Pop Culture References
Team names inspired by movies, TV shows, and music
Njoku Unchained
Play on 'Django Unchained' movie
Run CMC
Play on Run DMC hip hop group
Bijan Unchained
Bijan Robinson + Django Unchained
Jefferson Airplane
Justin Jefferson + classic rock band
Forgetting Brandon Marshall
Play on 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' movie
Runningback Mountain
Play on 'Brokeback Mountain' movie
Brady Gaga
Tom Brady + Lady Gaga
Mixon A Lot
Play on 'Baby Got Back' by Sir Mix-a-Lot
Victorious Secret
Play on Victoria's Secret brand
Game of Throws
Play on 'Game of Thrones' TV show
The Walking Dads
Play on 'The Walking Dead' TV show
Inglorious Bashers
Play on 'Inglourious Basterds' movie
Breaking Ankles
Play on 'Breaking Bad' TV show
The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars reference
Lord of the Rings
Classic fantasy series reference
The Godfather
Iconic movie reference
Stranger Things Have Happened
Netflix series reference
The Boys of Fall
Country song about football
Ted Lasso's Believe
Ted Lasso TV show reference
Avengers of the Gridiron
Marvel superhero reference
The Mandalorian
Star Wars series reference
You're My Boy Blue
Reference to 'Old School' movie
The Replacements
Reference to the football movie
The Mighty Ducks
Reference to the classic movie
Baby Got Dak
Dak Prescott + Sir Mix-a-Lot song
Taylor Swift's Boyfriend's Team
Travis Kelce + Taylor Swift relationship
Najee Harris Potter
Najee Harris + Harry Potter
Adams Family Values
Davante Adams + Addams Family movie
Metcalf and Hyde
D.K. Metcalf + Jekyll and Hyde
Diggs Out for Harambe
Stefon Diggs + internet meme reference
Kelce Grammer
Travis Kelce + Kelsey Grammer actor
Andrews Sisters
Mark Andrews + vintage singing group
Waller World
Darren Waller + Wally World reference
Jacobs Ladder
Josh Jacobs + biblical reference
Walker Texas Ranger
Kenneth Walker + TV show reference
Hall and Oates
Breece Hall + music duo reference
Henry VIII
Derrick Henry + King Henry VIII
Fields of Dreams
Justin Fields + Field of Dreams movie
Lawrence of Arabia
Trevor Lawrence + classic film
The Wilson Volleyball
Russell Wilson + Cast Away reference
Rodgers Neighborhood
Aaron Rodgers + Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
Silence of the Lambs
CeeDee Lamb + horror film
Game of Jones
Aaron Jones/Zay Jones + Game of Thrones
50 Shades of Claypool
Chase Claypool + 50 Shades of Grey
Saving Private Ryen
Player name + Saving Private Ryan
The Godson
God + son wordplay on Godfather
The Interceptables
The Untouchables + interceptions
Pulp Fiction Points
Pulp Fiction movie reference
The Matrix Reloaded
Matrix movie franchise
Fight Club
Iconic movie reference
The Breakfast Club
Classic 80s movie
Jurassic Park Rangers
Jurassic Park + park rangers
The Fellowship of the Wins
Lord of the Rings + winning
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Touchdowns
Harry Potter book title parody
The Hunger Games
Popular book/movie series
Ocean's 11 Starters
Ocean's 11 movie + roster size
Gladiator Gridiron
Gladiator movie + football field
The Social Network of Winners
The Social Network movie parody
The Touchdownables
The Expendables + touchdowns
Forrest Dump
Forrest Gump + dump off passes
The Shawshank Redemptions
Classic redemption movie
Back to the Futures
Back to the Future franchise
The Terminator
Iconic action movie
Die Hard Fantasy
Die Hard movie + fantasy football
The Usual Suspects
Classic thriller movie
Touchdown Abbey
Downton Abbey + touchdowns
Scorin' in the USA
Born in the USA + scoring
The Rookies of Hazzard
Dukes of Hazzard + rookie players
How I Met Your Madre
How I Met Your Mother TV show
The Office Linebackers
The Office TV show reference
Parks and Recreation Yards
Parks and Rec + yards gained
The Big Bang Theory Football
Popular TV show reference
Friends Don't Let Friends Draft Kickers Early
Friends TV show + fantasy advice
Seinfeld's Fantasy About Nothing
Seinfeld show about nothing
The Simpsons Did It First
The Simpsons TV show
Family Guy Touchdowns
Family Guy animated series
South Park Parking Lot
South Park show reference
The Wire Route Runners
