Likability Index: Ranking NFL uniforms from best to worst

Welcome to theScore's Likability Index, wherein we rank teams in several completely subjective categories to determine the NFL's most likable team.

• Uniforms
• Fan Experience
• Management
• Players
• Final Verdict

Factors assessed in ranking uniform likability include logo, color scheme, adherence to tradition, unique elements and overall aesthetic.

32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

▲ "Creamsicle" throwbacks are a campy classic. Bring them back.

▼ Quite possibly the worst-looking uniforms in all of professional sports.
▼ Orange trim is distracting and does nothing to highlight the pewter and red color scheme.
▼ Glossy pewter helmets don't match flat pewter pants.
▼ Alarm clock numbers are reflective under light. Glowing numbers?!

T-30. Cleveland Browns

▲ At least the recent redesign didn't ruin the iconic helmets.

▼ The large "Cleveland" wordmark looks completely amateurish.
▼ There is no worse element in NFL uniforms than the Browns’ wordmark on their pants.
▼ All-orange combination is begging to be compared to a traffic cone.

T-30. Jacksonville Jaguars

▲ All-black look is intimidating.

▼ All-black is also really dumb under the scorching Florida sun.
▼ Use of teal looks forced.
▼ Half-black, half-gold helmets are the worst in NFL history. Pick a color.

T-28. New Orleans Saints

▲ Saints gain points for sticking to the black-and-gold theme for the duration of the franchise's history.

▼ Gold helmet combined with all-black jersey and pants combination looks unbalanced.
▼ Badly needs to be modernized.
▼ What the heck is going on with those collars?

T-28. Tennessee Titans

▲ Different shades of blue balance each other well in overall look.

▼ Flaming thumbtack logo is among the worst in pro sports.
▼ Shoulder design is almost too basic.
▼ Too much mixing and matching of jersey-pants combinations.

27. Cincinnati Bengals

▲ Helmet is instantly recognizable.

▼ Way too busy. White side panels are unnecessary.
▼ Number outline is nearly as thick as the numbers themselves.
▼ You can’t put Bengal stripes on everything. Stop it.

26. Arizona Cardinals

▲ Hard to go wrong with red.

▼ Old-school helmet featuring gray facemask clashes badly with ultra-modern uniform design.
▼ All-red combination is an eyesore.

25. St. Louis Rams

▲ Horned helmet looks as good as it did when, in 1948, the Rams became the first NFL team to feature helmet logos.

▼ Royal blue and yellow throwback uniforms are superior to navy blue and gold set.
▼ Bring back the gold pants.

24. Carolina Panthers

▲ Color scheme is rarely used, but makes for an attractive look.

▼ Design hasn’t aged well. Looks very '90s.
▼ What is going on with those bizarre helmet stripes?

23. Washington Redskins

▲ Good use of a unique color scheme.

▼ Pants, jersey and helmet all feature different striping patterns.
▼ The logo needs to go.

22. Atlanta Falcons

▲ Well-designed logo that is still one of the NFL’s best.

▼ Complicated shoulder design is distracting.
▼ Piping as striping already looks dated.

T-20. Detroit Lions

▲ Good example of how to modernize a classic design without going overboard.

▼ Silver helmets and pants do nothing to accentuate the light blue home jerseys.
▼ Odd-looking number designs.

T-20. Baltimore Ravens

▲ One of the few teams that has a strong case for including so much black in its uniforms.

▼ Logo (a raven head with a "B" on it) must be awkwardly edited to work on both sides of the team’s helmet.
▼ Black, stripeless pants with black socks looks like a ballet unitard.

19. Miami Dolphins

▲ Gorgeous color scheme.
▲ All-white combination is among the best in the league.

▼ Redesigned uniforms don’t include enough orange.
▼ All-aqua combination should be burned.

18. San Diego Chargers

▲ Embedding lightning bolts in stripes is a nice touch.

▼ Primary color scheme far less appealing than powder blue alternates.
▼ Bring back the numbers on the side of the helmets.

17. Denver Broncos

▲ Return to orange primary jerseys was a good move.
▲ Helmet design is among the league's best.

▼ Stripes (that look suspiciously like a Nike swoosh) are large and distracting.
▼ Number font looks dated.

