Bet on Florida NFL Teams
A number of NFL teams are Florida based and very popular when it comes to NFL sports betting in the sunshine state. Actually, all the three teams are in amazing shape this 2022/2023 season and are looking like big contenders for the Super Bowl trophy this year.
The Florida NFL teams are:
Below we have given you some more in-depth history of these teams, their current performance, and some other good-to-know knowledge about the NFL season.
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins compete in the NFL as a member club of the American Football League (AFL), East Division.
They are the oldest professional sports team across Florida, having begun play in the AFL in 1966. The Dolphins joined the NFL during the 1970s AFL-NFL merger.
The Dolphins made their first appearance at Super Bowl VI but were unsuccessful. The following year, 1972, the Dolphins were responsible for the NFL’s only perfect season.
They also won the Super Bowl the following year 1973, making them the first AFL team two have won back-to-back championships.
Meet the Miami Dolphins players
The Miami Dolphins 2022/2023 rooster are looking great for the season and the head coach Mike McDaniel’s have really built a strong offensive team.
Some new additions to the troop are wide receiver Tyreek Hill and offensive tackle Terron Armstead. But that’s not all. The defense are looking really good also and Miami will certainly be a big contender this year.
Most important players in the Miami Dolphins 2022/2023 roster:
| Player | No | Pos | Height | Weight | Salary | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terron Armstead | 72 | OT | 77 | 304 | $9,000,000 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
| Jerome Baker | 55 | ILB | 74 | 225 | $8,400,000 | Ohio State |
| Tyreek Hill | 10 | WR | 70 | 191 | $16,000,000 | West Alabama |
| Xavien Howard | 25 | CB | 73 | 203 | $1,165,000 | Baylor |
| Tua Tagovailoa | 1 | QB | 73 | 217 | $1,000,000 | Alabama |
| Jaylen Waddle | 17 | WR | 70 | 182 | $940,000 | Alabama |
| Christian Wilkins | 94 | DE | 76 | 310 | $10,750,000 | Clemson |
| Austin Jackson | 73 | OT | 77 | 320 | $2,470,000 | USC |
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars plays its homegames at the TIAA Bank Field with seats for 67,814 fans. The franchise is owned by Shahid Khan who bought the team from Wayne Weaver 2012.
The Jacksonville Jaguars compete as a member of the South Division of the American Football Conference (AFC), having joined the NFL in the 1995 expansion.
Since then, the Jaguars won the division championships in 1998, 1999, and 2017. They have also qualified for the playoffs seven times.
Meet the Jacksonville Jaguar players
Into the 2022/2023 the Jaguars went on a spending spree signing a whole bunch of new players to their squad. Christian Kirk Folorunso Fatukasi and Darious Williams to name a few. More than this, they drafted T. Walker and D. Lloyd in the first round to strengthen their front.
It sure looks like the Jackonsville Jaguars were really successful with their recruiting since the season is playing out very well this far.
Below are the most important players in the team for this 2022/2023 season:
| Player | Pos | Age | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Kirk | WR | 26 | $18,000,000 |
| Cam Robinson | LT | 27 | $18,000,000 |
| Brandon Scherff | G | 31 | $16,500,000 |
| Foyesade Oluokun | LB | 27 | $15,000,000 |
| Shaquill Griffin | CB | 27 | $13,333,300 |
| Travon Walker | OLB | 22 | $9,343,150 |
| Trevor Lawrence | QB | 23 | $9,198,370 |
| Rayshawn Jenkins | S | 29 | $8,750,000 |
| Foley Fatukasi | DE | 27 | $10,000,000 |
| Darious Williams | CB | 29 | $10,000,000 |
| Zay Jones | WR | 27 | $8,000,000 |
| Roy Robertson-Harris | DT | 29 | $7,800,000 |
| Josh Allen | OLB | 25 | $5,685,600 |
| Jamal Agnew | WR | 27 | $4,750,000 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers compete in the National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The club joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1976.
