Ranking the NFL Uniforms

The NFL season is just around the corner, with the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints kicking it all off this coming Thursday. This season promises to be a good one and I decided to start the football season off I would do a fun exercise by ranking the teams in terms of best uniforms. This debate, as I found out during a lunchroom argument, can get heated but it's all in fun. Here is how I broke down the teams: I looked at every uniform the team currently wears and every outfit factored into the ranking. Some are tied because it's pretty hard to rank 32 different teams and not like any the same amount. Hope you enjoy!

1. San Francisco 49ers

There is not a better combo than the red tops with the gold bottoms. It's just a clean, classic look and the colors look phenomenal together. The white uniforms also look sharp and the helmets are just as cool. Many Hall of Famers have put on the red and gold.

2-6 (tie). Bears, Packers, Steelers, Cowboys, Chiefs
These four teams, like the 49ers, all have one thing in common and that is the classic feel. The jerseys don't change and neither does the franchise. With the exception of a few years, we can expect these four teams to be in playoff contention and they churn out the wins year after year. There is nothing better than a Bears-Packers game. The jerseys just look great.

7. Oakland Raiders
The black and silver just has that bad boy feel to it and the Raiders usually give off that same bad boy feel. The colors look great together and the shiny, silver helmets are awesome. However, the colors were maybe too appealing while the Raiders played in Los Angeles as they became the symbol for many LA gangs. Nevertheless, I love these unis! (sidenote: if you haven't seen the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary "Straight Outta LA" I strongly reccommend it.)

8. Indianapolis Colts

Sharp. That's the one word that comes to mind here. The Colts look sharp when they wear the blue tops with white bottoms. Top it off with those beautiful white helmets that have the blue horseshoe on them and you have a great outfit head to toe. Indy is also one of two teams in the NFL that looks just as good in all white.

9-10 (tie). Bills, Chargers
These are two teams that figured it out. They had great uniforms back in the day and felt the need to change them. Neither change was for the better and now they have both reverted back to their old colors and spinoffs of past outfits. The Chargers look great in their light blue jerseys with the white helmets and the Bills look 10x better since the switch.

11. New York Jets
Personally, I hate the color green but the J-E-T-S! Jets, Jets, Jets! wear it well. I love the green jerseys that have the white shoulders and, if you haven't noticed by now, I am a fan of white helmets. They, along with the Colts, look superb in all white as well. The Jets are another team that has kept the same look for forever and that has to be respected.

12. Washington Redskins
It doesn't matter what the Redskins wear they just look good. They have the most combinations that look good from their normal home and away uniforms to the throwbacks with the yellow helmets to the retro ones with the spear on the helmet. It doesn't matter what they put on, they just look great. Not a whole lot of teams can say that.

13. Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins have some odd colors but they pull them off real well. Those teal jerseys somehow look good on them and I would love to put Miami higher up on the list but they lost points whenever they decided wearing those orange jerseys was a good idea.

14-15 (tie). Saints, Falcons

Two teams in the same division that are well-dressed. The Falcons are one of the few teams who updated their jerseys and came out looking better. They threw in more red and the red jerseys are the best looking ones they have now. The Saints are one of the select few that can wear all black and look good, but my favorite combo is the black tops, gold bottoms.

16. Houston Texans
The Texans entered the league when many teams were changing their uniforms and I was worried they would end up looking like the Bills or the Patriots but they have some nice uniforms. They have added the red ones but I would recommend not wearing red on red. Not a good look.

17. Cincinnati Bengals
Okay forget the Halloween jokes for a minute and just look at how awesome the Bengals look. Are their jerseys a little busy? Sure, but they look pretty cool and their helmets have to be near the top for the league. The tiger stripes on the shoulders look great and my personal favorite is the black jersey.

18-19 (tie). Broncos, Buccaneers
I would say the Broncos are lucky to be up this high. The navy and orange is always a great combination and I do like the helmet logo but I love the old uniforms. However, they still look good and I'm a fan of the navy tops with the white bottoms. The Bucs actually made a great change when they got rid of the creamsicle jerseys but that old logo is one of the best.

20-22 (tie). Lions, Vikings, Cardinals
These are three teams that had it just right with their jerseys back in the day but changed slightly and now they aren't as good looking. All three look the same for the most part but I'm just all about classic uniforms and I wish they would all go back, especially Detroit.

23-24 (tie). Giants, Ravens

This is probably too low for the Giants. I do love the red, white and blue but the thing that ruins it for me is the gray pants. Not a good look. The Ravens have those fierce black jerseys that look great and to be honest they really belong higher up.

25. Carolina Panthers
The Panthers uniforms are growing on me but they still aren't in the top half of the league. They also have a super ugly logo which loses points with me.

26. St. Louis Rams
This is way too low for a team that looks really good on the field and has some of the best helmets in the NFL but they are this low as a protest. Go back to the royal blue and gold! That was awesome! They still look great but I'm not a fan of dark colors and the Rams looked better in their old uniforms.

27-30 (tie). Patriots, Seahawks, Eagles, Titans

These are four teams that used to have awesome uniforms and/or colors. Yet, they have switched for the worse. They all have picked worse color combos and their jerseys are just flat out ugly. I want all of these teams to go back to their old uniforms. Then life would be better.

31. Jacksonville Jaguars

No. These uniforms are bad. Somehow the Dolphins can pull off the teal color but not the Jaguars. They just don't look good and I still can't figure out why there is a NFL franchise in Jacksonville and not in LA.

32. Cleveland Browns

For as long as the world turns, orange and brown will never look good. Nuff said.

So, that's my list. Obviously this is all opinion and I would love to get comments on who is your top five, what the best retro jersey is or what you think about new jersey designs.