32. Miami Dolphins - Miami is a front-runner town. They have the Heat now, so not much interest in Ryan Tannehill and company even though they are in the hunt for a wild card. They do need a new stadium, but with the beautiful Miami weather, this stadium should be packed. They have the league's second lowest attendance this year (62,447/game) filling only 83.1% of the stadium. 31. St. Louis Rams - St. Louis is a great baseball town. Yes, the Rams have been bad for years now, but even the "greatest show on turf" shine wore off pretty quickly once the team slipped back into mediocrity. The Rams have recently been talked about as a possible team to move back to L.A, and fans do not seem to care too much. 30. San Diego Chargers - With some of the talent they have had recently, they should pack the stadium each week. Even when Ladainian Tomlinson was with the team, they failed to average a sellout and routinely finish near the very bottom in attendance. 29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - The post-Super Bowl shine wore off quickly in Tampa. At their best, Raymond James is loud and rocking. When times are bad, they struggle to get anybody in the stadium. I visited the Bucs Facebook page during a prime-time Thursday night game earlier this season, and the first thing I saw was the cover photo reading "Tickets as low as $35" for Thursday night football. Granted, they have had some rough seasons recently, and Schiano has lost the fan base, but this team has some excellent young talent. With the right coach, I can see them having a turn around season in 2014 like the Chiefs did this year. I have been to Tampa a few times and the interest level for the Bucs always seem very low with the residents of Tampa. Ownership did take advantage of the fan base after the Super Bowl win, but are on the right track winning fans back. Spending money in free agency and promising that all home Bucs games will be televised this year, something that has been rare due to blackouts. Love the city, though! 28. Jacksonville Jaguars - Give these fans some credit. Despite a terrible team recently, they still manage to fill 88.8% of the stadium. Still, near the bottom in attendance year after year and seems to be a pretty low-interest with the team, even when they were good. 27. Arizona Cardinals - The fan base is growing since their recent Super Bowl appearance, but many fans in Arizona are transplants and the Cardinals are their #2 team. I like the Cardinals and Larry Fitzgerald deserves a winning team. This fan base is on the rise and will continue to grow with success. 26. Atlanta Falcons - Like Miami, Atlanta is a front-runner town. Despite having an excellent 2012 season, they still could not average a sellout. 25. Carolina Panthers - A fan base on the rise. Cam Newton can have this fan base explode if he can lead them to a Super Bowl victory. 24. Detroit Lions - These fans probably deserve more credit with all this franchise has put them through. Stafford and Calvin Johnson are bringing the fans back. 23. San Fransisco 49ers - It must have been easy to be a 49ers fan during the Joe Montana and Steve Young days, but these fans get a knock for 2003 - 2010. All fans seemingly disappeared as the 49ers were not relevant for the first time in a long time. Now that they are back as one of the most dominant teams in the NFL, fans are everywhere. It is easy to support a winner, but where was everyone when they were losing? 22. Houston Texans - Bud Adams broke the hearts of Houston fans when he moved the Oilers to Tennessee. They have gained momentum over the last few years. Smart fan base which is only continuing to grow. 21. New York Jets - New York always has been and always will be a baseball city. Nothing unites NYC like the Yankees. The Jets do not get the same amount of love as the Giants. 20. Tennessee Titans - This fan base is underrated. They sell out almost every home game, and the stadium is loud and rocking on game day despite having only one real marketable player in Chris Johnson. I can not rank them any higher though as I have been to TN often and the Titans take a second place to the Tennessee Vols. Folks in Tennessee sure love their football. 