Which NFL team has the best logo? Ranking all 32 from worst to first

Each year, we put together our own rankings of the powerful emblems displayed on NFL helmets. These logos are far more than simple designs painted on the side of a helmet -- they represent tradition, identity, and the deep connection between a franchise and its city. One of the best aspects of NFL branding is the variety in styles across the league, ranging from sleek modern concepts to timeless classics loaded with symbolic meaning.

Across 32 franchises, every logo tells it's own story, often serving as a symbol of the team's history. While designs over time have changed, each logo plays an integral role in shaping how a franchise is recognized around the league.

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In this article, we’ll be taking a closer look at each NFL team’s emblem and ranking them based on visual appeal, creativity, and how well they represent their respective franchises. The beauty of these rankings is that everyone sees things differently -- so with plenty of room for debate, let’s dive into the best logos the league has to offer.

32. Green Bay Packers

31. Cleveland Browns

30. New York Jets

29. Arizona Cardinals

28. Indianapolis Colts

27. Atlanta Falcons

26. Chicago Bears

25. Kansas City Chiefs

24. Baltimore Ravens

23. San Francisco 49ers

22.Minnesota Vikings

21.New York Giants

20.Jacksonville Jaguars

19.Miami Dolphins

18. New England Patriots

17.Carolina Panthers

16. Pittsburgh Steelers

15. Washington Commanders

14.Philadelphia Eagles

13.Denver Broncos

12.Buffalo Bills

11.Los Angeles Rams

10.Tennessee Titans

9.Cincinnati Bengals

8. Las Vegas Raiders

7.Houston Texans

6. Dallas Cowboys

5.Seattle Seahawks

4.Detroit Lions

3. Los Angeles Chargers

2.New Orleans Saints

1.Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Which NFL team has the best logo? Ranking all 32 from worst to first

Each year, we put together our own rankings of the powerful emblems displayed on NFL helmets. These logos are far more than simple desi...

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Jeeno Thitikul takes advantage of changing weather for a 69 to open 3-shot lead on LPGA

WEST CALDWELL, N.J. (AP) — Jeeno Thitikul took advantage on a friendly change in the weather Friday and closed with four birdies over her last seven holes to build a three-shot lead in the Mizuho Americas Open.

Jennifer Kupcho shot 69 in the morning, finishing with a 15-foot par save on the par-4 18th that was playing more than one shot over par for the early starters. The greens were firm and the rough was thick, putting a premium on par.

Thitikul experienced that when she didn't make a birdie until her eighth hole, the par-5 17th. But then Mountain Ridge got just enough rain to take some of the fire out of the course, and the wind seemed to leave town with the light rain.

“Luckily we don't have much wind on the back nine after the rain came, and then the wind just like shut down,” Thitikul said. “Then we just lucky. If we got the breeze (like on) the front nine, I don't think my number is going to be that low, for sure.”

She was at 8-under 136 going into the weekend with a chance to win for the first time this year, and the first time since losing her No. 1 ranking toNelly Korda,who is not playing this week.

Conditions were so tough late in the morning that Lydia Ko had an easy time accepting her 75 that ultimately put her six shots out of the lead.

“Probably one of the rare occasions where you shoot 75 and you’re not like stressing out too much about it,” Ko said. “The greens are pretty undulating and you leave yourself in some positions above the hole and you don’t even know if you can hold it on the green at that point.”

Andrea Lee, who opened with a 66 for the first-round lead, had five bogeys in a six-hole stretch on the front nine. She didn't make a birdie until the 16th hole and shot 79.

Kupcho got out of position on the 17th late in her round and made bogey on a par 5. The pin on the 18th was tucked over a bunker, making the approach difficult. She went into the sand, splashed out to 15 feet and rammed in the par putt. Kupcho has a serious demeanor when she plays, and she could not help but to break out into a big smile.

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She also questioned some of the tough pin positions on knobs of undulating greens. And she had reason to think her 5-under 139 would hold up. It looked like it would, at least until some rain and the absence of wind late in the afternoon.

“Like 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, all of those pin placements were on the sides of a hill,” Kupcho said. “For the wind and the speed we’re playing the greens, I don’t know that they’re going to be playable this afternoon, to be quite honest.

