NFL; play on abbreviation of name with the appendages of a dolphin "The Fish" – Miami Dolphins, NFL; while the mascot and team logo of bottlenose dolphins are not fish, but mammals. The rhyme detractors used when they played in the Orange Bowl was, "squish the fish in the Orange Dish." Now rarely used due to the Florida Marlins, who are also called "The Fish". "The Forty-Whiners/The Whiners" – San Francisco 49ers, used by detractors. "G-Men" – New York Giants, NFL; initial of team name, possibly a play on the term for a government (e.g., FBI) agent "Goats" – Los Angeles Rams, NFL; when playing poorly "Honolulu Blue Wrecking Crew" – Detroit Lions, NFL; from a primary color of the uniform "The Houston No-Wins" – Houston Texans, NFL; rhyming play on name when team is performing poorly "Iggles" – Philadelphia Eagles, NFL; reference to how some Philadelphians pronounce "Eagles" "Jags" – Jacksonville Jaguars, NFL; abbreviation of team name "Gang Green" – New York Jets, NFL; used by supporters (reference to medical condition that is difficult to overcome)(Green Bay Packers), NFL; used by supporters since the mid-1970s; also the name of the unofficial team mascot who is given home field credentials. "Jest" – New York Jets, NFL; humorous misspelling of team name; used when team is performing poorly "Jints" – New York Giants, NFL; used occasionally by local media, as eye dialect for the team's name. Also used for the baseball team while it was in New York. "Jokeland (Faders/Traitors)"* – Las Vegas Raiders, by detractors "Lambs" – Los Angeles Rams, NFL; a lamb being a soft, cuddly, meek baby sheep (as opposed to a ram, being an aggressive full-grown male sheep); rhyming nickname used by detractors when team performs poorly "Monsters of the Midway" – Chicago Bears, NFL; originally applied to the University of Chicago "Maroons", a strong (former) college football team; "Midway" refers to the Midway Plaisance, a long, green swath of boulevard space bordering the southern end of the campus. The University discontinued its football program in 1939, and the Bears adopted the nickname. "'Niners" – San Francisco 49ers, NFL; abbreviation of team name "The Oilers" – Tennessee Titans, NFL; a reference of the team's name before it moved to Tennessee, the Houston Oilers "The Tennessee Titanics"* – NFL, reference given to the team after their 0–6 start in 2009 including a 59–0 loss to the Patriots, this