Now that the NFL regular season has officially come and gone, it’s time for 14 franchises to duke it out to try and bring home the Vince Lombardi Trophy, with the Denver Broncos making the field for the first time since the club’s last Super Bowl in 2015.
After a 10-7 campaign under head coach Sean Payton, the Broncos will face off against the second-seeded Buffalo Bills in the AFC Wild Card Round, with a potential showdown against the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs awaiting them should they spring the upset in Upstate New York.
As of Thursday, oddsmakers from DraftKings Sportsbook Colorado have the Broncos down as an 8.5-point road underdog against the Bills, with a +340 money line on Bo Nix and company, compared with -440 odds that Buffalo makes it into the Divisional Round next weekend.
As the season progresses into playoffs, BetColorado.com wanted to break from Colorado sports betting coverage and see which NFL fanbases are in it for the long haul – not just for a dynasty team. We created a weighted scoring system that factors in average stadium attendance based on capacity, fan attendance at away games, total X followers, and each team’s record from the 2022-24 regular season.
Ranking Most Loyal NFL Fanbases
Rank | Team | Total Score |
1 | Denver Broncos | 22.5 |
2 | Dallas Cowboys | 25.6 |
3 | Philadelphia Eagles | 27.8 |
4 | Cleveland Browns | 32.4 |
5 | Baltimore Ravens | 32.7 |
6 | Houston Texans | 33.5 |
7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 33.6 |
8 | New England Patriots | 36.3 |
9 | Miami Dolphins | 36.5 |
10 | Cincinnati Bengals | 39.6 |
11 | San Francisco Steelers | 44.6 |
12 | Chicago Bears | 45.3 |
13 | Buffalo Bills | 46.7 |
14 | Seattle Seahawks | 48.5 |
15 | Las Vegas Raiders | 49.4 |
16 | Detroit Lions | 50.7 |
17 | Indianapolis Colts | 51.4 |
18 | Los Angeles Chargers | 54.5 |
19 | Minnesota Vikings | 54.7 |
20 | New Orleans Saints | 56.4 |
21 | Atlanta Falcons | 57.4 |
22 | New York Giants | 58.4 |
23 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 59.4 |
24 | Los Angeles Rams | 59.5 |
25 | Carolina Panthers | 62.3 |
26 | Kansas City Chiefs | 64.8 |
27 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 65.5 |
28 | New York Jets | 66.4 |
29 | Green Bay Packers | 66.5 |
30 | Arizona Cardinals | 68.3 |
31 | Washington Commanders | 70.5 |
32 | Tennessee Titans | 77.3 |
Broncos Named NFL’s Most Loyal Fanbase
Anyone who’s spent a Sunday along the Front Range (or Western Slope) can attest to the commitment that Broncos fans have to their home state team, with bars and restaurants across the Centennial State reaching capacity anytime Denver takes the field each fall.
That loyalty among Broncos fans earned the club the top spot on our most loyal fanbase rankings for the year, with Denver supporters pulling down a total score of 22.5 points, ranking ahead of the Dallas Cowboys (25.6 points), Philadelphia Eagles (27.8 points) and Cleveland Browns (32.4 points).
Throw in the Baltimore Ravens (32.7 points) and Houston Texans (33.5 points) and you have the upper end of the NFL fanbase rankings covered, while supporters of the Tennessee Titans took home the dishonor of being the least loyal fanbase in the league with a total score of 77.3 points, finishing directly behind the 31st ranked Washington Commanders (70.5 points) and No. 30 Arizona Cardinals (68.3 points).
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Christopher Boan has been covering sports and sports betting for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