The Wire TV show + route running
Westworld Winners
HBO's Westworld series
The Crown Jewels
Netflix's The Crown reference
Black Mirror Playoffs
Black Mirror anthology series
Ozark Offensive Line
Netflix's Ozark series
Squid Game Squad
Netflix's Squid Game phenomenon
The Last of Us Standing
The Last of Us + last team standing
Succession Planning
HBO's Succession + roster planning
The Fellowship
Lord of the Rings friendship
Gronk's Party Bus
Rob Gronkowski party reference
London Calling
The Clash song + NFL London games
Touchdown There It Is
Whoomp There It Is song reference
Ice Ice Bailey
Chuba Hubbard/Dan Bailey + Vanilla Ice
U Can't Touch This
MC Hammer song reference
Purple Reign
Prince album + purple team colors
Lose Yourself to Dance
Daft Punk song + celebration dances
Young Money Cash Money
Bryce Young + Lil Wayne record label
Flowers in the Attic
Zay Flowers + horror novel
Kincaid and Abel
Dalton Kincaid + Cain and Abel
Mayer the Force Be With You
Brock Bowers/Michael Mayer + Star Wars
Straight Outta Bye Week
Straight Outta Compton + bye weeks
Draft Kings and Queens
DraftKings platform + royalty
Amazon Prime Time
Amazon Prime + Thursday Night Football
The ManningCast
Peyton and Eli Manning broadcast
McAfee's Maniacs
Pat McAfee Show reference
The RedZone Junkies
NFL RedZone addiction
Scott Hanson's Heroes
NFL RedZone host Scott Hanson
The Octobox
RedZone's 8-screen feature
Hard Knocks Survivors
HBO's Hard Knocks series
All or Nothing
Amazon's NFL documentary series
A Football Life
NFL Films documentary series
The Gruden Grinders
Jon Gruden QB Camp reference
Peyton's Places
Peyton Manning ESPN+ show
The Fantasy Footballers Pod
Popular fantasy podcast
Matthew Berry's Disciples
Fantasy expert Matthew Berry
The Love/Hate List
Matthew Berry's famous column
Rotoworld Rejects
Fantasy news site reference
The Sleeper App
Popular fantasy platform
Yahoo Serious
Yahoo Fantasy + actor Yahoo Serious
The League Taco
The League TV show reference
Ruxin's Collusion
The League character reference
Taco's Kickers
The League's terrible team
The Shiva Bowl Winners
The League championship trophy
The Sacko Award
The League's last place trophy
Forever Unclean
The League punishment reference
The Vinegar Strokes
The League adult reference
The EBDBBnB
The League fictional business
Fear Boner
The League running joke
Eskimo Brothers
The League concept reference
Sunday Afternoon Delight
Best slate of games + song reference
The Super Bowl Shuffle
1985 Bears song reference
The Bill Belichick Disciples
Patriots coach legacy
Andy Reid's BBQ Sauce
Chiefs coach food reference
Sean McVay's Offense
Rams coach system
Kyle Shanahan's Scheme
49ers coach offense
The Shanahan Tree
Coaching tree reference
The McVay Disciples
McVay coaching tree
The Belichick Hoodie
BB's signature look
Dan Campbell's Kneecaps
Lions coach famous quote
The Mike Tomlin Never Rebuilds
Steelers coach consistency
Harbaugh Brothers
Jim and John Harbaugh
The Pete Carroll Gum Chewers
Former Seahawks coach habit
Sean Payton's Playbook
Broncos coach reference
The Matt LaFleur Packers
Packers head coach
Kevin Stefanski's Browns
Browns head coach
The DeMeco Ryans Defense
Texans coach specialty
Shane Steichen's Colts
Colts head coach
The Nick Sirianni Speech
Eagles coach intensity
Mike McDaniel's Dolphins
Dolphins offensive mind
The Robert Saleh Swagger
Jets head coach
Zac Taylor's Bengals
Bengals head coach
The Arthur Smith Experiment
Former Falcons coach struggles
Brandon Staley's Analytics
Former Chargers coach approach
The Statue of Liberty
Famous trick play
The Philly Special
Eagles Super Bowl trick play
The Music City Miracle
Famous playoff lateral play
The Immaculate Reception
Legendary Steelers play
The Minneapolis Miracle
Vikings playoff walkoff TD
The Hail Murray
Kyler Murray Hail Mary
The Fail Mary
Controversial Seahawks TD
The Butt Fumble
Mark Sanchez infamous play
The 28-3 Lead
Falcons Super Bowl collapse
Wide Right
Bills Super Bowl miss
The Helmet Catch
Tyree's Super Bowl miracle
The Beast Quake
Marshawn Lynch legendary run
They Are Who We Thought They Were
Dennis Green rant
Playoffs?!
