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So, it's football season now. Tradition dictates that at a tailgate party, it's customary to serve food native to the region of the visiting team. Just for sheer amusement and since I have no life, I went ahead and compiled a list of food items corresponding to football teams, and now, I want to share it with you.

• Buffalo Bills — Buffalo Wings
• Miami Dolphins — Ropa Vieja
• New England Patriots — New-England Clam Chowder
• New York Jets — Calzone
• Baltimore Ravens — Crabs
• Cincinnati Bengals — Goetta
• Cleveland Browns — Kielbasa
• Pittsburgh Steelers — Chipped Chopped Ham
• Houston Texans — Chili Con Carne
• Indianapolis Colts — Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
• Jacksonville Jaguars — Orange… something! Orange Anything!¹
• Tennessee Titans — Wet Ribs
• Denver Broncos — We're kind of the home team, remember?²
• Kansas City Chiefs — Kansas-City-style Barbecue Plate
• Oakland Raiders — Children
• San Diego Chargers — French Fries (scraping the bottom of the barrel on this one)
• Dallas Cowboys — Steak or something else beefy
• New York Giants — Reuben Sandwich³
• Philadelphia Eagles — Philly Cheese Steak
• Washington Redskins — Senate Bean Soup
• Chicago Bears — Chicago-style Pizza
• Detroit Lions — Coney-Island Hot Dog
• Green Bay Packers — Bratwurst and Cheese
• Minnesota Vikings — Lutefisk
• Atlanta Falcons — Pecan Pie
• Carolina Panthers — Catfish Stew
• New Orleans Saints — Red Beans and Rice, Fried Catfish, Jambalaya…⁴
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Key Lime Pie
• Arizona Cardinals — Arizona Iced Tea?⁵
• Saint Louis Rams — Toasted Ravioli
• San Francisco '49ers — San-Francisco Burrito
• Seattle Seahawks — Smoked Salmon

1. I didn't put too much thought into this one. I mean, how long are they going to stay in Jacksonville?
2. I suppose that if you need some food item just to make the list complete, go with beer: we make a ton of that. Then again, so does Saint Louis and Green Bay. Bison Burgers would be on the list if it weren't for the fact that so many Colorado people have a problem with eating Ralphie.
3. Really, when it comes to the New-York teams, you can switch them.
4. I could go on!
5. Why does Arizona even have a football team anyway?