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The following nicknames are given to a unit (defensive, offensive and special teams) or a secondary nickname given to some teams used to describe a style of play or attitude of teams at times in accordance with phrases in popular culture of the time. They are not the official franchise nicknames of the National Football League (NFL). Since the ...
By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
Several National Football League (NFL) games and plays throughout its history have been given names by the media, football fans, and as part of an NFL team's lore as a result of a distinctive play associated with the game, as a result of a unique outcome of or circumstance behind the game, or for other reasons that make the game notable.
NBA nicknames have taken on lives of their own over recent decades. So we broke down the best and the worst. ... Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:47 PM. 18 Photos. Best and worst NBA nicknames.
Jamie Squire/Getty Images Travis Kelce has earned a new nickname from the NFL — and it’s linked to girlfriend, Taylor Swift. ... the NFL released a video highlighting the teams’ seasons and ...
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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
List of NFL nicknames; O. Oriental Witches; P. ... List of college team nicknames in the United States; Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots;