I am going to let you in on how it feels to be an NFL writer this season, and this is only from the experience of having to cover the team from D.C. for a week and not forever like some colleagues, but yes it actually feels weird as heck to be calling a football team “Football Team.”
How do you write a headline saying that the football team you cover is playing Football Team? How are they being differentiated from other football teams? Have you ever Googled “Football Team”? The results will nudge you into the direction of Washington but the top three hits for me are still generic football team results.