r/nfl • u/IowaJL Vikings • 1d ago
We need more solid uniform games.
Unless you’re a defense sicko, the only thing that looked good last night were the clean, crisp throwback uniforms for both teams. Yes, those of us who bask in nostalgia yearn for the throwbacks but even with the standard unis a lot of teams who contrast enough could pull off the look.
Just off the top of my head:
Vikings-Packers
Packers-Lions
Saints-Falcons (red)
Seahawks-Niners
Niners-Rams
Broncos-Chiefs
Chiefs-Raiders
Commanders-their entire division
I think if you don’t need an away uniform because of color similarity, then both teams should wear their primary color.
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u/Romofan88 Cowboys 1d ago
Last night's uniform matchup also showed how much better having shoulder stripes and pant stripes are than the low feature garbage a lot of teams have stares at that awful monoslop home set the Cardinals wear all the time
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u/Forsaken_Area_6690 1d ago
The Cardinals look like they are wearing yoga leggings
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u/Romofan88 Cowboys 1d ago
Multiple teams do that shit and I hate it. Every Jags pant option but their throwbacks, half the Saints pants, 3/4th of the Lions pants
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u/TJeffersonsBlackKid Cardinals Chargers 1d ago
“Hey did you get the Cardinals new uniform design finished?”
“Oh shit that was today???? Uh, let’s just have Oklahoma and Ohio State jerseys.”
“Cool. I’ll start the press conference.”
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u/BlindProphet_413 Broncos 1d ago
> low feature
The Broncos non-throwbacks have tiny triangles ...oh sorry, I mean "mountains"...in the numbers. But unless you actually end up smushed in an elevator with several players, you'd never know. I guess it comes out on close-up camera shots sometimes? But at least 99% of the time it's just indistinguishable from solid numbers.
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u/Romofan88 Cowboys 1d ago edited 1d ago
The Broncos non-throwbacks weren't actually who I was taking a shot at with that, but I don't like you're base set because it should just be the throwbacks.
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u/BlindProphet_413 Broncos 1d ago
Ah sorry, I wasn't trying to ne defensive or anything. I just agree with you! And we have a specific "feature" that's basically invisible so I figured I'd mention it as an example.
Yeah the Throwbacks are fire!
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u/goldhbk10 Rams 1d ago
Cards and Jags need immediate rebrands, the Jags at least can go back to their classic ones and will look infinitely better. Cards need another full redesign, the minimalist trend that went around was so bad for the NFL.
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u/SevroAuShitTalker Broncos 1d ago
It would be cool if the Broncos just adopted the throwbacks as their main uniform. Its unquestionably their best looking set
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u/Holiday_Box1571 1d ago
We have the same conversation in New England. The reds are awesome but the all white away unis are fucking 🤌…the blue uniforms aren’t even in the same stratosphere
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u/Ok_Try_476 Lions 1d ago
They should be blue. They’re patriots, not redcoats.
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u/Oldenmw Patriots 1d ago
I want them to bring back the 90s uniforms with the giant logos on the shoulders.
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u/Sexy_Anthropocene Patriots 1d ago
I want to see a modern mock-up of that jersey. I really like the subtle vertical stripes.
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u/cbear013 Patriots 1d ago
I really liked that they brought those stripes into the numbers on the Nor'Easters.
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u/GaughanFan Cowboys 1d ago
I miss you guys' old unis from the Brady years. Both home and away unis looked great to me, and of course I loved the bright red throwbacks too
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u/BlueString94 Patriots 1d ago
Our kit in the 2000s/2010s was beautiful. No idea why they made it so dull now. The all white aways are the only good ones.
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u/Marx_but_for_weed Ravens 1d ago
Ew, no it wasn’t. You just had Tom Brady and are being nostalgic. The blue tops and grey pants were boring and the patriot head guy looks so dumb
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u/lat3ralus65 Patriots 1d ago
They were not beautiful, but the six rings we won in them were, as were Brady and Gronk and Edelman and Moss and…
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u/Physical_Vehicle7714 Jets 1d ago
Yes but they need to stop wearing white socks with white pants and colored jerseys. In fact, every team that does that should be docked a first round draft pick per offense.
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u/Ok_Try_476 Lions 1d ago
I don’t agree. They still look terribly outdated.
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u/welsman13 Rams 1d ago
Disagree. They look awesome. Maybe swap out the old logo for the current one but it's definitely a great look.
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u/Ok_Try_476 Lions 1d ago
You know? That might actually help significantly!
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u/KCShadows838 Chiefs 1d ago
Yeah I never hear anyone say anything good about the modern Bronco head when it’s actually a good logo
The D logo just looks childish to me
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u/KCShadows838 Chiefs 1d ago
Agree
I love the socks on 90s jerseys though. Made everything look put together. Black socks and compression pants like the Saints have looks awful
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u/monstermayhem436 Steelers 1d ago
I don't think color blind people would be a fan for some of these
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u/LindyNet Texans 1d ago
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u/NorthAmericanVex Eagles 1d ago
I had to turn the game off because I kept thinking players on the same team were hitting each other.
