The question of who has the the best fans has been debated 4,983,823,422 times and counting now on various message boards across the internet and at bars. Well, American City Business Journals attempts to answer that question using a formula for fan loyalty. They ranked all 32 teams based on seven categories from 1996-2006; the first three concentrate on support and the other four are based on the difficulty of supporting that team:
- Average attendance
- Percent of capacity
- Attendance fluctuation
- Winning %
- Market population
- Per capita income
- December temperature
The winner? Cleveland, followed by Kansas City and Philly.
Here’s the entire list:
- Cleveland Browns
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Green Bay Packers
- Dallas Cowboys
- Buffalo Bills
- Houston Texans
- Denver Broncos
- Baltimore Ravens
- Washington Redskins
- New York Giants
- Carolina Panthers
- Miami Dolphins
- St. Louis Rams
- New England Patriots
- Detroit Lions
- San Francisco 49ers
- New York Jets
- Minnesota Vikings
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- San Diego Chargers
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- New Orleans Saints
- Indianapolis Colts
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Chicago Bears
- Tennessee Titans
- Seattle Seahawks
- Arizona Cardinals
- Atlanta Falcons
- Oakland Raiders
Links:
[MSNBC]: Cleveland is No. 1 in rankings of NFL fan loyalty
[Biz Journals.com]: All 32 teams ranked
