In the NFL, why are two teams called New York Giants and Jets when they actually play in NJ?
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They were originally located in NYC and they keep the name to keep their fan base
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The jerseys are made of a lighter weight material since they are playing in the warmer climates of Arizona and in Florida.  It's probably also a marketing thing, where there's another team jersey that you can buy.
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Let me clarify a few things that have been neglected to be cleared up.\n\nThe Super Bowl is the World Cup (for the soccer fans) of American Football.  The two best teams of American football (after going through and winning in a tournament style playoff - 10 teams play in the playoffs, whomever wins moves on, loser goes home) face off against each other to determine the best team in America.  \n\nThere's a lot of history - check out http://www.nfl.com for more details.\n\nIt's played in different cities every year - the officials of the NFL pick the city in advance. \n\nIt is played every year.  This is different than the World Cup which is played every 4 years, I believe.\n\nPeople do parties because it is one of the, if not THE, most popular sport to follow in America.  People cheer for their team if their team is in it, and there are gambling pools and because it's always on a Sunday, parties abound because people like to get together and watch sports, especially when it's a game of national importance.
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I am a lifetime Knicks, Yankees, Rangers, and Giants fan. I have never heard of Yankee fans hateing on Knicks fans, thats new to me. I figured all new york like other nyc teams, except for mets fans likeing yankee fans , jets and giants. Go NYC teams. Funny i'm from Jersey.
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Well its not that its divided up they were never mixed to begin with although teams have jumped from the AFC to the NFC. Way back when the NFL didnt exist the way it does today there was a handful of teams. There was the AFL and they murged together thus creating the AFC and the NFC. Plus the NFL doesnt mix up the Confrences because in each regine there is an odd number of teams such as in the west there are more teams and in the east there is i think 6 teams less.
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The first two Superbowls were not called "Superbowl".  They were called AFL-NFL World Championship Game.  They changed it in '69.
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no, all the nba teams have team jets where they travel to all the road games. they sleep, play cards, or simply relax.
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I don't believe there are two teams that have been around that long who haven't played each other. If there is, I'd be very interested in knowing. We're talking NFL, right?\n(Packers played Bills in 2002)
900389
NFL makes sense, your teams don't make sense,\n\n:>peace
780014
got this straight from wikipedia, so easy...\n\nBills play in Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park\nDolphins play in Dolphins Stadium in Miami Gardens\nPatriots play at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro\nJets and Giants play at Giants Stadium in E. Rutherford, NJ\nCowboys play at Texas Stadium in IRVING, not Ft. Worth\nRedskins play at FredEx (oops, I mean FedEx) Field in Landover, MD\nCardinals play at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ
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While I do not hate the Jets I do not like them. I have never like New York or its teams. Each one tries to just spend millions of dollars to win and it only works for one.
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NJ is New Jersey which would be in the USA.  It's near Hackensack NJ, and New York NY.
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The   New York Giants
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Buffalo, home of my Buffalo Bills! The city (and surrounding region) lives and dies with the fortunes of their football team like no other in sports. Why? Likely because there isn't much else holding the WNY area together. The only other (legitimate) major league sports franchise is my Buffalo Sabres and hockey isn't as popular as football, not even that close to the Canadian border. Buffalonians LOVE their sports teams and are as knowledgeable and supportive as ANY fans in the country, far more so than most.\n\nThe worst football city -- and the worst sports, cultural or any other category of city -- is dread philadelphia. Their so-called fans are the most uncivilized, hostile and mean-spirited around (dishonourable mentions go to Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Oakland and Dallas). Why? Because philadelphians are philistines (the city's name should be changed to Philistinia; in fact, I shall make the change immediately) of the lowest order. Piltdown man is ever-present at eagles, flyers, 76ers and phillies games and every sport suffers for their very existence. \n\nYou're most welcome, Moon. Thank you for asking! :)
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Because they put it to a vote, and people chose the Texans.  Which was the original name of the Kansas City Chiefs, who owned the rights to the name.  Just like Tennessee had to get permission from the New York Jets to use the name Titans.\n\nTennessee still holds the rights to the Oiler records, unlike the situation in Baltimore, where Cleveland retained the rights to the Browns after the team left.  Houston had no claims to the Oiler name.\n\nBut, even if they did retain the name, they would still suck.
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Yes, the term "METS" is short for metropolitans, which New Yorkers tend to call themselves.  And since you weren't aware of why they are called the Mets, did you know that the Mets got their colors from 2 other teams?  After the Brooklyn Dodgers left for L.A. and the New York Giants left for S.F. the Mets, once they were formed, took the blue color from the Dodgers, and the orange color from the Giants.  Hence, the Blue/Orange team colors of the New York Metropolitans!
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Im sorry to say this but Cowboys suck, my own opion.  I dont know why people think they are America's team, maybe 30 years ago but not any more.  IF you go to a random bar or place it isnt like people talk about the Cowboys.  I dont think the NFL has an American team any more (for MLB its the cubs).  But if I had to guess I would say Giants or the Jets.