In 1995 , Los Angeles lost both its franchises , as the Los Angeles Rams relocated to St. Louis , and the Raiders returned to Oakland . In 1996 , the Browns moved to Baltimore , under a new name , as indicated above . In 1997 , the Houston Oilers relocated to Tennessee , for one year in Memphis and another year using Vanderbilt Stadium as their home field . ( The team changed its name from the Oilers to the Titans upon moving to their permanent stadium in Nashville . ) Two days after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon , Tagliabue announced that the games scheduled for the upcoming weekend were cancelled , citing the magnitude of the events and security concerns . It was the first time the league canceled an entire week 's slate of games since the 1987 NFL strike
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