A football flag does not need a complicated design to make its point. The Sundays Are For NFL series takes a straightforward approach: bold lettering, a team name, and colors associated with that team's fan base.
The result is a flag designed to be understood quickly, including when it is moving outdoors. Instead of treating the flag as a miniature poster packed with details, the design gives a few large elements room to do the work.
This guide explains what makes the series distinctive, how it compares with other football flags, where these flags work best, and what to consider before choosing one for game day.
What Are Sundays Are For NFL Flags?
Sundays Are For NFL flags are football fan flags built around the phrase “SUNDAYS ARE FOR” followed by a team name or football reference. The format uses large, high-contrast typography and team-inspired colors so the message remains easy to recognize from a distance.
That makes the concept particularly well suited to flags. A porch or yard flag is rarely viewed from a few inches away. People see it from the sidewalk, street, driveway, or another part of a parking lot, often while the fabric is moving.
The designs therefore emphasize a short message rather than small decorative details. Examples such as “SUNDAYS ARE FOR THE LIONS,” “SUNDAYS ARE FOR THE BROWNS,” and the more general “SUNDAYS ARE FOR FOOTBALL” show how the same visual idea can work for both team-specific and broader football fandom.
The format is also the Sunday-football counterpart to Bannerfi's broader Saturdays Are For flag series and its college football flag collection guide.
How the Design Works
The strength of the Sundays Are For format is its simplicity. Large letters occupy most of the available flag area, while broad blocks of contrasting color separate the phrase into easy-to-scan sections.
That approach matters more on a flag than it would on a poster or T-shirt. Fabric bends, folds, ripples, and occasionally wraps around itself. Fine details can disappear as soon as the flag moves. Large lettering has a better chance of remaining identifiable under normal outdoor viewing conditions.
Typography does most of the work
The team name is not a small caption underneath a complicated illustration. It is part of the main visual statement. That makes the design useful for fans who prefer a bold text-based look rather than a flag dominated by detailed graphics.
Readable lettering is a broader principle of good flag design. If you are comparing typography for your own design, the same considerations are covered in our guide to choosing fonts that stay readable on custom flags.
Color makes the design recognizable faster
Team-inspired color combinations give each version its own identity before the viewer finishes reading the words. The Lions example uses blue, silver, white, and dark contrast; the Browns example uses brown, orange, and white; and the general football version uses red, white, and dark blue.
Because color carries so much visual weight, the designs do not need to crowd the fabric with extra elements. The result is a cleaner flag that can communicate quickly.
How They Compare With Other Football Flags
Sundays Are For flags are best understood as statement flags. Conventional fan flags often make a logo, mascot, crest, or other graphic the focal point. This series makes the game-day message the focal point instead.
Neither approach is automatically better. The useful question is what you want the flag to communicate. If you want a straightforward Sunday-football declaration that can be understood quickly, the typography-first format has a clear advantage.
Where to Display an NFL Flag
The best location is somewhere the flag can be seen clearly without interfering with doors, walkways, vehicles, power lines, or other obstacles. For most football fans, that means a porch, front yard, tailgate, garage, or dedicated watch space.
Front porch
A porch-mounted flag works well when you want the display visible from the street without dedicating yard space to a freestanding pole. Before installing a bracket, check that the flag has enough clearance to move without repeatedly striking siding, gutters, railings, or nearby landscaping.
For a residential setup, follow the practical placement guidance in how to display a flag on a house or porch.
Front yard
A yard setup can give a full-size flag more open space and better visibility. The pole, mounting hardware, and flag size should work together rather than being selected independently.
If you already know the flag size you want to display, use the flagpole sizing guide to match it with an appropriate pole.
Garage or indoor watch space
A flag does not have to fly outdoors. Large typographic designs can also work as wall displays in garages, recreation rooms, or football watch spaces.
Indoor mounting also reduces exposure to sun, wind, rain, and abrasion, making it a useful option for someone who wants the flag primarily as football decor rather than as a permanent outdoor display.
How to Choose the Right Display Setup
Start with location, then choose the flag and mounting method. A flag intended for a compact porch has different requirements from one meant to identify a tailgate across a parking lot.
If a conventional flagpole is not practical, there are also several ways to display a flag without a flagpole.
Using NFL Flags at Tailgates
A flag is particularly useful at a tailgate because it can serve two purposes at once: showing team support and making your setup easier to spot. In a large parking area filled with tents and vehicles, height and a simple design can provide much better visibility than decorations kept at table level.
Placement still matters. Do not put a pole where it creates a trip hazard, blocks vehicle movement, or depends on an unstable improvised base. Wind exposure can also be considerably greater in an open parking lot than beside a protected house.
For a more complete setup, the tailgating with flags guide covers placement and practical game-day considerations.
Keeping a Football Flag Looking Good
Outdoor flags are exposed to wind, sunlight, moisture, dirt, and repeated movement. How long a flag stays presentable depends heavily on those conditions and how it is handled, so no outdoor flag should be treated as maintenance-free.
Wind deserves particular attention. Strong conditions increase stress on the fabric, stitching, and attachment points. Taking a flag down during severe weather can reduce unnecessary wear. Our guide to wind conditions and flag protection explains when outdoor exposure becomes a concern.
Clean it before long-term storage
If the flag becomes dirty during the season, use appropriate cleaning methods for polyester rather than aggressive scrubbing or harsh treatment. The complete polyester flag washing guide covers the process in more detail.
Store it clean and dry
At the end of the football season, make sure the flag is fully dry before putting it away. Avoid cramming it into a damp container or leaving it compressed underneath heavy items.
For a flag you plan to bring back every season, the same principles used for cleaning and storing seasonal flags help reduce avoidable creasing, dirt buildup, and storage-related damage.
Are Sundays Are For Flags Good Gifts?
A Sundays Are For flag can be a practical gift for a football fan when you know the team they support and have some idea of where they could display it. It is particularly relevant for fans with a porch, yard, tailgate setup, garage, or dedicated game-watching space.
The format can also work for someone who already owns common fan gear. A flag serves a different purpose from clothing or small memorabilia because it becomes part of the person's home or game-day environment.
Before ordering for a deadline, allow enough time for production and delivery. Bannerfi's standard turnaround is approximately 10–15 days for delivery, while express turnaround is approximately 5–9 days.
If you cannot find the exact idea you have in mind, Bannerfi also offers custom flags with design assistance available. Custom flag orders can use uploaded artwork or a professionally assisted design, with digital proofs provided before production when applicable.
Final Recommendations
Choose a Sundays Are For NFL flag if you want a football display built around a simple game-day statement rather than a complicated graphic. The large lettering and team-inspired color combinations make the concept especially suited to porches, yards, tailgates, garages, and watch spaces where the flag needs to communicate from more than a few feet away.
Before choosing a design, decide where you plan to display it and how far away it will usually be viewed. Then match the flag with suitable mounting hardware and protect it from unnecessarily harsh weather.
Start with the NFL Flags collection to see currently available options. College football fans can explore the College Football Flags collection, while the broader Saturdays Are For Flags collection extends the same weekend-first idea beyond Sunday football.
