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  4. NFL Pigskin: AFC Team Pork Recipes

NFL Pigskin: AFC Team Pork Recipes

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Updated January 17, 2017
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From family-style pork tacos to deviled ham salad on marbled rye bread, here are some fantastic NFL-inspired pork recipes.
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Pork Cheek and Black-Eyed Pea Chili

Pork Cheek and Black-Eyed Pea Chili
Credit: © Maura McEvoy
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Team: Cleveland Browns

Why? Diehard Browns fan Michael Symon (and self-described “porketarian”) created this addictive pork-cheek chili for F&W.

Team Schedule and Game Updates: brownsgab.com

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Mixed Grill with Rib Eyes, Sausages and Bacon Chops

Mixed Grill with Rib Eyes, Sausages and Bacon Chops
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Team: Denver Broncos

Why? A cowboy cookout with meaty bacon chops seems in order for the riders of the AFC West, the Denver Broncos.

Team Schedule and Game Updates: broncosgab.com

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Family-Style Pork Tacos

Family-Style Pork Tacos
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Team: San Diego Chargers

Why? You could call San Diego the surfing capital—and the fish taco capital—of the U.S. But since this is a pigskin roundup, these ancho-spiced pork tacos say “San Diego” to us.

Team Schedule and Game Updates: chargersgab.com

  • More Amazing Pork Recipes

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Cuban Roast Pork Sandwiches with Mojo Sauce

Cuban Roast Pork Sandwiches with Mojo Sauce
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Team: Miami Dolphins

Why? Miami. Cuban sandwiches. Need we say more?

Team Schedule and Game Updates: dolphinsgab.com

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Double-Pork, Double-Cheese Burgers

Double-Pork, Double-Cheese Burgers
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Team: Pittsburgh Steelers

Why? Workingman food for the original workingman's team.

Team Schedule and Game Updates: steelersgab.com

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Cherrystone Clam Chowder with Corn

Cherrystone Clam Chowder with Corn
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Team: New England Patriots

Why? Nothing says New England like creamy fish chowder with bacon.

Team Schedule and Game Updates: patriotsgab.com

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Cider-Basted Baby Back Ribs with Lemon Barbecue Sauce

Cider-Basted Baby Back Ribs with Lemon Barbecue Sauce
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Team: Tennessee Titans

Why? The Titans represent all of Tennessee, but another of our favorite Tennessee pigskin products is Memphis barbecue, particularly its smoky, slow-cooked ribs. These baby-backs come smoked with hickory chips.

Team Schedule and Game Updates: titansgab.com

  • Delicious Pork Chop Recipes

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Deviled Ham Salad on Marbled Rye Bread

Deviled Ham Salad on Marbled Rye Bread
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Team: Oakland Raiders

Why? Fans of the Oakland Raiders have such a fierce reputation, their stadium is sometimes called “The Black Hole.” In their honor, we’ve picked these fantastic deviled ham salad sandwiches.

Team Schedule and Game Updates: raidersgab.com

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Grilled Pork Chops with Corn Salad and Lavender Peach Sauce

Grilled Pork Chops with Corn Salad and Lavender Peach Sauce
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Team: Indianapolis Colts

Why? Peyton Manning in the pocket is a sight as sweet as honey and flowers—just the thing for honey-glazed pork chops with lavender and peaches.

Team Schedule and Game Updates: coltsgab.com

  • More Delicious Pork Chop Recipes

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Roast Bacon-Wrapped Pork

Roast Bacon-Wrapped Pork
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Team: Buffalo Bills

Why? It's so cold in Buffalo, even the pork comes wrapped in an outer layer...of bacon.

Team Schedule and Game Updates: billsgab.com

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Missouri Baby Back Ribs with Apple Slaw

Missouri Baby Back Ribs with Apple Slaw
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Team: Kansas City Chiefs

Why? Kansas City is almost as famous for its Chiefs as it is for its incredible barbecue, evoked by these sticky-sweet baby back ribs with crisp apple-cabbage slaw.

Team Schedule and Game Updates: chiefsgab.com

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Pulled-Pork Tamales

Pulled-Pork Tamales
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Team: Houston Texans

Why? Tex-Mex tamales with luscious pulled pork go well with Houston football.

Team Schedule and Game Updates: texansgab.com

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Midnight Pasta with Tuna, Pancetta and Spinach

Midnight Pasta with Tuna, Pancetta and Spinach
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Team: Jacksonville Jaguars

Why? Florida produces some of the country's finest Atlantic seafood-and a few great football players as well.

Team Schedule and Game Updates: jaguarsgab.com

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    1 of 13 Pork Cheek and Black-Eyed Pea Chili
    2 of 13 Mixed Grill with Rib Eyes, Sausages and Bacon Chops
    3 of 13 Family-Style Pork Tacos
    4 of 13 Cuban Roast Pork Sandwiches with Mojo Sauce
    5 of 13 Double-Pork, Double-Cheese Burgers
    6 of 13 Cherrystone Clam Chowder with Corn
    7 of 13 Cider-Basted Baby Back Ribs with Lemon Barbecue Sauce
    8 of 13 Deviled Ham Salad on Marbled Rye Bread
    9 of 13 Grilled Pork Chops with Corn Salad and Lavender Peach Sauce
    10 of 13 Roast Bacon-Wrapped Pork
    11 of 13 Missouri Baby Back Ribs with Apple Slaw
    12 of 13 Pulled-Pork Tamales
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