Jim Mora famous rant
I'm Just Here So I Won't Get Fined
Marshawn Lynch quote
Ball So Hard University
Marshawn Lynch clothing brand
The Omaha Audible
Peyton Manning's famous call
R-E-L-A-X
Aaron Rodgers famous quote
You Like That?!
Kirk Cousins catchphrase
Let Russ Cook
Russell Wilson fan campaign
Any Given Sunday
Movie + NFL parity saying
The Replacements
Football movie reference
Remember the Titans
Classic football movie
Friday Night Lights
High school football show/movie
Clear Eyes Full Hearts
Friday Night Lights motto
Texas Forever
Friday Night Lights reference
The Blind Side
Football movie reference
We Are Marshall
Football tragedy movie
The Longest Yard
Prison football movie
Varsity Blues
High school football movie
The Waterboy
Adam Sandler football comedy
The Necessary Roughness
Football movie reference
Radio Shack
Football movie reference
Brian's Song
Classic football movie
The Program
College football movie
Draft Day
NFL Draft movie
The Express
Ernie Davis biopic
Rudy Rudy Rudy
Notre Dame movie chant
The Cheeseheads
Packers fans reference
The Annexation of Puerto Rico
Little Giants movie play
The Safety Dance
Two-point safety + 80s song
The Devin Hester Special
Legendary return specialist
The Deion Sanders Coverage
Prime Time reference
The Ray Lewis Dance
Ravens legend intro dance
The Brett Favre Gunslinger
Favre's risky playing style
The Eli Manning 4th Quarter
Clutch QB performance
The Joe Montana Cool
Joe Cool nickname
The Dan Marino Release
Legendary quick release
The John Elway Helicopter
Famous Super Bowl dive
The Bo Jackson Runs
Legendary power runner
The Barry Sanders Juke
Legendary elusiveness
The Walter Payton Sweetness
Legendary RB nickname
The Emmitt Smith Records
All-time rushing leader
The Jim Brown Dominance
Legendary RB greatness
The LaDainian Tomlinson Versatility
Complete RB reference
The Adrian Peterson Beast
All Day greatness
The Jerry Rice GOAT
Greatest WR ever
The Randy Moss Catch Radius
Legendary WR ability
The Terrell Owens Celebrations
Legendary TD celebrations
The Calvin Johnson Catch
Megatron dominance
The Odell Beckham Catch
One-handed miracle catch
The Antonio Brown Everything
Talented but controversial
The Gronk Spike
Gronkowski TD celebration
The Tony Gonzalez Consistency
Legendary TE reliability
The Lawrence Taylor Sack
Greatest defensive player
The Reggie White Minister
Minister of Defense
The Deacon Jones Headslap
Legendary DE move
The Dick Butkus Intimidation
Legendary MLB ferocity
The Mike Singletary Stare
Intense linebacker look
The Brian Urlacher Coverage
Versatile MLB
The Patrick Willis Speed
Legendary MLB athleticism
The Luke Kuechly Film Study
Elite football IQ
The Ed Reed Ball Hawk
Legendary FS playmaker
The Troy Polamalu Hair
Iconic safety appearance
The Ronnie Lott Finger
Legendary toughness story
The Rod Woodson Versatility
Multi-position DB star
The Champ Bailey Lockdown
Elite shutdown corner
The Darrelle Revis Island
Shutdown corner reference
The Richard Sherman Trash Talk
Legendary corner confidence
The Night Train Lane Hit
Old school DB legend
The Mel Blount Rule
Rule changed because of him
The Ty Law Patriots
Dynasty era corner
The Charles Woodson Versatility
Heisman winning DB
The Primetime Coverage
Deion Sanders nickname
The Two-Sport Star
Deion/Bo Jackson reference
The Adam Vinatieri Clutch
Legendary kicker clutch gene
The Justin Tucker Range
Greatest kicker ever
The Morten Andersen Longevity
Long career kicker
The Sebastian Janikowski Power
Powerful leg kicker
The Scott Norwood Wide Right
Infamous Super Bowl miss
The Blair Walsh Project
Infamous playoff miss
The Ray Guy Punts
Legendary punter
The Shane Lechler Coffin Corners
Elite punter precision
The Pat McAfee Show
Former punter media star
The Mike Alstott Muscle
Legendary FB power
The Lorenzo Neal Lead Block
Elite blocking FB
The John Kuhn Leap
Packers FB tradition
The Christian Okoye Nigerian Nightmare
Legendary power RB
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose
Legendary RB nickname
The Eric Dickerson Goggles
Iconic RB look
The Thurman Thomas K-Gun
Bills no-huddle RB
