Conspiracy! Dun-Dun-Duuuuun!

[Shake n Blake]

I was doing some research the other day on how teams fared after a move during my lifetime (since 1981). I didn't post the results because I didn't want to spread negativity prior to the SB, but since we lost, I may as well post it now.

There's been 9 teams who switched cities since 1981.

5 of them made the Super Bowl within 7 years, and 4 won championships. Here's the complete list:

Raiders to LA in 1982 - Won SB in 1983
Cards to Phoenix in 1988 - Still sucked
Raiders to Oakland in 1995 - Lost SB in 2002
Rams to St Louis in 1995 - Won SB in 1999
Browns/Ravens to Baltimore in 1996 - Won SB in 2000
Oilers to Tennessee in 1997 - Lost SB in 1999
Rams to LA in 2016 - Lost SB in 2018, Won SB in 2021
Chargers to LA in 2017 - No SB yet, but it's only been 5 years, and things are looking up
Raiders to LV in 2020 - No SB yet, but they did make the playoffs for only the 2nd time in almost 20 years. It's only been 2 years since their move.

- The 3 teams that moved to LA accounted for 3 Super Bowls and 2 Championships
- The Rams sucked prior to both of their moves, then won championships shortly after moves to St Louis and back to LA