During the 1979 season, the buccaneers were the first expansion team to win a division championship. They also won a playoff game, and both hosted and played the conference championship game in this same season.
They qualified for the playoffs for ten consecutive years and won the Super Bowl XXXVII in 2002.
Unfortunately, the Buccaneers have the worst win-loss percentage across all four major American sports leagues. In the 2019 season, they did manage to improve on their 2018 record. However, they again missed the playoffs for the twelfth year running.
But after some good drafts in recent years they managed to jump back on track with an amazing Super Bowl win against Kansas City Chiefs in 2020.
Meet the Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
The Buccaneers are really looking good this season and will definitively be a contented for the throne this season. Some of the most important players are the wide receivers Mike Evans, Julio Jonas and Russell Gage.
Also the defense have some rare skills represented by Antoine Winfield Jr. and the linebackers Lavonte David and Devin White.
Donovan Smith is the highest paid player in the Buccaneers in the 2022/2023 season with a cap hit of $18,400,000. The now 45 year old quarter back, Tom Brady, is still going strong and places third in salary of the players in the team.
| Player | Position | Cap Hit | Basic Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Smith | LT | $18,400,000 | $15,750,000 | $2,650,000 | – |
| Lavonte David | OLB | $14,785,000 | $12,500,000 | $2,285,000 | – |
| Tom Brady | QB | $11,896,000 | $1,120,000 | $10,776,000 | – |
| Mike Evans | WR | $10,318,500 | $1,120,000 | – | – |
| Devin White | ILB | $9,527,759 | $965,000 | $4,835,148 | $3,727,611 |
| Carlton Davis | CB | $8,333,333 | $4,500,000 | $3,333,333 | $500,000 |
| Shaquil Barrett | OLB | $7,846,000 | $1,120,000 | $3,750,000 | – |
| Shaq Mason | G | $7,382,345 | $6,500,000 | – | $882,345 |
| Russell Gage | WR | $5,666,666 | $3,500,000 | $2,166,667 | – |
| Chris Godwin | WR | $5,000,000 | $1,250,000 | $3,750,000 | – |
NFL Teams – How many teams are there in NFL?
The number of teams in the NFL has increased during time after the first ten football teams grounded the league in 1920. Today there are teams from all over the U.S and the amount of teams today amounts to 32.
Below you can find a complete all NFL teams list with their home stadiums and which divison they belong to.
| Team name | Division | Home Stadium | Capacity |
| Cleveland Browns | AFC North | First Energy Stadium | 67.895 |
| Baltimore Ravens | AFC North | M&T Bank Stadium | 71.000 |
| Cincinatti Bengals | AFC North | Paycor Stadium | 65.515 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | AFC North | Acrisure Stadium | 68.400 |
| Miami Dolphins | AFC East | Hard Rock Stadium | 64.767 |
| Buffalo Bills | AFC East | Highmark Stadium | 71.608 |
| New England Patriots | AFC East | Gillete Stadium | 65.878 |
| New York Jets | AFC East | MetLife Stadium | 82.500 |
| Denver Broncos | AFC West | Empower Field | 76.125 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | AFC West | Arrowhead Stadium | 76.416 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | AFC West | SoFi Stadium | 70.240 |
| Las Vegas Raiders | AFC West | Allegiant Stadium | 65.000 |
| Indianapolis Colts | AFC South | Lucas Oil Stadium | 67.000 |
| Houston Texans | AFC South | NRG Stadium | 72.000 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | AFC South | TIAA Bank Field | 67.814 |
| Tennessee Titans | AFC South | Nissan Stadium | 69.143 |
| Green Bay Packers | NFC North | Lambeau Field | 81.441 |
| Chicago Bears | NFC North | Soldier Field | 61.500 |
| Detroit Lions | NFC North | Ford Field | 65.000 |
| Minnesota Vikings | NFC North | U.S. Bank Stadium | 66.860 |
| Dallas Cowboys | NFC East | AT&T Stadium | 80.000 |
| Washington Commanders | NFC East | FedExField | 82.000 |
| New York Giants | NFC East | MetLife Stadium | 82.500 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | NFC East | Lincoln Financial Field | 69.176 |
| Arizona Cardinals | NFC West | State Farm Stadium | 63.400 |
| Seattle Seahawks | NFC West | Lumen Field | 69.000 |
| Los Angeles Rams | NFC West | SoFi Stadium | 70.240 |
| San Fransisco 49ers | NFC West | Levi´s Stadium | 68.500 |
| Carolina Panthers | NFC South | Bank of America Stadium | 75.523 |
| Atlanda Falcons | NFC South | Mercedes Benz Stadium | 71.000 |
| New Orleans Saints | NFC South | Ceasars Superdome | 73.208 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | NFC South | Raymond James Stadium | 65.618 |
Rivalries between the Florida NFL Teams
It doesn’t matter at which league and country you look at, there will always be significant rivalries between clubs depending on history or where the teams located.