The Marcus Allen Reverse
Legendary RB versatility
The Gale Sayers Cuts
Legendary elusiveness
The O.J. Simpson 2000 Yards
Historic rushing season
The Herschel Walker Trade
Infamous Vikings trade
The Ricky Williams Retirement
Unexpected career pause
The Priest Holmes TD Machine
Elite fantasy RB era
The Shaun Alexander MVP
Seahawks RB peak season
The Larry Johnson Workload
Heavy usage RB
The Steven Jackson Wasted Years
Great RB bad teams
The Matt Forte PPR Legend
Reception specialist RB
The Jamaal Charles Speed
Elite YPC average
The Arian Foster Zone Read
Texans RB system fit
The Frank Gore Longevity
Incredibly long career
The Le'Veon Bell Patience
Unique running style
The David Johnson 2016
Elite fantasy season
The Todd Gurley Peak
Brief elite window
The Saquon Barkley Thighs
Legendary leg muscles
The Josh Jacobs Raiders
Raiders RB workhorse
The Jonathan Taylor Breakout
Colts RB emergence
The Najee Harris Workload
Heavy usage back
The Javonte Williams Explosion
Powerful running style
The Jahmyr Gibbs Speed
Lions RB explosiveness
The Kyren Williams Emergence
Rams RB breakout
The De'Von Achane Homerun
Dolphins speedster
The Rachaad White Targets
Bucs RB reception role
The James Cook Bills
Bills RB breakout
The Stefon Diggs Trade
Bills-Vikings blockbuster
The Davante Adams Rodgers
Elite QB-WR connection
The Cooper Kupp Triple Crown
2021 receiving triple crown
The Puka Nacua Rookie
Record-breaking rookie WR
The Chris Olave Saints
Saints WR emergence
The Garrett Wilson Jets
Jets WR talent
The Drake London Targets
Falcons WR volume
The Jameson Williams Speed
Lions WR explosiveness
The Marvin Harrison Jr Hype
Top WR prospect
The Rome Odunze Bears
Bears WR rookie
The Sam LaPorta Rookie TE
Lions TE breakout rookie
The Trey McBride Cardinals
Cardinals TE emergence
The Brock Bowers Raiders
Top TE prospect
The Caleb Williams Bears
Number 1 overall QB
The Jayden Daniels Commanders
Commanders QB rookie
The Drake Maye Patriots
Patriots QB future
The Bo Nix Broncos
Broncos QB rookie
The J.J. McCarthy Vikings
Vikings QB draft pick
The Michael Penix Jr Falcons
Falcons QB controversy
The Spencer Rattler Saints
Saints backup QB
Tua Infinity and Beyond
Toy Story reference + Tua Tagovailoa
Jackson 5 TDs
Jackson 5 band + Lamar Jackson scoring
Swift Justice
D'Andre Swift + Swift Justice + Taylor Swift reference
The Dak Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd 'Dark Side of the Moon' + Dak Prescott
Lawrence of Suburbia
Lawrence of Arabia + Trevor Lawrence
Herbert the Love Bug
Herbie the Love Bug movie + Justin Herbert
Cousins by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen movie + Kirk Cousins
The Godwin Father
The Godfather + Chris Godwin
Adams Family Values
The Addams Family Values movie + Davante Adams
Amon-Ra the Explorer
Dora the Explorer + Amon-Ra St. Brown
Game of Throws
Game of Thrones TV show parody
Breaking Bad Tackles
Breaking Bad TV show + running backs
The Walking Dread
The Walking Dead + opponents dreading you
Stranger Touchdowns
Stranger Things + scoring touchdowns
The Mandalorian Linebackers
Star Wars Mandalorian + defense
Peaky Blinders Offense
Peaky Blinders show + explosive offense
The Crown Jewels
The Crown show + valuable players
Ted Lasso's Believe Squad
Ted Lasso TV show reference
The Ozark Blitz
Ozark TV show + defensive blitz
Succession Plan: Win It All
Succession TV show + winning strategy
The Last of Us (to Lose)
The Last of Us game/show + undefeated boast
Squid Game Survivors
Squid Game show reference
Wednesday's End Zone Dance
Wednesday Addams show + touchdown celebrations
The Bear Necessities
The Bear TV show + bare necessities reference
Yellowstone Stampede
Yellowstone TV show + running game
Only Murders in the Red Zone
Only Murders in the Building + scoring in red zone
The White Lotus Winners
The White Lotus TV show reference
Reacher Out for Wins
Reacher TV show + reaching for wins
The Dropout (Never)
The Dropout show + commitment reference
1923 Rushing Attack
1923 Yellowstone prequel + old-school run game
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