Pro Sports as of 1985-86
National Football League (NFL)
AFC East: Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets
AFC Central: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC West: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks
NFC East: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, St Louis Cardinals, Washington Redskins
NFC Central: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC West: Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers
Major League Baseball (MLB)
AL East: Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Spiders (previously Indians), Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays
AL West: California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Denver Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers
NL East: Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St Louis Cardinals
NL West: Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Atlantic Division: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets
Central Division: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks
Midwest Division: Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Kansas City Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz
Pacific Division: Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Clippers, Seattle SuperSonics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Adams Division: Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers, Montreal Canadiens, Quebec Nordiques, Toronto Maple Leafs
Patrick Division: Atlanta Flames, Cincinnati Stingers, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals
Smythe Division: Calgary Wranglers, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, San Diego Penguins, Seattle Thunderbirds, Vancouver Canucks
Norris Division: Chicago Black Hawks, Colorado Rockies, Houston Aeros, Minnesota North Stars, St Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets
Canadian Football League (CFL)
East Division: Atlantic Schooners, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Concordes, Ottawa Rough Riders, Toronto Argonauts
West Division: BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Eskimos, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
United States Football League (USFL)
East Division: Baltimore Stars, Birmingham Stallions, Hartford Generals, Jacksonville Bulls, Memphis Showboats, Ohio Glory, Orlando Renegades
West Division: Arizona Outlaws, Los Angeles Express, Oklahoma Gamblers, Portland Breakers, Sacramento Gold Miners, Salt Lake Snowcaps, San Antonio Gunslingers
To start, the Raiders never moved to L.A. in 1982. Around that time, the Oakland A's were flirting with a possible relocation to Denver before the city of Oakland stepped in and blocked the move. Without the Raiders moving, the city lets the A's move to Colorado. Second, the USFL never moves to the fall for 1986 and sorta becomes an NFL minor-league instead. With this, the teams that are in NFL markets (New Jersey Generals, Tampa Bay Bandits, Oakland Invaders, Denver Gold and Houston Gamblers) move to other cities. New Jersey to Hartford, Tampa to Cloumbus, OH, Oakland to Sacramento, Denver to Salt Lake and Houston to OKC. The reason the Los Angeles Express didn't relocate is because the Rams played in Anaheim at the time and the Express played in the LA Coliseum. With the Raiders never moving there, they have it to themselves. Hopefully you got all that. Oh, and the Indians were re-named to the Spiders in 1983.