Here are the sixteen franchises.
Franchise pairings were determined by a rough ordering of NFL history in an attempt to even talent across the league, at least in its initial distribution. So, the dominant franchises get paired with the newer ones. It made for some interesting combinations–are any teams more despised by those outside of their core fans than Dallas and Seattle? And while some of the pairings were quite odd, as historical arch-rivals ended up together (New England and the New York Jets; San Diego and Oakland), the intertwining of their historical narratives seems to work–we remember many of those players in relation to each other.
Home and Away uniforms are modeled by that franchise’s Year I and Year II Offensive and Defensive MVP’s. Only Dublin has been boring enough to have the same MVP’s each year, and 5 other players repeated league-wide.
Of the Year II MVP’s, Cam Newton, Gerald McCoy, and Elvis Dumervil find themselves changing teams. While Dumervil was through trade, the other two were by franchise choice, with Newton now the backup in New York and McCoy in the mix for Sydney.
| Franchise | Franchise Seeds | HOME | VISITOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa Emperors | San Diego Chargers Oakland Raiders | Philip Rivers LaDainian Tomlinson | Junior Seau Big Hands Johnson |
| Amsterdam Lions | Detroit Lions Carolina Panthers | Ryan Kalil Cam Newton | Joe Schmidt Julius Peppers |
| Beijing Red Stars | Washington Redskins Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chris Samuels Chris Samuels | Lee Roy Selmon Gerald McCoy |
| Berlin Bärin | Chicago Bears Atlanta Falcons | Sid Luckman Sid Luckman | Lance Briggs Dan Hampton |
| Boston Bulldogs | New England Patriots New York Jets | Don Maynard Irving Fryar | Mark Gastineau Mark Gastineau |
| Cape Town Makana | Minnesota Vikings Arizona Cardinals | Randall McDaniel Adrian Peterson | Chad Greenway Jared Allen |
| Dublin Damhas | Green Bay Packers Houston Texans | Aaron Rodgers Aaron Rodgers | J.J. Watt J.J. Watt |
| Istanbul Janissaries | Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Ravens | Antonio Brown Johnny Unitas | Ray Lewis Elvis Dumervil |
| Lomé Dzidudu | Los Angeles Rams Buffalo Bills | Thurman Thomas Marshall Faulk | Mario Williams Robert Quinn |
| London Fog | Dallas Cowboys Seattle Seahawks | Dez Bryant Steve Largent | Earl Thomas DeMarcus Ware |
| New York Royal Giants | New York Giants Jacksonville Jaguars | Tiki Barber Victor Cruz | Jon Beason Jason Pierre-Paul |
| Rio de Janeiro Carnival | Cleveland Browns Kansas City Chiefs | Jim Brown Joe Thomas | Jabaal Sheard Jabaal Sheard |
| The Roman Empire | Indianapolis Colts Cincinatti Bengals | Andrew Whitworth Edgerrin James | Carlos Dunlap Dwight Freeney |
| San Francisco Sea Lions | San Francisco 49ers New Orleans Saints | Drew Brees Drew Brees | Ronnie Lott Charles Haley |
| Sydney Great White | Philadelphia Eagles Miami Dolphins | Wilbert Montgomery Dan Marino | Reggie White Jason Taylor |
| Tokyo Swallows | Denver Broncos Tennessee Titans | Lionel Taylor George Blanda | Karl Mecklenburg Sean Jones |
For the curious, there are notes on each team page about the names.