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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]
Pages in category "Nicknames in American football" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
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.
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 ...
Augustus "Gus" Waters, a character in The Fault in Our Stars; Gus, one of two mice sidekicks in the 1950 animated film Cinderella; Gus: The Theatre Cat, in the musical Cats; the title character of Gus, a football-playing mule; Burton "Gus" Guster, in Psych; Gus the groundhog, "spokesgroundhog" for the Pennsylvania Lottery; Gus, in Robotboy
With loads of eyeballs on "The Game," the high-profile matchup between the two Big Ten powers might prompt questions as to the meaning and origin of Ohio State's unique nickname and mascot — at ...
As 'Mr. Baseball' turns 90 and 'Doc' potentially moves in to take over the Bucks, here's a look at the great nicknames in Wisconsin sports history.
Several college football games and plays throughout its history have been given names by the media, football fans, and as part of a team's or rivalry's lore as a result of a distinctive play associated with the game, a unique outcome of or circumstance behind the game, the rivalry or undefeated nature of both teams, or for other reasons that make the game notable.