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Ranking NFL team fans from BEST to WORST

Ranking NFL team fans from BEST to WORST

For the third year in a row, Emory University has taken a close look at supporters of the NFL’s 32 teams and ranked those fanbases from best…to worst.

A quick warning to members of the Dawg Pound…prepare yourselves.

The stated goal of the survey is to identify the “most avid, engaged, passionate and supportive fans.” In putting their list together, Emory looked at a number of factors.  They considered 15 years worth of historical data on team performances, market populations, median incomes, won-loss records, ticket prices and box office revenue.

For our purposes, let’s examine Cleveland.

Looking at the Browns’ performance and win/loss records for the last 15 seasons, let’s be honest, it’s not a pretty picture. In terms of market population and median income, there are clearly much larger cities in the league with much more wealth. But it was ticket prices and box office revenues that likely sealed Cleveland’s fate here. Even having raised prices last year, the Browns’ average ticket cost $54.20 last season, the lowest in the league. When your ticket prices are that low, the money that you’re collecting at the gate is not at all what it could be. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not making an argument that admission prices should go through the roof. But even team administrators acknowledge that many of their tickets are selling at double their face value on sites like Craigslist and StubHub.

With all of that taken into consideration, the Cleveland Browns finished next to last on the list, edging out only fans of the Miami Dolphins. (The Bengals came in at #24.) The Browns’ finish was one spot lower than last season. This is probably disappointing to many, but as all Cleveland fans like to note…there’s always next year.

Here’s a look at the full list of the “best” fanbases in the NFL:

  1. Cowboys
  2. Patriots
  3. Giants
  4. Ravens
  5. Jets
  6. Bears
  7. Packers
  8. Saints
  9. Colts
  10. 49ers
  11. Eagles
  12. Texans
  13. Broncos
  14. Steelers
  15. Redskins
  16. Titans
  17. Chargers
  18. Vikings
  19. Cardinals
  20. Falcons
  21. Buccaneers
  22. Panthers
  23. Rams
  24. Bengals
  25. Lions
  26. Seahawks
  27. Chiefs
  28. Bills
  29. Jaguars
  30. Raiders
  31. Browns
  32. Dolphins

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(jj)

 

 

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