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If nothing else, Nike's NFL uniforms take been … creative.

Nike burst onto the NFL scene in 2012 when it became the league'southward official uniform provider, immediately redesigning the Seahawks' and Jaguars' looks. One's already a stalwart look — the other, not so much.

Nike has had some swings-and-misses when it comes to their redesigns. While the concepts are absurd, some endure from over-blueprint — or over-branding — where a little simplicity would have gone a long way. In some cases, that over-blueprint came at the price of a team's brand, which led to less-than-stellar results.

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To be fair, none of the uniforms on the latter one-half of this ranking is truly awful — in that location have been really, really bad uniforms in sports history and none of the ones on this listing fit that beak.

The Buccaneers, Falcons, Browns, Rams, Chargers, Colts and Patriots all got new looks in 2020, and they were all pretty, pretty expert. The Bengals got a new look in 2021, and they followed a similar trend for Nike: Less design, more than simplicity for effect.

Permit's accept a look at how Nike has done over the years with their current fits. Here'due south how they rank:

18. Jaguars (2013)

The Jags are 1 of a few teams to get updated uniforms more than one time since Nike took over. That's with good crusade: The outset attempt at updating their uniforms turned out to exist a chip of a mess.

While the squad was in desperate need of a new blueprint, something almost these uniforms merely felt patchwork. Perhaps information technology was the unlike-colored shoulders, the multiple stitch adjoining the numbers or the actually bad gradient helmet. Really, it was probably a combination of all iii.

The best thing to come up out of these updated uniforms was the new logo, which was sorely needed and added a lot of detail. In all, these were probably the worst of the makeovers that Nike has done, which is why the Jags changed it up at the next bachelor moment.

Best compatible feature: At to the lowest degree the Jaguars embraced their color scheme, which is among the best in the league.

Worst compatible feature: The shoulders and the helmets were egregious. There'southward gradient and and so in that location'south false gradient, and the Jags helmets were definitely simulated gradient.

17. Buccaneers (2020)

Back to the future for the Bucs, but you don't demand a DeLorean.

If these uniforms look oddly familiar, information technology's because they are oddly familiar; they're side by side to the uniforms they had prior to Nike'south redesign in 2014, with a few minor changes. The team even references information technology in their official release via their website.

The numbering doesn't feature any kind of new flavour and the actual plain-ness of the uniforms themselves is such a turnoff because, at minimum, Nike tried something new and different with the pattern of the Bucs prior uniforms.

In all, these uniforms are simply painfully bland. They're cracking. They're just bland. They're unappealing and not at all inspiring. The font and number doesn't practise annihilation new or original. The design is something and then basic that it'due south a wonder why they e'er inverse in the showtime place.

Best uniform feature: The subtle orange striping on the pants and (apparently) orange outlining on the numbers blends nicely.

Worst uniform feature: The numbers and font. It's like the front part was so scared of a footling criticism of the old numbers and reverted into the fetal position with the design. Ah, well.

16. Jaguars (2018)

Where Nike went heavy on the pattern in 2013, they went very simple in the most recent iteration of the Jags and uniforms. Bland and toned down, conspicuously inspired by Tom Coughlin.

They ditched the gradient helmet (thank God for that) for a solid black ane and removed the odd, unlike-colored sleeves. The Jaguar secondary logo patch on the chest was replaced with the main logo, as well.

Their color scheme is still featured prominently, which is a good matter: Jacksonville's teal, black and gold is amidst the best colour schemes in the league. Merely there's just something missing here. Perchance they're due for a logo update, or maybe they should throw some outline on the uniform numbers. The plain look of them just feels a piffling also bland.

Best uniform feature: There can be beauty in simplicity. Beauty is a bit strong, but they're pretty birthday with the numbers, lack of over-design and color scheme combining for a decent parcel.

Worst compatible feature: These uniforms certainly could accept benefited from a golden outline on the numbers, merely fifty-fifty that went out the door with the redesign.

15. Browns (2015)

In a give-and-take: Bold.

It'southward not easy to brand brown and orange piece of work as principal colors in sports. They're simply and then drab. So when Nike took these uniforms, they just amped up the "boldness" in it.

Whether it was the contrasting stitching in the uniforms, the "BROWNS" on the side of the pants, the ambitious shadowing on the numbers or the thicker shoulder stripes, Nike took Cleveland's branding and Browns-ed it upwards. It was neither expert nor bad. It just ... was. At that place's nothing especially outwardly offensive nigh these uniforms.

The Browns' new kits are coming soon, and in that location has been a promise to make the uniforms "nothing fancy." Well, we shall meet.

Best compatible feature: The orange was much less assaulting on the eyes than the previous orange, and information technology worked well with the brown in the compatible.

