Archive for February 2024
Sherwin Williams Cincinnati Bengals Colors
The Bengals franchise began in 1968 after three years’ worth of campaigning from Paul Brown, former coach for the Cleveland Browns. The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the San Diego Chargers, 27-7, in the 1981 AFC Championship, which was the coldest game in NFL history in terms of wind chill at -37 degrees. Brown named the team after Cincinnati’s former football team called the Bengals that…
Read MoreSherwin Williams Minnesota Vikings Colors
During home games at U.S. Bank Stadium, the Vikings sound a Gjallarhorn — a mythical Norse horn — to announce the start of each home game. The team’s helmet is purple with a Viking horn logo on each side. Each horn is outlined in gold. The horn logo was slightly revised in 2006. The original uniform…
Read MoreSherwin Williams Green Bay Packers Colors
The Green Bay Packers are the only community-owned non-profit professional sports team in the United States. They are the last of the “small-town teams” that dominated the NFL’s early days. The Packers were founded in 1919 when the Indian Packing Company sponsored the team under the direction of Earl “Curly” Lambeau. The team joined the NFL…
Read MoreSherwin Williams Baltimore Ravens Colors
The current team name was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven” which was authored in Baltimore, Maryland. After 12 seasons without a football team, Baltimore received its NFL franchise when the Ravens arrived in 1996. Four years later, the Ravens earned a Super Bowl victory defeating the New York Giants, 34-7. They won…
Read MoreSherwin Williams Atlanta Falcons Colors
In 1965, the NFL awarded Rankin Smith the Atlanta franchise, marking the end of the city’s quest to obtain a professional football team. Smith held a contest to decide the name of the franchise – won by a schoolteacher in Griffin, Georgia who suggested the “Falcons” name. In 1971, the Falcons recorded their first winning…
Read MoreSherwin Williams New England Patriots Colors
Use Sherwin Williams New England Patriots Colors as front door and shutter accents on traditional exterior color schemes. The Patriots are tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl victories in NFL history with six. Additionally, they hold the NFL record for the most Super Bowl appearances with 11. Founded in 1959 as the…
Read MoreSherwin Williams Detroit Lions Colors
Sherwin Williams Detroit Lions colors can be used to create a modern or classic decorating scheme. These coordinating shades add a touch of glamour to any space. The Lions storied colors have a long history. Their colors have remained the same throughout their nearly one hundred year history. Among other things, the Lions are known…
Read MoreSherwin Williams Arizona Cardinals Colors
The Cardinals franchise dates to 1898, making it the oldest professional football club in the NFL. The franchise was established in Chicago as the Morgan Athletic Club in 1898 and joined the NFL as a charter team in 1920 as the Chicago Cardinals. While based in Chicago, the Cardinals won their only two NFL Championships in 1925 and 1947. After 40 seasons…
Read MoreSherwin Williams Chicago Bears Colors
The Bears are one of two charter members of the NFL that still exist (along with the Arizona Cardinals). The franchise started in 1920 in Decatur, Ill. as the Decatur Staleys of the American Professional Football Association, which would become the NFL in 1922. The Bears played in Wrigley Field, the famous home of the…
Read MoreSherwin Williams Philadelphia Eagles Colors
The Eagles have won four NFL championships and one Super Bowl. Their previous titles came before the Super Bowl era (1948, 1949, 1960). In 1978, the Eagles pulled out an improbable win over the New York Giants after the Giants fumbled the football in the final seconds while attempting to run out the clock. The game was labeled “The…
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