1938 NFL Imperialism Map

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Territory Changes

Team Territory Control

This table shows all teams sorted by the number of territories they control.

Final standings: the New York Giants finished on top with 10 of 10 territories (100.0%).

Team Territories Controlled
New York Giants 10 (100.0%)

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How NFL Territory Conquest Works

  • Every team starts with the land closest to its stadium.
  • Win a game and you take all of the loser's territory.
  • Territory carries over all season, with no resets until next year.
  • London games and neutral sites still follow winner-takes-all
  • Los Angeles and New York teams use their training facility locations
  • Click any territory to trace every team that held it.

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Shared Venues Note

Some teams in this season share a venue location. For visualization purposes, each team's territory boundary is calculated from a slightly offset position (~300 feet apart) to create distinct territories.

  • Wrigley Field:
    • Chicago Cardinals (nudged NE)
    • Chicago Bears (nudged SW)

Data sources: Sports Reference (game data); VenueStats (venue data).

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Season Records

The standout territory feats of the season.

Biggest Land Grab
+8
New York Giants
in a single week (2-11)
Longest Reign
4
New York Giants
straight weeks as leader
Most Conquered
10
New York Giants
territories taken all season
Biggest Collapse
−8
Green Bay Packers
lost in one week (2-11)

Team Directory

Each team's season at a glance — weeks spent leading the map, largest empire, territory conquered, and the rise-and-fall sparkline. Sorted by who dominated.

New York Giants

Polo Grounds

4 weeks led peak 10 +10 taken

Green Bay Packers

City Stadium

3 weeks led peak 8 +9 taken

Cleveland Rams

Shaw Stadium

3 weeks led peak 7 +7 taken

Chicago Bears

Wrigley Field

3 weeks led peak 5 +4 taken

Detroit Lions

Briggs Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Washington Redskins

Griffith Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Chicago Cardinals

Wrigley Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Brooklyn Dodgers

Ebbets Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Municipal Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Pittsburgh Pirates

Forbes Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

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