Two professors, Mike Lewis and Manish Tripathi of Emory University conducted a study of NFL fans, “2015 NFL Fan Equity Ranking”, and rated the fans of the teams in order from 1-32. They identified the following criteria to make their rankings.
“In terms of the nuts and bolts of what we are about to present, we use fifteen years of data on NFL team performance, ticket prices, market populations, median incomes, won-loss records and multiple other factors. We create statistical models of box office revenue, and then see which teams over- and under- perform the model’s predictions.”
“The winner this year is the Dallas Cowboys followed by the Patriots, Giants, Ravens, and Jets. The Cowboys have a storied history, a market that loves all forms of football, and a world-class stadium.”
“Maybe the biggest surprise is some of the teams that aren’t at the top. The Steelers and Packers have great fan followings. The Seahawks are slowly developing a great fan base. And these teams will do better when we switch to non-financial metrics such as social media following. But for the current “revenue premium” model these teams just don’t price high enough. In a way, these teams with massive season ticket waiting lists are the most supportive of their fans.”
Can you believe these rankings? They’ve got the Eagles fans at number 11. Are you kidding me? There’s no way that all those other teams have better fans than the Birds. Eagles fans are the most knowledgeable, committed and passionate fans in the NFL.
You can see that these ratings are all based on revenue for the team. I don’t consider a true fan rating.
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
This is a Bogus List as most National Media Lists are anymore
To go strictly off of Revenue is not reflective of the True, Passionate Fan Base which the Eagles have always had..
How the Jets & Colts Fans even make the Top 10 is beyond me..
The Steelers, Broncos, Chiefs,Bills, Browns & Seahawks are all rated too low
The Giants, Jets,Ravens,Colts, Texans & Titans are all Rated Too High..
cant agree the Eagles are one of the most knowledgeable and . best fan bases.I think what hurts the rep. and creds. of Eagle fans is the still 700 level acts and mentality, The n.f.l. is working very, very hard to become super and fun and ,family, oriented exp.Female, refs, openly gay players,and very soon a female head coach. So the days of the 700 level behavior by too many Eagle fans has long ago lost its cute, cool and funny stage , It reflects on every poll about Phila. fans ,mostly if the poll was stacked with professorial type of folks, who partake in these polls.Think snowballs and santa claus, , ..The n. f l .is powerful beyond belief ,and they will get their way on just about every,poll, issue, or ruling.This is why the Eagle fans are not frontrunners in others minds.