Study: Cowboys fans are best in NFL

[polamalubeast]

A new study from Emory University is sure to turn some heads and anger Dallas Cowboys demonizers all around the world.

The Cowboys are not only "America's Team", but they are also have "the best fans" in the NFL according to Mike Lewis and Manish Tripathi at Emory Sports Marketing Analytics. The authors define "best" as "the most avid, engaged, passionate and supportive fans."

However, the study relies heavily on market outcomes, like attendance, prices and revenues. So if a fan base spends more money on its team, then it's likely that fan base gets a higher ranking. Of course, that skews towards teams in big cities with more affluent populations -- hello, Dallas.


Rounding out the top five are the New England Patriots, New York Giants, Baltimore Ravens and, most surprisingly, New York Jets. Apparently, fans like winning (who knew?); the Patriots, Giants and Ravens have combined for eight Super Bowl wins since 2000. While the Jets don't win consistently, they play in the top media market in the country, and they're always entertaining, for better or worse.

Surely, every team's fans have grounds to protest the study. The Seahawks faithful -- or the 12s -- came in 26th, despite making the Super Bowl two years in a row and staking claim to being the loudest fan base in the league. (Chiefs fans, who follow the 12s at No. 27, would beg to differ.)

Steelers fans are noted travelers -- they bring that Terrible Towel everywhere -- but Pittsburgh's supporters are pretty average, ranking 14th in the study.


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[Texasteel]

I did my own study for about 35 years. Words that were not used and should have been would be arrogant, fat headed, obnoxious, loud mouthed, ignorant, and self absorbed. I have a bunch more words describing them, but my grandkids may read this later.

[Steelman]

I did my own study for about 35 years. Words that were not used and should have been would be arrogant, fat headed, obnoxious, loud mouthed, ignorant, and self absorbed. I have a bunch more words describing them, but my grandkids may read this later.

Yeah...living in Dallas I can second this motion.

Aside from all of the described above, in my experience Cowboys "fans" are also among the least knowledgeable about the actual game of football.

[stillers4me]

Aside from all of the described above, in my experience Cowboys "fans" are also among the least knowledgeable about the actual game of football.

I take it you've never lived in Cincinnati.

[salamander]

Cowboys fans are right up there with Seattle and New England fans.

[st33lersguy]

If you mean in terms of whining, then yes the conclusion would be valid. There are Brokeback Cowboys fans that are STILL whining about the overturned catch, haha.

[polamalubeast]

If you mean in terms of whining, then yes the conclusion would be valid. There are Brokeback Cowboys fans that are STILL whining about the overturned catch, haha.

And they forget that the Cowboys were helped by a controversial call the week before against the lions

Also, no guarantee that the Cowboys would have won this game if the catch would have been good.The defense was unable to stop an injured Aaron Rodgers in the 2nd half

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[st33lersguy]

Also, no guarantee that the Cowboys would have won this game if the catch would have been good.The defense was unable to stop an injured Aaron Rodgers in the 2nd half

I am sure they wouldn't have. The Packers drove into field goal range before taking a knee after getting the game clinching first down on the first play after the 2-minute warning

[GBMelBlount]

I take it you've never lived in Cincinnati.

I think the average person in Cincinnati knows more about beg bugs than bengals.

[tube517]

[silver & black]

LOL! I think we all know better than that.

[st33lersguy]

Everybody knows Steeler nation is the best fanbase in the NFL

[Count Steeler]

Ho hum.

[Butch]

They base this on what the fans have to spend to watch their team, if you ask me the cowboy fans are the most ripped off fanbase not the best. Hell even the Packers were not ranked very high on this survey. simply stated just because you spend more does not make you a great fanbase.

[tube517]

[Godfather]

We haven't had the opportunity to prove ourselves because we haven't gone through a period of consistent suckage since the merger.

If I had to pick the best fan base, without black and gold glasses, I'd say the Browns or Saints. Both teams have maintained strong fan support through extended periods of mediocrity to outright terrible football.

I assume we would do the same because a lot of us maintained our Pirates allegiance from 1993-2012 but we haven't had the chance to prove our loyalty in football.