“It’s a really hard golf course,” she said. “All of those greens on the back nine are also just more undulated, so there is nowhere to put the pins. It’s just a really hard greens and that’s what it is.”

Brooke Matthews had a 72 and was four shots behind, while Celine Boutier of France shot 68 and was five back at 3-under 141.

The cut was made to 50 and ties for this tournament, which features 24 top players from the American Junior Golf Association competing in a Stableford competition.

Among those missing the weekend were Charley Hull, Brooke Henderson and Sei Young Kim.

Also missing was tournament host Michelle Wie West, though that wasn't a big surprise. This is her first competition in three years as she gets ready for her final U.S. Women's Open next month. She followed an 82 with an 80, making birdie on her last hole.

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Jeeno Thitikul takes advantage of changing weather for a 69 to open 3-shot lead on LPGA

WEST CALDWELL, N.J. (AP) — Jeeno Thitikul took advantage on a friendly change in the weather Friday and closed with four birdies over h...

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WWE Backlash 2026: Start time, how to watch, match card

The proverbial calendar has flipped inWWEafterWrestleMania, but there's still some unfinished business to settle, so it's time to deal with the backlash of it.

Backlash 2026 is the first premium live event to take place after WWE's major event, and it's setting the stage for the next part of the wrestling world. Afterdefeating CM Punk to win the World Heavyweight Championship, Roman Reigns has his first title defense, and it comes against cousin Jacob Fatu in a new chapter in the Bloodline saga. It's one of two title matches scheduled, with the other a WrestleMania rematch for the United States Championship.

Some feuds that have been boiling for months will finally meet in the ring, and everyone awaits to see who Danhausen will have as his tag team partner. Plus, John Cena will appear, and what will he have to say?

Here's what to know for Backlash 2026:

WWE Backlash 2026 start time

Backlash 2026 starts at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. Coverage begins at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. ET.

How to watch WWE Backlash 2026

The first hour of Backlash 2026 will air on ESPN2 andESPN's streaming service.

Afterward, Backlash will stream exclusively onESPN's streaming service. Viewers can sign up for a subscription to the sitehere, which starts at $29.99 a month.

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ESPN's service is available through select cable and TV packages, including:

• DIRECTV

• Fubo TV

• Hulu + Live TV

• Spectrum

• Verizon FiOS

• U-verse

• Cox

• Comcast Xfinity

If your cable or TV package includes the ESPN streaming service, you can figure out how to activate ithere.

Internationally, WrestleMania will be available on Netflix in most markets.

Where is WWE Backlash 2026?

It takes place at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida.

WWE Backlash 2026 match card

Matches not in order

• John Cena appearance

• Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker

• Iyo Sky vs. Asuka

• Danhousen and mystery partner vs. The Miz and Kit Wilson

• United States Championship match: Trick Williams (c) vs. Sami Zayn

• World Heavyweight Championship match: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jacob Fatu

When is WWE Backlash 2026 preshow?

The Backlash preshow begins at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.

How to watch WWE Backlash 2026 preshow

The preshow will be available to stream for free onYouTubeand WWE's social media channels. It will also be available to stream onESPN's streaming service, and the final hour of the show (5-6 p.m. ET) will air on ESPN2.

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200 years of sacrifice: Rochester firefighters who died in the line of duty

In the Rochester Fire Department’s history that dates back more than two centuries, more than 65 firefighters have died in the line of duty. Some were killed battling fires — crushed by collapsing walls or chimneys, or falling from ladders. Others died in crashes while responding to emergencies. Several were electrocuted, and others suffered fatal heart attacks while working at fire scenes.

A number of firefighters later died from injuries or illnesses linked to their service. Below are notable line-of-duty deaths of Rochester firefighters, compiled by the Rochester Fire Department and the Democrat and Chronicle.

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Some deaths occurred before the city established a professional fire department in the mid-1800s, though organized volunteer firefighting in Rochester dates back to May 1826.

Rochester firefighting line-of-duty deaths

• Dec. 21, 1827 — Firefighter Thomas Rathburn, 25, was killed when a chimney collapsed at Peck’s Paper Mill on South Water Street.

• Aug. 26, 1840 — Firefighters George Benjamin and John Easton were killed while battling a fire in the Curtis Building on Main Street. A wall collapsed as they descended a ladder, burying both men.

