A Fun Fact About the Detroit Lions and Michigan You Never Realized

There are 32 teams in the National Football League - but there's something unique about Michigan being home to the Detroit Lions that you probably never realized.

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Considering States With NFL Teams

With 32 teams across 50 states, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that some states don't have NFL teams of their own. In fact, some of the states that are represented in the NFL have multiple teams - like California, New York and Florida hogging them with three each!

For some Americans, rooting for the nearest NFL team means rooting for an NFL team in a state other than their own.

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Among states that have NFL teams, all but one of them share a border with at least one state that doesn't. Let's take a look.

The NFL - State by State, Going by Stadium Location

• Alabama: no NFL team
• Alaska: no NFL team
• Arizona: Arizona Cardinals (borders New Mexico and Utah, without NFL teams)
• Arkansas: no NFL team
• California: Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, San Francisco 49ers (borders Oregon)
• Colorado: Denver Broncos (borders Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Utah)
• Connecticut: no NFL team
• Delaware: no NFL team
• Florida: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars (borders Alabama)
• Georgia: Atlanta Falcons (borders Alabama and South Carolina)
• Hawaii: no NFL team
• Idaho: no NFL team
• Illinois: Chicago Bears (borders Iowa and Kentucky)
• Indiana: Indianapolis Colts (borders Kentucky)
• Iowa: no NFL team
• Kansas: no NFL team
• Kentucky: no NFL team
• Louisiana: New Orleans Saints (borders Mississippi and Arkansas)
• Maine: no NFL team
• Maryland: Baltimore Ravens and Washington Commanders (borders Virginia, West Virginia and Delaware)
• Massachusetts: New England Patriots (borders Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire)
• Michigan: Detroit Lions
• Minnesota: Minnesota Vikings (borders Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota)
• Mississippi: no NFL team
• Missouri: Kansas City Chiefs (borders Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Kentucky, Arkansas and Oklahoma)
• Montana: no NFL team
• Nebraska: no NFL team
• Nevada: Las Vegas Raiders (borders Utah, Oregon and Idaho)
• New Hampshire: no NFL team
• New Jersey: New York Jets and New York Giants (borders Delaware)
• New Mexico: no NFL team
• New York: Buffalo Bills (borders Vermont and Connecticut)
• North Carolina: Carolina Panthers (borders South Carolina and Virginia)
• North Dakota: no NFL team
• Ohio: Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals (borders Kentucky and West Virginia)
• Oklahoma: no NFL team
• Oregon: no NFL team
• Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers (borders West Virginia and Delaware)
• Rhode Island: no NFL team
• South Carolina: no NFL team
• South Dakota: no NFL team
• Tennessee: Tennessee Titans (borders Kentucky, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas)
• Texas: Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans (borders Oklahoma and New Mexico)
• Utah: no NFL team
• Vermont: no NFL team
• Virginia: no NFL team
• Washington: Seattle Seahawks (borders Oregon and Idaho)
• West Virginia: no NFL team
• Wisconsin: Green Bay Packers (borders Iowa)
• Wyoming: no NFL team

Did you catch that? Michigan - with its Detroit Lions - is the only state completely surrounded by other states that also have their own NFL teams!

Michigan's bordered by Ohio (the Bengals and Browns), Indiana (the Colts), and Wisconsin (the Packers).

Amaze your friends with this little bit of trivia.