This extra rivalry, where each team fights as it were their last game in their career, and the fans would sacrifice anything for a win. For many fans these are the most important games of the season.
Florida NFL teams is no difference. But the rivalries is not between the Florida teams, since purely geographical rivalries are rare in the NFL these days. This is because crosstown rivals don’t play each other so often.
Miami Dolphins worst enemies
One of Miami Dolphins worst enemies historically are the Buffalo Bills. This rivalry originates from playing each other over 100 times during the regular seasons since the beginning of the NFL.
Also, the Miami Dolphins won 20 straight games during the 1970s, which of course steamed the Buffalo Bills fans to the breaking point.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers rivalries
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were moved into the same division as New Orleans Saints in 2002 and that was when this rivalry story started. They have met over 60 games in NFL and the meetings are always very heated both on the pitch and on the stands.
Jacksonville Jaguars favorite enemy
The rivalry between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Tennessee Titans really began at the 1999 season. The Jaguars were crushing that year and won almost all games. They won 14 games and lost 2, which both were against the Tennessee Titans.
And more than that, the Titans also kicked out the Jaguars from the Championship that year. These happenings really ignited the rivalry between the teams.
Also, there were allegations that the defensive coordinator in Titans, Gregg Williams, had stolen the playbook from the Jaguars.
Bet on the NFL Playoffs: Where the best teams meet
The NFL Playoffs involve fourteen teams and consist of a single-elimination tournament ending with the Super Bowl. Between 1933 and 1966, the Playoffs would only consist of a single NFL Championship Game.
After 1967, the playoffs expanded, allowing four teams to qualify for the tournament.
When the league merged with the AFL, the playoffs expanded again, to involve eight teams. They were then expanded to ten and then twelve teams in 1978 and 1990, respectively.
In 2020, the playoffs expended again, allowing fourteen teams to qualify.
Wild Card Teams
Wild Card teams for the NFL are selected by each of the conferences to send to the players. As of this year, each conference will send three wild card teams along with the three division champions according to the NFL rules.
The first round of the playoffs is the ‘Wild Card Round.’ Here, the division champions are awarded a home-field advantage for these games.
Byes
Each NFL team is scheduled one ‘bye week’, usually between weeks four and twelve of the regular season. On occasions when there has been an odd number of teams in the league, then teams may be granted two bye weeks for the season.
This happened in 1966 and 1967 after the addition of the Miami Dolphins.
Best NFL Teams to Bet on
There are so many top-performing teams competing in the NFL. This begs the question, who are the best NFL teams.
Bettors want to know which teams are at the top of their game and find a reasonable betting odds to place their bets on. Read on to find out more about the best teams in NFL history.
Performance: Based on the previous history
Based on Super Bowl wins, the top teams in NFL history are the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Each of these teams has six Super Bowl victories under their belt.
The New England Patriots gain the top spot for the best NFL team in history. This is based on their 11 appearances in Super Bowls, three more than the Steelers.
Their most recent victory was in 2018, and the team is in favor of another potential win this year.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
There are three NFL teams in Florida.
- Miami Dolphins
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Jacksonville Jaguars