The NFL: Classifying The Nicknames

There are thirty-two different franchises in the National Football League.  There are two different conferences, each with sixteen, and both conferences have four divisions, with four teams on each division.

I will divide the mascots into three categories- Animals, Humanoids, and Unclassifiable

Animals

Right now, there are only Birds and Mammals

Birds:

Baltimore Ravens- AFC North

Philadelphia Eagles- NFC East

Atlanta Falcons- NFC South

Arizona Cardinals- NFC West

Seattle Seahawks- NFC West

Mammals:

Order Cetacia: 

Miami Dolphins- AFC East

Order Artiodactyla:

Buffalo Bills- AFC East (Let's just say Buffalo to make it easier on us)

St. Louis Rams- NFC West

Order Perissodactyla:

Indianapolis Colts- AFC South

Denver Broncos- AFC West

Order Carnivora:

Family Felidae:

Cincinatti Bengals- AFC North

Jacksonville Jaguars- AFC South

Detroit Lions- NFC North

Carolina Panthers- NFC South

Family Ursidae:

Chicago Bears- NFC North

Humanoids:

Natural States of Being (Characteristics you are born with):

Houston Texans- AFC South

Washington Redskins- NFC East

Occupations:

Archaic Occupations: (Jobs people don't really have anymore, although a few remain, it's not very official)

New England Patriots- AFC East

Kansas City Chiefs- AFC West

Oakland Raiders- AFC West

Minnesota Vikings- NFC North

Tampa Bay Buccaneers- NFC South

San Francisco 49ers- NFC West

Modern Occupations: (Jobs some people still do for a living)

Pittsburgh Steelers- AFC North

Dallas Cowboys- NFC East

Green Bay Packers- NFC North (You know, people who pack stuff)

Supernatural Beings:

Tennessee Titans- AFC South

New York Giants- NFC East

New Orleans Saints- NFC South

Unclassifiable:

Manufactured Objects:

New York Jets- AFC East

References to the Color of the Team's Jerseys:

Cleveland Browns- AFC North

Bolts of Energy:

San Diego Chargers- AFC West (I guess)