16. Seattle Seahawks

▲ A well-executed ultra-modern design.
▲ Use of lime green is minimal, but effective.

▼ All-navy blue combination is superior to road and alternate uniforms.
▼ Gray alternate jerseys just look like dirty white jerseys.

15. New York Jets

▲ Green and white color scheme looks great on television.
▲ Stripes are consistent across helmet, jersey and pants.

▼ Shoulder stripes don’t really work on modern jersey templates.
▼ Logo could stand to be modernized.

14. Kansas City Chiefs

▲ A classic look that works in all its variations.

▼ Stuck in the difficult place of not wanting to betray a longstanding design even though it’s relatively boring.

13. New England Patriots

▲ Silver shoulder decals and pants seamlessly blend into the overall uniform scheme.
▲ Use of red as an accent color is well-executed.

▼ Uniforms have become associated with winning, which helps to cover up inconsistent striping patterns between home and road uniforms.

12. Houston Texans

▲ One of the best logos in the league.
▲ Red alternate jerseys are very nice (and should perhaps be promoted to primary jersey status). Just don't wear them with red pants.

▼ Gigantic collar completely takes over the front of the jersey.

11. Philadelphia Eagles

▲ Winged helmets are awesome. Jerseys are appealing, if unspectacular.

▼ Just go back to Kelly green, already.

10. Minnesota Vikings

▲ Matte helmets look great. Viking horn logo is inspired (even if vikings didn't actually wear horned helmets).
▲ Very appealing color scheme.

▼ Asymmetrical number font only looks good for some numbers.

9. New York Giants

▲ Sparkling blue helmets are beautiful.
▲ One of the few teams that can make gray look good.

▼ Why do "Big Blue's" road jerseys not include any blue?

8. Dallas Cowboys

▲ Logo is as iconic as any in pro sports.
▲ Wearing white at home is a cool tradition.

▼ Did you know the Cowboys have two different sets of silver pants, one of which has a slightly greenish hue? They do. And it's very weird.

7. San Francisco 49ers

▲ Colors sparkle under the Bay Area sun.
▲ Gold pants wouldn't look good on many teams but are somehow pulled off to perfection in this scheme.

▼ New black and red alternate uniform is hideous.

6. Indianapolis Colts

▲ Modest color scheme executed to near perfection.
▲ Bonus points for never deviating from a clean, timeless look.

▼ Slightly inconsistent striping. The jerseys and pants feature a double stripe, yet the helmet has a single stripe.

T-4. Buffalo Bills

▲ One of the nicest "fauxback" designs in sports. Seamlessly blends modern and traditional elements.
▲ There's no better use of the ubiquitous red, white and blue color scheme.
▲ Outstanding helmet design.

▼ All-blue alternate combination is a bit too much.

T-4. Pittsburgh Steelers

▲ Unchanged and iconic, the Steelers' black home jerseys inspire fear.
▲ When your team colors inspire a hit song, you're doing something right.
▲ Logo on only one side of the helmet is a tradition worth preserving.

▼ Italicized number font may not be an upgrade over standard block.
▼ Bumblebee alternate uniforms are unique, but not exactly easy on the eyes.

3. Chicago Bears

▲ Navy blue and orange combination is one of the best in the NFL.
▲ Stripes are executed to perfection.
▲ Throwback uniforms are always a welcome sight.

▼ Is there a more boring logo in professional sports?

T-1. Green Bay Packers

▲ Both Green Bay's home and road jerseys are largely unchanged since the AFL-NFL merger, and this consistency has made the green-and-yellow scheme an iconic look.
▲ Yellow helmets lend themselves to awesome "cheesehead" identity.
▲ Perfectly consistent stripes.
▲ Bright colors pop on both hot summer afternoons and frigid winter nights.

▼ Blue throwbacks (phased out after 2014) are a little goofy.

T-1. Oakland Raiders

▲ Color scheme is symbolic of the team's patented toughness from the John Madden era.
▲ Every team that introduces an "intimidating" black alternate jersey is just copying the Raiders.
▲ Raiders merchandise was a symbol of hip-hop's rise to prominence, forever cementing its "coolness."
▲ One of few uniforms that has never changed and should never change.

▼ Jerseys have no stripes or wordmark and, thus, no identifying marks. They're just plain, black jerseys.