-colored wolf-like figure
Las Vegas Raiders Raider RusherA caricature of a football player wearing a spiked Raiders helmet.
Los Angeles Chargers None
Miami Dolphins T. D. T. D. 2024 Pro Bowl Games (cropped).jpg 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 SteelyMcBeam.jpg 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 Titans T-rac cropped.jpg A raccoon, the state animal of Tennessee
Houston Oilers The Roughneck
National Football Conference
TeamMascot(s)PhotoDescription
Arizona Cardinals Big Red Big Red Cardinals Training Facility April 21, 2009.jpg A red cardinal-like figure
Atlanta Falcons Freddie Falcon Atlanta Falcons mascot.jpg A caricature of a falcon
Carolina Panthers Sir Purr Sir Purr 2016.jpeg A black panther-like figure
Chicago Bears Staley Da Bear Staleythebear.jpg A bear-like figure; named after team founder A. E. Staley
Dallas Cowboys Rowdy Rowdy Cowboys cropped.jpg A caricature of a cowboy
Detroit Lions Roary Roary the Mascot 240426-A-YF786-3335 (cropped).jpg A caricature of a lion
Green Bay Packers None
Los Angeles Rams Rampage Rampage Photo.jpg A caricature of a ram
Minnesota Vikings Viktor Viktor the Viking 2.jpg 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 Mascot cropped Crescent City Farmers Market Ochsner 9 Jan 2019.jpg A dog-like figure named after gumbo
New York Giants None
Philadelphia Eagles Swoop, Air Swoop Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LII Victory Parade (40173332621).jpg Swoop is an eagle-like figure. Air Swoop is an air-filled eagle caricature similar to Swoop appearance-wise.
San Francisco 49ers Sourdough Sam Sourdough Sam Aliamanu Military Reservation February 4, 2009.jpg A caricature of a 49er, inspired by prospectors who went to California during the California Gold Rush (1848–1855)
Seattle Seahawks Blitz; Boom; Taima Go Seahawks! (23505217002).jpg Blitz and Boom are large blue anthropomorphic birds; Taima is an augur hawk, sometimes thought to be an osprey but actually a buteo [2]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Captain Fear Captain Fear 2024 Pro Bowl Games (cropped).jpg A caricature of a pirate
Washington Commanders Major Tuddy Major Tuddy SEP2023.jpg A pig inspired by the Hogs, Washington's famed offensive line of the 1980s [3]

See also

References

  1. "Broncos', Seahawks' mascots head to Super Bowl". New York Daily News . January 30, 2014.
  2. "Taima the Hawk". Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  3. Barnes, Sophia (January 2023). "Meet Major Tuddy, the Washington Commanders' New Mascot". NBC7. Retrieved January 2, 2023.