Worst uniform feature: The shadowing — my God, the shadowing. I'g not certain that whatever squad really needs shadowing now, unless they really envy '90s artwork.

14. Buccaneers (2014)

The Buccaneers' uniforms are pretty much hated, and some of it with proficient reason. The numbers — accused of looking like a digital clock'due south — are inspired past "Buccaneer blade carving" fonts, which is understandable. The problem is, the numbers do await like a digital clock, and that takes abroad from a lot of the uniform. The font also simply makes the uniform seem empty, besides.

(A uncomplicated fix: if Nike were to remove the inner lines of the numbers, the jerseys would brand much more "sense.")

And then there's the color scheme. The red would piece of work better if information technology wasn't juxtaposed next to a pewter color that almost looks more low-cal brown than it does grayness or silverish. The orangish trim designs on the bailiwick of jersey feel a little out of place as well, fifty-fifty if it pays homage to the Bucs of yesteryear.

In all, these unis aren't virtually every bit bad as people make them seem. They're just a petty too outside-the-box, with too many colors mixed in, to be appealing to the centre.

All-time compatible characteristic: Nike did well to enlarge the logo on the helmet, and it looks much better overall.

Worst compatible feature: One time you move past the numbers, in that location'due south some other egregious error. The pewter isn't — or doesn't look like — pewter. It looks almost brown. Had the pewter been more than … pewter-y, these uniforms would probably wait better altogether.

13. Browns (2020)

It's really no mistake of Nike that the Browns rank in the latter one-half of this ranking, because Cleveland doesn't take a whole lot to work with. They're not the Buccaneers, Titans or Falcons who each take a lot to piece of work with past way of colour scheme, logo and full general lack of traditional looks. With a singular, defined expect throughout their history, the Browns reverted dorsum to a scheme that is much more familiar to fans.

Nike and Cleveland removed a few features from these unis: the number shadowing and the Cleveland from the chest among them. They likewise re-added the striped socks and opted for a more traditional expect on their pants, with some striping, which is a welcome sight.

Best uniform feature: The re-added striped socks really fit with the kits overall.

Worst uniform characteristic: Hard to pick one because they're and then simplistic, but mayhap leaving the "Cleveland" wordmark on the forepart would accept been nice? Who knows?

12. Titans (2018)

The Titans, like a lot of other teams in pro sports, utilize a palette of blue and white with some ruddy sprinkled in. The most notable changes in the uniforms is the helmet — which features a single stripe — and the shoulders, which resemble a sword. The font on the uniforms was also inverse to something that resembles "stone-carved lettering." It'southward less assuming than the previous numbers and, while unique, feel a fleck thin and over-styled.

While the sword thing seems a bit out of identify on an NFL bailiwick of jersey, it's not terrible considering their logo is a sword, anyway. It'southward certainly new and somewhat daring, then having that blade-themed imagery on the bailiwick of jersey in addition to the helmet isn't a bad thought.

The stripes on the pants aren't bad, either. All in all, they're overnice uniforms that fit their brand, and Nike did a proficient chore with the new look.

Best uniform feature: The new navy-blue helmets piece of work much better than the old all-white deals, and the sword stripe is dandy. Though, information technology's certainly pushing overused.

Worst compatible feature: Speaking of overused, the sword stripes on the pants are a niggling weird. It's not atrocious, just weird.

xi. Falcons (2020)

In a word: OK.

There's definitely a mixed bag here with the Falcons uniforms. While the squad stuck with their logo, the uniforms are updated with new numbering and shadowing (oh, the shadows!) and a striping down the sides.

The "ATL" beyond the breast is fine, considering that other teams in the league (Browns, Jets) have their urban center names across the chest above the numbers, besides. It's a nice lilliputian flavor addition to add some identity.

Only hither'due south what's going to cause the stir: the gradient uniforms. It'southward safe to presume that the blackness and white ones will be the primary, with the slope black-to-cerise uniforms an alternate. Information technology'southward non a bad idea — it will merely take some getting used to. We oasis't really seen that with pro teams before, and if they're going to exist used on special occasions (primetime games, big bounded matchups), it's not all that bad. (Side annotation: Why does Nike love gradient so much?)

In all, the Falcons toned down a once-futuristic await for something simpler, and overall, it works pretty well. Not dazzling, but appealing and original.

Best uniform feature: Both the silver and grayness are featured more prominently throughout their unis, with a really sexy chrome/silverish facemask planted on the helmet.

Worst uniform feature: Again with the outlines, man. The shadowing on the numbers seems very '90s while the outlining of the logo on the helmet is a chip over the top.

ten. Rams (2020)

The Rams had one of the most polarizing uniform changes of the 2022 cycle, revealing the uniforms just after the end of the NFL Draft, choosing

While the colour scheme are the de facto classic Rams look that people pined for, there are several upgrades to the uniforms that people weren't as inviting of. Kickoff, the new Rams head logo, which people excoriated. A fair amount of fans also disliked the "Bone" alternate uniforms.

