NFL expansion · First season 2123
Utah Coyotes
An independent expansion franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Abbreviation
- UC
- Conference & division
- AFC · AFC West
- First season
- 2123
- Super Bowl championships
- 2
- Super Bowl appearances
- 3
- Super Bowl record
- 2–1
2122: a 31-team NFL
The Raiders’ expulsion left 31 NFL franchises for the 2122 season. The league continued with an odd number of teams while preparing an expansion franchise. Las Vegas did not play in 2122.
2123: the Utah Coyotes
Salt Lake City, Toronto and San Diego bid for the open franchise position. Salt Lake City’s proposal was judged strongest overall. Utah entered through an expansion draft in the 2123 offseason and began play that season, returning the NFL to 32 teams.
The Utah Coyotes (UC) play in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the AFC West alongside Denver, Kansas City and the Los Angeles Chargers. They are a completely new expansion franchise. Their history starts in 2123; they inherit no Raiders games, championships, appearances, records, statistics, identity or legacy. The Raiders remain a separate, defunct historical franchise.
AFC West at Utah’s entry in 2123
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Approved early history
The Coyotes acquired talent through the expansion draft and free agency. Damon Price signed with Utah after becoming a free agent following the Raiders’ dissolution; that personnel movement did not create franchise continuity.
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2123 | 8–8–1 | Lost Super Bowl CLVIII · Giants 27, Coyotes 24 |
| 2124 | TBD | No Super Bowl appearance · Earlier postseason result TBD |
| 2125 | TBD | No Super Bowl appearance · Earlier postseason result TBD |
| 2126 | TBD | No Super Bowl appearance · Earlier postseason result TBD |
| 2127 | TBD | Won Super Bowl CLXII · Coyotes 30, Falcons 23 |
| 2128 | TBD | No Super Bowl appearance · Earlier postseason result TBD |
| 2129 | TBD | Won Super Bowl CLXIV · Coyotes 35, Cowboys 24 |
In 2123, Utah went 8–8–1, qualified as a wild-card team and won three AFC playoff games before losing to the Giants in Super Bowl CLVIII. Utah became the first NFL expansion franchise to reach the Super Bowl in its inaugural season.
The Coyotes won their first championship in their fifth season (2127, CLXII) and their second in their seventh season (2129, CLXIV). Through the 2134 ledger, Utah has three appearances, two championships and a 2–1 Super Bowl record.
Unapproved regular-season records for 2124–2129, statistical leaders, ownership and stadium details remain TBD. All Raiders achievements belong solely to the separate, defunct Raiders franchise.