• Nov. 21, 1857 — Firefighters Patrick Heavey, 25, and William Cleator, 20, were killed when a wall collapsed as they operated a hose line from a rooftop on East Main Street.

• May 4, 1867 — Firefighters John Pike, 51; Harvey Forscheler, 37; and Joseph Wernette, 25, were killed when a ceiling collapsed during a fire at Washington Hall on East Main Street, burying them in burning debris.

• Feb. 21, 1886 — Fire Chief Law Siddons Gibson died of pneumonia 11 days after being drenched in freezing conditions while fighting a fire on Chatham Street. He served as chief for 13 years, though not consecutively.

• Jan. 23, 1893 — Firefighters Joseph Byrne, 27, and Frederick Sackett, 26, were crushed by a collapsing wall while fighting a fire on Stone Street. Byrne died at the scene; Sackett died six weeks later.

• Dec. 17, 1894 — Firefighter Louis Rice, 37, was killed when two fire trucks collided as they responded to a call. He was thrown from his rig.

• Oct. 2, 1896 — Harry Austin, of the Protectives Volunteer Company, died after falling from a ladder while assisting at a fire at the Lamberton Building at Saint Paul and Andrews streets.

• July 2, 1899 — Lt. Frank Klueh, 35, was electrocuted while responding to a transformer fire on Liberty Street.

• Jan. 8, 1901 — Firefighters Edward Murphy, 32; John Slattery, 31; and George Long, 27, died from respiratory failure after exposure to nitric acid fumes during a chemical fire at Kodak Park.

• Jan. 28, 1902 — Lt. William Boon Jr., 28, was killed when a wall collapsed while he fought a fire at Rochester Screw Works on Caledonia Avenue.

• Oct. 12, 1902 — Assistant Chief William Boon Sr. died of a heart attack while responding to a church fire. His son, Lt. Boon Jr., had died 10 months earlier in a separate fire.

• Nov. 9, 1902 — Firefighter James O’Leary was killed when his truck overturned en route to a warehouse fire.

• April 27, 1905 — Lt. Theodore Fitzgerald died of smoke inhalation while searching for a fire in the basement of a State Street building. He had successfully entered once but died during a second attempt.

• Oct. 12, 1906 — Firefighter John Burke died from pneumonia contracted while fighting the Great Sibley Fire in February 1904.

• Nov. 9, 1907 — Firefighters John O’Brien, 36, and George Peartree Sr., 46, died after their truck crashed while responding to a call.

• Nov. 1, 1913 — Firefighter George Major, 32, was killed after being thrown from a fire engine in a crash.

• Dec. 6, 1913 — Firefighter Thomas Carmody, 47, died of a heart attack while responding to a fire.

• July 8, 1915 — Lt. Joseph Neidert, 32, was electrocuted while attempting to move a downed power line to protect nearby children.

• June 18, 1916 — Firefighter Alfred Gracey, 50, was crushed between a fire truck and firehouse doors while responding to a call.

• Feb. 26, 1919 — Firefighter Charles Byron, 53, suffered a fatal head injury after being thrown from a truck in a collision with a streetcar.

• Oct. 31, 1922 — Firefighters Thomas Sullivan and Edward Gommenginger died after their engine lost a tire and crashed into a bridge. Sullivan died the same day; Gommenginger died two days later.

• April 17, 1924 — Capt. Abraham Price, 50, died of a heart attack while fighting a fire.

• July 4, 1926 — Firefighter Patrick Donnelly, 35, was crushed beneath a fire truck responding to a call.

• May 4, 1930 — Firefighter Frederick Longmore died from pneumonia after rescuing two people from a fire the year before.

• Aug. 9, 1930 — Firefighter John Mahon, 35, died after being thrown from a ladder when a hose buckled during a fire.

• April 29, 1932 — Battalion Chief Charles Widdowson, 58, died of a heart attack at a fire scene.

• May 24, 1936 — Firefighter Jeremiah Coughlin, 38, died of smoke inhalation after being caught in a backdraft.

• Oct. 8, 1936 — Firefighter John McPartlin, 53, was overcome by smoke and gas fumes while fighting an attic fire.

• Nov. 22, 1937 — Battalion Chief Joseph Culligan, 53, fell from a ladder after being overcome by smoke. He died three weeks later.

