What is the best animal mascot in American sports?
The Detroit Lions were named after the Detroit Tigers, and that is only the start of American sport's animal obsession. Bears, Ravens, Bengals, Jaguars and more, ranked head to head.
1Detroit LionsNamed in 1934 in deference to the city's baseball Tigers.
2Detroit TigersDetroit's older cat, and the team the Lions were named after.
3Chicago BearsThe NFL's oldest surviving nickname, and its most literal.
4Chicago CubsWrigley's young bears.
5Baltimore RavensNamed for a poem, not an animal.
6Philadelphia EaglesThe bird that fills a stadium with noise.
7Carolina PanthersThe NFL's big cat of the Carolinas.
8Jacksonville JaguarsA cat that does not live within 3,000 miles of Florida.
9Cincinnati BengalsThe stripes are on the helmet, not just the cat.
10Clemson TigersCollege football's loudest tiger.
11LSU TigersHome of Mike the Tiger, a live mascot on campus.
12Penn State Nittany LionsA mountain lion named for a local ridge.
13Seattle SeahawksAn osprey by another name, and the loudest crowd in the league.
14Miami DolphinsFlorida's sea mammal, since 1966.
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Detroit's baseball club has been the Tigers since 1894, and the football team that moved there in 1934 was named after it: https://youpick.best/articles/lion-vs-tiger-ranked
