For Australian sports fans, the NFL can feel like a completely different world — but look closely, and there are plenty of familiar characters.
With the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams set to make history at the MCG, we've matched every AFL club with its NFL equivalent, using history, identity, success and fan culture to find the closest fit.
Some pairings are obvious. Others might be a little harder to swallow.
The comparison between the two leagues will be based on history, identity and fan bases, not how similar they are in terms of competitiveness or win-loss record as of this current date.
Hawthorn Hawks
New England Patriots
Success, success, success. The 2010's were defined by the consistency of winning these organisations shared across the decade, both having collected the major prize three times each in their respective leagues.
The two have also battled through controversial scandals and sagas within their organisations during this dominance, and have come out all the better for it.