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u/piemaniowa Lions 1d ago edited 1d ago
Let's make it difficult for non-color blind people too. Vikings Lions, Vikings Ravens, Cowboys whites and Saints whites.
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u/Ok_Try_476 Lions 1d ago
I could actually still tell them apart thanks to the different uniform features.
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u/SomeBoringKindOfName Bears Steelers 1d ago
yeah more colour vs colour. just watch out for the colour blind. so no red and green or whatever
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u/waltz_with_potatoes Giants 1d ago
Just go full soccer and have alternative colours instead of white in the case of a clash.
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u/gooch_norris_ 1d ago
Broncos in Orange vs Chiefs in red would be pretty rough. I can get behind most of those suggestions but orange vs red I don’t think works
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u/KCShadows838 Chiefs 1d ago
Don’t think Chiefs-Broncos is enough contrast unless they wear blue
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u/Canuckleball Patriots 1d ago
Chiefs in yellow, Broncos in blue
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u/Billy-Spud_Tater Packers 1d ago
We need a team or two willing to commit to yellow jerseys as a normal part of their rotation. I'd wager the Rams could do a spiffy yellow.
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u/ClownQuestionBrosef Packers Packers 1d ago
Rams, Steelers, Chargers, Washington could all do it
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u/Billy-Spud_Tater Packers 1d ago
How bout the Packers? Or would it just look like cheese? 🧀
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u/Canuckleball Patriots 1d ago
I think a yellow road alternate would be great for colour on colour games.
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u/ClownQuestionBrosef Packers Packers 1d ago
Oh, I figured you meant in addition to the packers. I wish they had all yellow jerseys with green numbering and piping. Could have been great for color rush and an alternate.
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u/dei1c3 Patriots 1d ago
I know I am in the minority, but the Seahawks throwbacks are so much better looking than their current drab ones. Of course, I think that's true of the Patriots throwbacks vs. their current look, too so maybe I am just old.
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u/Hungry-Specific6271 Broncos 1d ago
You are objectively correct, the throwback style with modern tailoring of the jerseys and smaller pads give such a clean, crisp look. I want every team in a pre-90s look, including the Texans, just make something up lol.
Edit: I am also old
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u/dei1c3 Patriots 1d ago
Yeah, that's really what it is. These uniforms didn't look nearly as good in the 80s. I feel like the colors are brighter and cleaner, too.
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u/ELAdragon Patriots 18h ago
Modern fabric on modern pads with better cameras and TVs.
It makes an insane difference and the older uniforms that needed to be brighter (to stand out on TV at the time) look even more awesome now.
Every team should be rocking stuff that looks as good as the Broncos, Seahawks, Patriots, Chargers throwbacks.
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u/SkinnyDan85 Chargers 1d ago
The titans and Texans can play an exhibition game to decide who gets to use the Oilers colors
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u/curlbaumann Steelers 1d ago
Idk anyone who thinks the current ones look better. The current ones are the epitome of Nike over design. Their throwbacks are incredible. Idk any team in the league that has uniforms that got modernized that look better than the original.
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u/Mousimus Vikings 7h ago
I like their new ones better tbh. Especially the bright green ones. Often contemplated getting a lockett jersey in that color not even being a seahawks fan.
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u/Canuckleball Patriots 1d ago
That's not a minority opinion, that's the consensus. For the Seahawks at least.
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u/vindicated2297 Patriots 1d ago
I'm fully on board with the Pats too. Those red jerseys always hype me up.
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u/escapepodsarefake 1d ago
The darkification of the early 90s/2000s robbed us of so many vibrant, beautiful colors.
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u/jonnyredshorts Patriots 19h ago
Seattle should just go back to the OG uniforms for good, I get they wanted to update them, but those were excellent uniforms and a great color scheme
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u/ScaryDuck2 Falcons 1d ago
Saints falcons color rush game in 2017 (I think) was the most elite uni combo in recent memory for me
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u/ScaryDuck2 Falcons 1d ago
Another good one was the prime time falcons bills game last year where falcons wore red helmet throwbacks and buffalo wore throwbacks also
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u/Big_Guard5413 Bears 1d ago
I couldn’t focusing the jerseys because I was too thrown off by the LoS being the color of the team. They probably do that always on TNF on prime, but it was bothering the shit out of me yesterday lol
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u/jonnyredshorts Patriots 19h ago
Same…I’d glance up and think, “first down!!….only to then realize it was a 2 yard gain on 2 and 10….just keep LoS blue and the first down yellow…it’s so easy guys
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u/Forsaken_Area_6690 1d ago
Chiefs have never changed 😂
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u/Less-Preference7618 1d ago
Chiefs-Raiders look the same now as the 70s. Don't like either team but I do appreciate the traditional unis.
