American Football Guide

Team​ ​History
Each team has a unique history- the year it was founded, the cities it has been in, wins and losses,
playoff appearances, Super Bowl appearances, Super Bowl wins. The history of each team varies
widely. Some teams who were successful in the past are no longer so, and vice versa. Some
teams have always been poor, and some teams have always thrived. Some teams are relatively
new and some are very old. A new NFL team is called an expansion team. The number of NFL
teams the league has now (32) will likely remain the same however, because adding another
team would create a strain on the talent pool of quality players coming into the NFL. There is a
limited supply of elite football players coming out of college each year. The NFL wants every
team​ ​to​ ​be
staffed with high quality professional football players because it is simply more entertaining to
watch. Also, adding another team would create a lopsided league with one conference and
division having one more team than the other. If anything, teams will just move to other cities in
the​ ​future​ ​if​ ​they​ ​desire​ ​to​ ​break​ ​into​ ​a​ ​new​ ​market​ ​for​ ​whatever​ ​reason.
Home​ ​Field
Each team has a designated stadium or dome where its home games are played, and is called the
team’s home field. The stadium often has a corporate sponsor attached to it, (for instance,
Gillette Stadium) and seats between 60,000 and 85,000 people. The home field is either within
the city limits of the team or just outside city limits in the suburbs. When a game is played on a
team’s home field, they are said to have a home field advantage due to the familiarity with the
field itself, and because the crowd is cheering for the home team and loudly opposed to the
visiting​ ​team.
The louder the crowd noise, the harder it will be for the offense to run plays. The quarterback
will have difficulty calling out plays to his offense because the noise is greater than his audible
play-calling can possibly get, and his teammates will have difficulty hearing him as well. Crowd
noise also excites the home team’s defense- in essence giving them more energy to stop the
offensive​ ​drive​ ​or​ ​to​ ​create​ ​a​ ​turnover.
The Super Bowl is played in one pre-selected NFL stadium each year. The selection is made
years in advance by the Super Bowl selection committee. Obviously, the Super Bowl will create
huge​ ​revenue​ ​and​ ​recognition​ ​for​ ​the​ ​selected​ ​city.
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