19. Cincinnati Bengals - (*Note - I am a Bengals fan and have lived in Cincinnati area my entire life.) Cincinnati is a great sports town. No matter what time of year it is, we always have something going on in the sports world. Football? Go Bengals. Baseball? We have the Reds. We also have some of the best college sports options in the country with University of Cincinnati, Ohio State, Xavier, and even University of Kentucky, Louisville, and the IU Hoosiers. We also have some of the best high school football in all the land. We even have a NHL affiliate minor league hockey team in the Cincinnati Cyclones. This is a sports mad city, but being from Cincinnati, I can say the Bengals fans have some work to do. We certainly have our fair share of die-hard fans, but many fans are still skeptical of Bengals stubborn owner, Mike Brown. Not many Bengals fans are very fond of him. Brown has a reputation for putting as little money into the team as possible. Things are getting better, though. With the re-signing of Geno Atkins and the doing well in recent drafts, the Bengals fans are finally getting a taste of being a perennial playoff caliber team. As a die-hard Bengals fan, I can honestly say we have way too many fair weather fans in Cincy. During a good season fans are in black and orange chanting "WHO DEY!!!". During a bad season? Fans are quick to put away their jersey and start wearing their favorite college team. We have plenty of options in Cincy, but if Brown can continue keep our good talent and prove he wants to win as much as the fans, the Bengals may just win over all the fair weather fans for good. Once that happens, we will be marching our way up this list. 18. New England Patriots - Surprised? You shouldn't be. I know there are some truly great Pats fans out there, but I've never personally met a Patriots fan who could name more than three starters on defense in any given season. Brady this, Brady that. Which is fine. Brady is a phenomenal quarterback and one of the best in history, but these fans seemingly came from out of nowhere after Brady took over. How many Patriots fans were there before Brady snagged the starting role from Bledsoe? To me, most of the Patriots fans are just Tom Brady fans. I've also been told by a friend who attended a Pats game that the stadium was ridiculously quiet on game day. There just is not the same passion for the Patriots as there is for the Red Sox in Boston. 17. New York Giants - The Giants get more love than the Jets, but still a baseball mad city. Before Eli won the Super-Bowl fans wanted him gone, referring to him as "Peyton's adopted brother". 16. Minnesota Vikings - Only the Vikings and Bills know what it is like going to 4 Super-Bowls but no rings. Give this fan base some credit. They are a loud and passionate fan base. One of the loudest stadiums in the league when they have a team to be proud of.
15. Oakland Raiders - A large national fan base, but they take a huge hit for their attendance. They have the lowest attendance in the NFL this year, and it has been that way for a while now. 14. Baltimore Ravens - Baltimore was a little spoiled after the Ravens won the Super Bowl in only their fifth season since their arrival. Fans love the tough defensive teams. Ray Lewis will be missed in Baltimore. 13. Washington Redskins - Nothing unites Washington like the Redskins. With Robert Griffin in town, the future is looking bright again for 'skins fans. 12. Indianapolis Colts - The Colts have some great fans...now. Hard to put them higher than this. Before Peyton arrived in Indy, Colts fans were seemingly non-existent. Peyton did wonders for this franchise and the Colts now boast one of the best fan bases in the NFL. 11. Cleveland Browns - Putting my Bengals' bias aside for a moment, these fans have been through hell. They still pack Brown's games and are loyal and passionate after years of losing. Props to Cleveland. 10. New Orleans Saints - Saints fans have popped up everywhere following their Super-Bowl victory. They have one of the best home field advantages and New Orleans now has some of the most passionate fans in the NFL. 9. Chicago Bears - Fans in Chicago are still holding hope that Jay Cutler can get them back to a Super-Bowl. The glory days are long gone, but with Trestman in town, there is renewed hope that the Lombardi trophy will be making its way to Chicago soon. 8. Denver Broncos - I have been fortunate enough to attend a Broncos game this year. Denver is a football town and loves their Broncos. The stadium is loud. The fans are smart and passionate. They also treated Raiders fans well. Maybe they just felt sorry for them. 7. Kansas City Chiefs - One of the most underrated fan base in sports. Kansas City has some of the best tailgating in the NFL and is like a college football atmosphere during the NFL season. The fans are loud and with Andy Reid in KC, the future looks bright. 6. Dallas Cowboys - Cowboys fans may be the most disliked in all the league by other fans. People claim they have the most bandwagon fans of any team ever. They sure do have their fair share (and then some) of bandwagon fans. This may be a result of them showing up every 30 seconds on ESPN during the NFL season. But, they have been ridiculously mediocre for years now, but still finish top 3 in merchandise sales every season. Being dubbed "America's Team" may be a stretch these days, but the fans still love to support the 'boys, that shows every year in merch sales. 