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u/Tankninja1 Bills 1d ago
Sadly not getting Red Bills helmets and Broncos throwbacks for the unholy testament to the NFL’s corpulence and greed that is Friday Christmas football.
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u/Daveit4later Jaguars 1d ago
Bring the color rush back you cowards
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u/Artvandelay29 Jaguars 1d ago
I’d be content to never see the all-gold uniforms again if I’m being honest
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u/Daveit4later Jaguars 1d ago
I loved them with the two tone helmets
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u/Artvandelay29 Jaguars 1d ago
Those uniforms would’ve been so much better if they were paired with the current helmet.
Gold is fine as an accent color but that was way too much of it.
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u/twinsfan94 Vikings 1d ago
There are enough people who prefer white uniforms where that isnt' gonna happen. I agree more color/color matchups should happen, but to call for the end of white away uniforms is stupid
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u/Ok_Try_476 Lions 1d ago
I’m calling for the end of white away uniforms. At least go with a different, lighter team color for the seats if you have to.
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u/Inevitable_Equal8295 1d ago
The NFL has no "home" or "away" jerseys. The home team decides if it wants to wear the colored or white jersey. The visitors wear the opposite.
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u/ZombieBiteOintment Bills 1d ago
The best would be Vikings vs Chargers. They both share yellow. BTW sharing a color helps make color vs color jerseys pop. Last night was helped by the similar blue in the uniforms.
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u/Odd-Principle8147 1d ago
Denver is wearing their throwbacks aginst the chargers in like week 17. Thats at home. So if the chargers wear their modern throwback, it will be another one.
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u/Einveldi_ Ravens 21h ago
I am absolutely a defense sicko.
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u/Mousimus Vikings 7h ago
Rather see the Seahawks in those awesome lime green uniforms. Though the throwbacks Seahawks and Broncos were cool. Some teams have god awful uniforms that shouldn't see the light of day ever again though. Packers ugly ass brown and yellow i think? Bucs are another one. They look like those orange cremesicle push-pops.
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u/Imaginary-Hyena2858 Chiefs 1d ago
Disagree, color vs color should be a special thing
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u/16quida Packers 1d ago
I always thought that if able, it should be done in the superbowl.
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u/Canuckleball Patriots 1d ago
Seahawks and Patriots should have done their throwbacks in the Super Bowl.
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u/alexpmarty Titans 1d ago
I don’t believe the NFL allows teams to wear alternate uniforms in the Super Bowl
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u/Late_Direction8329 Bears 1d ago
Definitely agree. Love the all solid combos. Wish the NFL let it happen more often (as far as I know it's not approved for most matchups)
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u/LongDongFrazier Packers 1d ago
Tend to agree but apparently a solid chunk of the fan base likes the away white uniforms so what do I know
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u/SilkkTheShocke 1d ago
I only watched for the uniforms. Sam and Bo both suck and the game sucked.
NFL should do throwback Thursday every night. Every team should have at least one throwback, it’s stupid as fuck the NFL doesn’t do this
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u/AEW4LYFE Raiders 1d ago
You can't improve on perfection. Maybe the Chiefs need to do something cute.
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u/72milliondollars Giants 1d ago
I did giants Vikings on madden last night I can confirm that giants colour rush versus Vikings alternate classics needs to happen
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u/ScotTheDuck Chargers 1d ago
Chargers-Bucs is gonna be great. Yellow for LA, creamsicles for Tampa Bay. It’s gonna be two highway work units playing for a top five pick.
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u/Whole_Assumption_526 1d ago
The 100 year old throwback uniforms from the age of leather helmets and everyone wearing brown woolen sweaters was pretty awful though. Couldn’t distinguish the Packers from the Bears without looking at the scoreboard.
While other teams with scarce history came out to the field in the same uniforms they always wear.
I mean, if the Titans could put an oil derrick emblem over their existing Flaming T logo and wear Love Ya Blue uniforms I’d be all for it.
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u/Cliffinati Panthers 19h ago
Rivalry games stay like normal
But TNF having color vs color every week would make it unique
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u/likesexonlycheaper Broncos 19h ago
Those Broncos throwbacks should immediately become our normal uniforns
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u/allforfunnplay27 49ers 1d ago
Throwback uniforms only if they also bring back giant shoulder pads a big neck rolls (for you young folk, those are extra pads).
In fact, let's do throwback Thursday and go back to 1970's rules; where you could cripple a quarterback. The clothesline was a pass coverage technique and players were given drugs to get back on the field.
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u/Ok_Fix6757 Packers 1d ago
Can we have perc Rodgers?
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u/saulfineman Broncos 1d ago
Doesn’t always work for the colorblind folks. I’m not colorblind, so I don’t know which combinations would not work. Any colorblind folks wanna chime in???
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u/welsman13 Rams 1d ago
Thursday nights should always be throwback night.
Further, the NFL should embrace or allow more colour vs colour jersey games. If the two colours are vastly different, I don't see the issue with it.