Friday, April 19, 2019

NFL Empires: 1932

This is a continuation of my "empire" maps (where victors take the territory of the losers) of the NFL. Different than most such imperialism sports maps, instead of gaining all the loser's land from a victory home or away, the victor only gets territory for an away victory, and just two-thirds of it (or one-third for an away tie).

I started where the previous season ended, removed Frankford, Cleveland, and Providence (distributing their land to neighbors based on distance to "capitals"), and adding Boston (gaining a 100-mile radius, except only halfway to a "capital" city of the land the new team is taking).

In 1932, the NFL only had eight teams, tied for the lowest in its history. It sure made this map-making easier!

My data was from Pro Football Reference and most of the logos from Sports Ecyclopedia and SportsLogos.net.

Here then is the map of the NFL empires after the 1932 season:

The Chicago Bears (light blue) won the championship, but they only earned a draw in Green Bay (green). In fact, no one beat Green Bay at home, so they still dominate the map while coming in second place.

Here is the map before the season started:

Can we all just agree that the Cardinals suck?

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