NFL Teams: Conferences and Franchise Roots

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Marcus who rushed for 191 yards in Super Bowl XVIII (5)
• Conference represented by Kansas City in Super Bowl LIV, briefly (3)
• America's Team, by a long-standing nickname (7)
• Eight four-team groups in the modern league (9)
• New York franchise that upset unbeaten New England in Super Bowl XLII (6)
• Seattle's division, opposite where the sun rises (4)
• Jerry who bought the franchise known as America's Team in 1989 (5)

Down

• Chicago team founder nicknamed Papa Bear (5)
• Graham who quarterbacked Cleveland to three league titles in the 1950s (4)
• San Francisco's conference in Super Bowl LIV, abbreviated (3)
• Directional home of Philadelphia and Washington (4)
• Kansas City's franchise, born as the Texans in 1960 (6)
• Cleveland franchise named for its first head coach (6)
• New Orleans franchise whose first title came in Super Bowl XLIV (6)
• Minnesota fans' Scandinavian-inspired rallying cry (4)

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