While the uniforms don't exactly motility the needle in terms of new design, there were a few new elements introduced: There's a textured number font that'due south supposed to mimic that of a ram horn, and the numbers feature a gradient white-to-xanthous look that's new and unique.

Overall, the Rams' unis aren't all bad, but seems like the petty details that were added didn't demand to be in that location. However pretty dainty to move on from those muted colors, though.

Best compatible feature:The fair "Bone" uniforms don't look neat when they get dirtied up, just more alternate uniforms in this color would be a welcome sight.

Worst uniform feature:The font is fine, simply the detail is a piddling weird. It nearly looks similar the James Bond gunbarrel intro in number form.

9. Lions (2017)

The Lions uniforms remain one of the best in football, and it'southward all thanks to that Honolulu bluish. Simply the subtle, streamlined updates that Nike made to these uniforms in 2022 make these among the best in football.

First, Nike removed the black coloration in the uniform, replacing it with anthracite — a color that blends more than seamlessly into the uni every bit a whole. The numbers and nameplate, which were originally white, were updated to silver for the home uniforms and blue for the aways. The helmet was besides redesigned, with updated striping downward the center.

William C. Ford's initials were added to the shoulder pads — which besides had updated striping — and the facemask was altered from black to chrome. The new font is more than in line with Detroit branding, every bit well.

Nike showed that sometimes a simple update to what'due south already there tin can atomic number 82 to well-nigh-perfection.

Best uniform feature: The colors alloy meliorate than whatsoever team in football. The Honolulu blue is arguably the best shade in the sport, and the lite gray pairs perfectly with it.

Worst uniform feature: Outlines are going a bit also far. Take you seen how many outlines the Lions logo has? Information technology's like, ten. (Actually, it's four, but two would exercise.)

eight. Patriots (2020)

The Patriots took their alternate uniforms — arguably ane of the better sets in the NFL — and upgraded them for their home look. It'southward the get-go update to New England's uniforms in two decades.

The alternates were first introduced as part of Nike's Colour Blitz campaign some years ago before the Patriots adopted them every bit their official alternates. At present, alternates no more than, their current fit features striped shoulders and a primary, home blue compatible that pairs with blue pants. For away games, the uniforms feature white tops and blue pants.

There's something elementary and elegant about these uniforms, and something decidedly Patriots about them, likewise. New England isn't a team that's going to push the envelope of design, and these uniforms fit very well in their personality and motif.

Best compatible feature: Dainty to run across the Patriots keep the assuming-fonted numbers on the front and back. They're large and in charge. Also, the colored socks are a dainty add together to really assistance these stand out.

Worst compatible feature: The Patriots should have gone with a white helmet to really change it up. The silver is squeamish, but something about it feels dated.

seven. Commanders (2022)

Thanks to their total rebrand, the Washington Football Team is at present the Washington Commanders, with some nice new digs to boot.

The pattern is in the details: There are some nice "stars and stripes" details on the shoulders, and the matte helmets await really abrupt.

Also introduced are an alternate third uniform in blackness: While information technology'south still something of an unfortunate tendency in the NFL, the alternates are more than just a pallete swap. There's item in the shoulders and collar, and patches on both shoulders.

These are another "fashion forward" step past Nike, without beingness a full overhaul and over-design, just with some added detail to make them stand up out a chip.

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Best uniform feature:The detailed shoulder stripes, numbers and keeping with the burgundy and gold color scheme. Also, the matte helmets are prissy.

Worst uniform characteristic:A chip heavy on the military appreciation in the uniforms, between the name, stencil numbers, logo and "Ane Mission" on the inside of the collar.

6. Vikings (2013)

The rumors of an intense makeover for the Vikings in 2013 were actually substantiated by then-running back Adrian Peterson, who said the original design he viewed felt similar "a fleck of a achieve."

These aren't, though. The updated, bold fonts which supposedly are supposed to mimic the curves on a viking ship fit actually well on the uniform, and the unique shoulder pattern gives them a singled-out look equally well.

The fresh matte helmets were introduced in 2013 as well, though a small tweak of the color came before the 2022 season to better match the uniform under the lights. This is how you make an identifiable, unique and futuristic-looking uniform without overdoing information technology.

Best compatible feature: The understated design on the shoulder is a welcome add-on. Nike shows that y'all tin can practise something other than traditional striping on a uniform and it'll work.

