πΈ NFL Rivalries uniforms: AFC South, NFC North
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- Eight NFL teams from the AFC South and NFC North unveiled their uniforms for the second edition of the league's Rivalries series, each created in collaboration with the team, Nike, and the NFL.
- The Indianapolis Colts debut theirs first in Week 3 against the Houston Texans, while the Chicago Bears close out the slate in Week 16 against the Green Bay Packers.
- The uniforms will remain in each team's rotation for three years; the NFC East and AFC West reveal theirs next season, with NFC South and AFC North completing the rollout in 2028.
- The Chicago Bears' burnt orange and deep blue design includes a patch honoring founder George Halas β echoing what the team wore in 1983 after his death β with "Monsters of the Midway" on the back neckline.
- The Green Bay Packers' look highlights the franchise's unusual status as a publicly owned nonprofit since 1923, featuring a retro "GB" logo and the six stock sale years (1923, 1935, 1950, 1997, 2011, 2022).
- The Tennessee Titans channeled Nashville's "Music City" identity into a navy uniform with light blue numbers inspired by neon signage and six strings on the shoulder celebrating the city's music culture.
- The Minnesota Vikings introduced a "deeper, more intimidating" purple with Norse mythology nods β including the Gjallarhorn β and a back-neckline message rendered in runes script.
Why it matters: The NFL is locking teams into a three-year uniform rotation through 2028, giving Nike and the league a recurring alternate-merchandise stream tied to high-visibility rivalry games. Fans get limited-run cultural artifacts woven into hometown identity β Halas for Chicago, stockholder history for Green Bay, Music City for Nashville.
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