• May 20, 1939 — Firefighter Adolph “Dutch” Wiemer died from injuries after falling from a ladder.

• Jan. 15, 1940 — Firefighter Henry Holburn died five days after being thrown from a fire engine into a bridge abutment.

• Oct. 7, 1940 — Firefighter Joseph Dansbach, 44, died of heart failure after battling a fire.

• Feb. 24, 1943 — Firefighter Henry Hoderlein, 60, died after falling into a grease pit and fracturing his skull.

• Dec. 29, 1943 — Firefighter William Wesley Smith collapsed and died after being overcome by smoke during a fire.

• March 15, 1944 — Firefighter William Long died after being thrown from a fire truck en route to a call.

• June 29, 1944 — Firefighter Ira Foote, 50, died of a heart attack after arriving at a fire scene.

• Feb. 6, 1946 — Firefighter Charles Dunbar, 64, collapsed and died while fighting a fire.

• Sept. 12, 1953 — Firefighter Alfred Long, 61, died from injuries sustained in a training fall.

• Nov. 29, 1953 — Firefighter Abram DeNagel, 50, died of a heart attack at a fire scene.

• Sept. 18, 1961 — Firefighter Lawrence Koen, 63, died of a heart attack while fighting a fire.

• June 3, 1962 — Lt. Elmer Adkins, 63, died of a heart attack at a fire.

• May 15, 1968 — Lt. Theodore Freed, 47, died from injuries sustained while fighting a fire.

• July 14, 1968 — Firefighter Joseph D’Ovidio, 47, died of a heart attack after a prolonged fire.

• Sept. 29, 1969 — Firefighter John Vadas, 59, died of a heart attack while fighting an arson fire.

• Jan. 6, 1978 — Firefighter Walter Hauck Jr. died from complications related to injuries suffered in a 1953 fire.

• Dec. 30, 1981 — Lt. William Nixon died of a heart attack after a fire.

• Sept. 12, 1986 — Lt. Bernard Spillman, 44, died after running out of air while searching for a fellow firefighter.

• March 10, 1987 — Firefighter Carmen Russo, 57, died of a heart attack after a fire.

• Feb. 3, 2004 — Firefighter Anthony Lambiase Jr., 42, died of leukemia linked to his service.

• Sept. 4, 2010 — Lt. Paul Skelly died after battling melanoma, a cancer associated with firefighting.

• July 2, 2011 — Walter Hauser, 62, died after years of health complications stemming from a 1981 fire rescue.

• Aug. 3, 2011 — Douglas Fair, 55, died after battling stomach cancer linked to his service.

• June 24, 2016 — Retired Capt. Stephen Erb, 60, died following esophageal cancer linked to his firefighting career.

• Sept. 21, 2022 — Elvis Reyes, 54, died from complications related to an on-duty injury after more than two decades of service.

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Today in Boston Celtics history: Danny Ainge hired as GM, Marcus Webb born

Today in Boston Celtics history, former Danny Ainge was hired by the storied franchise in 2003 to his latter role as team president. He succeeded former Celtics general manager Chris Wallace, the prior President of Basketball Operations, who had held the position since taking over the job from infamous Celtics president Rick Pitino in 2001. Ainge had a successful tenure as President of Basketball Operations, winning a title in the 2007-08 NBA season, and making an NBA Finals appearance two seasons later in 2010. His ability to seemingly always get the best of a deal has earned him the moniker “Trader Danny”, ranging from acquiring the contracts of Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett to forge the team that won Banner 17.

Perhaps his best-known trade was moving Garnett and Paul Pierce to theBrooklyn Netsin 2013 which netted what would prove to be one of the most uneven returns in league history. Ainge would step down as team president in the 2021 offseason after several tough seasons in terms of both an ongoing pandemic and personal health, having suffered a heart attack two years earlier.

He has since found a similar position (if lighter load) working with theUtah Jazz.

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It is also former Celtic big man Marcus Webb’s birthday, who was born in 1970 on this date in Montgomery, Alabama.

Webb came to the Celtics as an undrafted player out of Alabama and played nine games for the team in the 1992-93 NBA season after signing as a free agent in the summer of 1992. He averaged 4.3 points and 1.1 rebounds while with the team.

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Today in Boston Celtics history, former Danny Ainge was hired by the storied franchise in 2003 to his latter role as team president. He...

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