Worst uniform feature: While the striping on the pants is straightforward, the bottoms don't really have every bit much of a "look" as the tops.

v. Jets (2019)

A lot of people ragged on the Jets uniforms when they were released, because it's social media police force to detest new things. Only where Nike usually adds a scrap of unnecessary details to uniforms, what they did with the Jets was the opposite.

The Jets' prior uniforms looked horrible on TV; the green looked like 2 different shades, and both faded to a pretty horrible looking brownish-tint during the flavor. Simply now, with the simplified stripe that runs from the shoulder to the chest and a more vibrant shade of light-green, the unis really stand out on Sundays.

While some mocked the uniforms for looking "too much like a higher/CFL team" (a complaint that never made much sense to begin with), on Sundays, in action, they looked sleek and sharp. The updated green was a welcome sight from the muted, deep green they had in prior iterations of their uniforms. The blackness alternates work well enough, fifty-fifty with the overuse of blackness in the league today.

Best uniform feature: The helmets actually shine under the lights. The black facemasks work well there, too.

Worst uniform feature: The logo is still horrendous. While it fits on the helmet, in that location's no personality to it. We get it — Jets football. How near something that adds more identity than but the squad proper noun?

4. Bengals (2021)

Evidently, whatever time you have an animal as recognizable as a tiger, information technology'due south hard to perform that balancing human action between "authentic" and fashion forrad.

Nike did a good job with the new Bengals uniforms, their start uniform modify in nearly xx years. Nike ousted the shoulder color blocks and color blocks downwards the side, opting for a elementary, smoother, single-colour look for each of the three uniforms.

Thankfully, the worst uniform feature (the shoulder block) being removed makes the new Bengals uniforms much nicer to look at overall.

Oh, and they kept the iconic helmet. That's a win in and of itself.

Best uniform characteristic:The solid color betwixt shoulders and side makes these much less blocky and much smoother.

Worst uniform feature:The helmets are truly iconic and cannot be touched — but can we get a different facemask color?

3. Dolphins (2018)

It's difficult to debate that, when it comes to the total package, the Dolphins don't accept the best color scheme, logo or uniforms in football. That's why a lot of people held their breath when information technology was appear the Fish were getting new looks for the 2022 season.

But the updated logo, the solid stripe on the helmet and the removal of the stripes on the sleeves give the Dolphins' unis a pleasantly fresh, solid and elementary expect.

Best uniform feature: The updated logo is something that works really well. While the helmet dolphin (Snowflake?) is sorely missed, the new logo keeps the aforementioned spirit while offering a much-needed update.

Worst uniform feature: While the simplicity is certainly welcome, information technology does feel like they could use striping on the shoulders like the previous iteration of their compatible. Besides, understandably, it likely wouldn't fit.

2. Seahawks (2012)

Quite possibly the best of the Nike redesigns, the Seahawks went from ham-sandwich bland to steakhouse-dinner amazing.

Nike spent a lot of time on the detail in these uniforms, from the neckband designs inspired by indigenous Seattle-area tribes to the plumage-blueprint numbers and helmet, inspired by littoral Native American fine art.

They're futuristic without being over-designed, with enough local season that represents the metropolis without being overbearing. Not just the best of the Nike redesigns, but 1 of the best uniforms in football altogether.

While the colour palette is a flake dull, the neon green in the uniform highlights the rest perfectly without being overbearing.

Best uniform feature: The helmets characteristic the feather design present on the residual of the uniform, and information technology really stands apart when paired next to other uniforms in the league.

Worst compatible characteristic: While the Seahawks logo is certainly iconic, when Nike redid the logo in 2012, they stripped out the green that's now featured in the uniforms. A curious change for the "Emerald City."

one. Chargers (2020)

Information technology's difficult to meliorate on greatness. The Chargers have the nicest colour scheme in football, and there'south something special virtually the Chargers' powder bluish uniforms.

With a recognizable bolt logo, a sensational color scheme and limitless ways to approach these uniforms, Nike kept it mostly simple while updating some motifs — the shoulder bolts and pants update — and hit a home run with these uniforms.

With the powder bluish home kits, the white away and 2 carve up alternates that feature an astonishing navy blue wait, the Chargers took i of the best uniforms in football game and fabricated them better. They likewise added numbers back to their helmets — a classic staple of their look — and changed the number font up so information technology looks better and more filled on the front and back.

This is how you take a expect and improve upon information technology — Nike needs to do more than of this stuff.

Best uniform characteristic: Torn between the elementary bolts on the shoulder and the numbers on the helmet. Both add back signature looks. Too, the elongated bolt on the helmet makes them stand out more.

Worst uniform feature: Information technology's not exactly a "worst," but do we demand ii alternating uniforms? You but play sixteen games a flavour, after all. Getting to fill in all the different color combos and mixing in the alternates is tough.

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