The belt on the move

8 franchises that changed cities

The belt follows the franchise, not the city. Here's every NFL franchise that held it in more than one home, and where it did better.

Washington Commanders

Held it longest in Washington, DC

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days	Share
Boston, MABoston Redskins	1933–1933	1	7
Washington, DCWashington Redskins	1937–2017	26	2,187

Held it longest in Detroit, MI

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days	Share
Portsmouth, OHPortsmouth Spartans	1931–1932	1	315
Detroit, MIDetroit Lions	1937–2023	20	1,130

Held it longest in Chicago, IL

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days
Chicago, ILChicago Cardinals	1930–1957	14	1,003
St. Louis, MOSt. Louis Cardinals	1961–1983	5	339
Phoenix, AZArizona Cardinals, Phoenix Cardinals	1993–2021	5	55

Held it longest in Baltimore, MD

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days	Share
Baltimore, MDBaltimore Colts	1955–1980	14	846
Indianapolis, INIndianapolis Colts	1996–2017	7	510

Held it longest in St. Louis, MO

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days
Cleveland, OHCleveland Rams	1945–1946	2	301
Los Angeles, CALos Angeles Rams	1947–2025	20	233
St. Louis, MOSt. Louis Rams	2000–2014	6	606

Held it longest in San Diego, CA

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days	Share
San Diego, CASan Diego Chargers	1978–2014	13	984
Los Angeles, CALos Angeles Chargers	2018–2018	1	35

Held it longest in Oakland, CA

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days
Oakland, CAOakland Raiders	1970–2015	17	446
Los Angeles, CALos Angeles Raiders	1982–1994	6	370
Las Vegas, NVLas Vegas Raiders	2020–2020	1	14

Held it longest in Houston, TX

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days	Share
Houston, TXHouston Oilers	1974–1994	5	105
Nashville, TNTennessee Titans	2000–2020	3	36