5. Pittsburgh Steelers - As much as it pains me to say, the Steelers have one of the best fan bases in the NFL. This is not a surprise; just tough to admit. They take a slight knock this year for the low attendance ( 93.5% capacity) during a rough season. 4. Seattle Seahawks - A very underrated fan base. One of the loudest, if not THE loudest fans in the NFL. Kansas City would be the only other fan base that may be louder. I rank these fans so high because, other than the last couple years, they have not had much to cheer about, but they still show up and pack the stadium and cause nightmares for the opponents offense. Probably the best home field advantage in the NFL right now. Russel Wilson and company are off the best start in franchise history. 3. Philadelphia Eagles - But the fans are mean, nasty, and throw snowballs at Santa!! Please. Philly fans ooze with passion. They bleed green. Every fan base in the NFL have their fair share of idiot fans. Just take about 30 seconds on YouTube. And by the way, the Santa incident happened 45 years ago. Time to move on. Plus, it was a replacement Santa who was drunk. I respect Philly fans. They are passionate, loyal and Intense. Also, despite never bringing home a Super Bowl victory, they show up every single year and sell out the games. While some Philly fans get out of line, it happens in every NFL stadium. Hostile towards opposing fans wearing opponents jerseys? Fine. This is the NFL. Football. 1. (Tie) Green Bay Packers - Smallest city in the NFL. The city shuts down on Sundays. No other franchise has a connection to its fans like the Packers. This is a given. No surprise. 1. (Tie) Buffalo Bills - Now THIS is surprising, right? Shouldn't be. Weather.com ranked Buffalo as the worst weather town in the NFL. Oh, and they don't play in a dome. They don't need to nor do they want to. Furthermore, think of how much these fans have been put through. The four straight Super-Bowl losses and the music city miracle (forward pass) for a couple reminders. The team itself has been irrelevant for years, but somehow these fans find it in them to brave the weather and pack the Ralph every single season. They also have one of the best tailgating atmospheres in the NFL. It isn't uncommon to see former players and even the great Jim Kelly on game day either. Tailgating and packing the stadium every Sunday with Buffalo's weather is admirable. These are the most loyal fans in the NFL. The Bills have not been to the playoffs in 14 seasons, but turn on the Bills on a Sunday, and you'd have no idea judging by the fans. They are loud and intense on game day. The future is looking bright in Buffalo with EJ Manual, CJ Spiller, Steve Johnson and company. Buffalo's time is coming. Hopefully they can reward these great fans with some playoff appearances soon. Doesn't take long to see the passion in Buffalo.
Interesting, https://blogs.emory.edu/sportsmarke...-equity-maybe-the-cowboys-are-america’s-team/ It's basically impossible to quantify. The only thing people can ever agree on is that Green Bay Packers fas are always one of the best fan bases in sports. EDIT: And just double checked the link I posted and they are 14 there, so I guess they can't even agree on that
Colts have some of the worst fans, didnt thousands of season ticket holders cancel their tickets after the Colts released Peyton? http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/18/colts-struggling-to-sell-tickets/ 4,000 season ticket holders cancelled. Couldnt even handle one non-playoff season. They all came back real quickly to last year when they started winning, how pathetic.
I give more credit to fans that go through long stretches of failure compared to fans who go through long stretches of success.
ranked us too low. we get more shit on by the media and other fans than any franchise. can't mention I'm a Jets fan without some dickhead talking shit. a lot harder to support this franchise than most teams.
The Bills have the best fan base? Yeah right. They have one of the worst fan bases. 1st off, you can buy season tickets for $250.00 and they still don't sell out every game. Ralph has to come up with mega bucks every home game just so the game will be a sell out. Let's not forget that the Bills, in their prime couldn't even sell out playoff games when they were playing in 4 straight Superbowls. The greatest game in Bills history (The Comeback game) was BLACKED OUT! Screw the Bills and all their scumbag fans.
The idea of the "best fanbase" is pretty subjective. Hence, here is another ranking where the Jets are #3 and and the Bills are #24. https://blogs.emory.edu/sportsmarketing/nfl/best-fans-in-the-nfl/ EDIT: Never mind, just saw this was already posted.
when Buf is good they have a better homefield advantage than us and most of the league but that stadium has been a ghost town since the turn of the century like it was in the pre Kelly days as well. Let's not pretend Buf is GB.
