Football season is back, which means Sunday afternoons will soon be filled with the sound of whistles, the smell of chili simmering in the kitchen, and the sight of one too many folding chairs pulled up in front of the TV. Around here, we take our game days seriously—and that includes fantasy football! Picking a funny fantasy football team name is almost as important as your draft picks. Almost.

The right name makes your league smile (or groan) every time they see it in the standings. Maybe you're inspired by your favorite player, who makes you jump off the couch every single time they score. Or perhaps you've been waiting all year to debut a hilarious football pun that came to you in the middle of last season. There are team names that nod to football legends, ones that borrow from blockbuster movies, and even a few that Swifties know all too well. (See what we did there?) If you can work in a Travis Kelce reference, all the better!

And don't forget the family leagues. Kids, cousins, grandparents—they all deserve a fantasy football name that's clever enough to make them laugh but still wholesome enough for the group chat. Football terms themselves are practically begging to be turned into wordplay, and sometimes the simplest twist on a "touchdown" or "blitz" is the one that sticks. The best part? These team names often double as great football Instagram captions.

We've rounded up a big ol' list of funny fantasy football team names, sorted into categories so you can find exactly the kind of laugh you're after. Whether you win the league or end up dead last, at least you'll have bragging rights for the best name!

Funny Fantasy Football Team Names Based on Current NFL Players

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  • Hurts So Good
  • Hot Chubb Time Machine
  • Tua Legit to Quit
  • Josh Jacobs Jingleheimer Schmidt
  • Baby Got Dak
  • Run CMC
  • Griddy Committee
  • Can You Diggs It
  • Kittle Corn
  • Lamar the Merrier
  • Breece Lightning
  • Aiyuken!
  • Bijan Mustard
  • Ridder Me This
  • Fields of Dreams
  • Waddle Vision
  • Purdy Fly for a White Guy
  • Dalvin and the Chipmunks
  • Chasing Greatness
  • Derek Carr Wash
  • Pollard Express

Funny Fantasy Football Team Names Based on NFL Legends

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  • Favre and Away
  • Gronkey Kong
  • Jerry’s Kids
  • The Bus Stops Here
  • Walter Paydirt
  • Montana of the Rings
  • Mean Joe Greene Machine
  • LT’s Touchdown Club
  • Prime Time Players
  • Rice to the Occasion
  • Troy Story
  • Sweetness and Light
  • Sack Marino
  • Emmitt the Bank
  • The Refrigerator Raiders

Pop Culture-Inspired Funny Fantasy Football Team Names

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  • Stranger Gridiron
  • House of Cards and TDs
  • The Mandalorians
  • Guardians of the Gridiron
  • Game of Zones
  • Full Metal Jacket Required
  • Parks and Receivers
  • Better Call Hall
  • Cobra Kyler
  • Breaking Bads
  • Shrek and Destroy
  • Fast and the Flurious
  • Ted Lasso’s Playbook
  • Lord of the Rings of Honor
  • Jurassic Spark
  • The Brady Bunch
  • Obi-Wan Mahomie

Punny Fantasy Football Team Names

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  • Fourth and Way Down
  • Show Me the Mooney
  • The Abusement Park
  • Victorious Secret
  • Laces Out
  • Unnecessary Roughness
  • All About That Bosa
  • No Punt Intended
  • The Real Slim Brady
  • Tee Time
  • Catch Me If You Can’t
  • 99 Problems But a Blitz Ain’t One
  • Goal Line Standouts
  • Down for the Count
  • Red Zone Renegades

Fantasy Football Team Names for Swifties

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  • Tortured Player’s Department
  • All Too Kel(ce)
  • Karma Is the Guy on the Chiefs
  • You Belong with TDs
  • Blank Space on the Roster
  • Shake It Offense
  • The 1(st Down)
  • Loving Him Was Red Zone
  • Fearless Fantasy
  • It’s Me, Hi, I’m the QB, It’s Me
  • Enchanted End Zone
  • Wildest Touchdowns
  • Style Points Only
  • The Planets and the Plays Aligned
  • In My Fantasy Era
  • We Are Never Getting 3rd Down Again
  • Cruel Summer League
  • The Last Great American TD Machine

Family-Friendly Fantasy Football Team Names

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  • Sunday Fundays
  • Huddle Buddies
  • Snap, Tackle, Pop
  • Touchdown Town
  • Run Like the Winded
  • Kickin’ It Old School
  • Little Giants Fans
  • Team Spirit
  • Cleats of Glory
  • Flag Football Champs
  • Mini MVPs
  • Fun First Downs
  • Halftime Heroes
  • Benchwarmers United
  • The Goal Getters
  • League of Extraordinary Fans

Funny Fantasy Football Team Names Based on Football Terms

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  • Blitz Brigade
  • End Zone Entrepreneurs
  • The First Downers
  • Hail Mary Heroes
  • Touchdown Tacticians
  • Goal Line Gurus
  • The Sack Pack
  • Pigskin Prophets
  • Snap Judgments
  • Two-Minute Warners
  • Play Action Heroes
  • Gridiron Gladiators
  • Fourth Quarter Comeback Kids
  • Victory Formation Nation
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Kelly O'Sullivan
Senior Editor
Kelly O’Sullivan is the senior editor for The Pioneer Woman and manages the website’s social channels, in addition to overseeing content strategy and news.