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Study says Arizona Cardinals have most bandwagon fans in NFL

By Sean Wagner-McGough | Staff Writer

July 16, 2015 2:44 pm ET

...According to a new study conducted by Emory University, the Arizona Cardinals have the most bandwagon fans in the league. The study specifically says that Cardinals "fans are most responsive to winning percentage in the NFL based on our statistical model of attendance."...

Here's how the list shakes out:

1.Cardinals


2.Saints


3.Bills


4.Raiders


5.Redskins


6.Rams


7.Jaguars


8.Bengals


9.Chargers


10.Browns

Emory University also looked into other areas of NFL fandom. Among the most surprising of their discoveries was that Seahawks fans ranked very poorly in terms of "fan equity" in 2014. Fan equity measures "fans willingness to financially support their team." Meanwhile, the Cowboys ranked first in the NFL.

Anyways, you can read the full study here. https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/esma/...lity-analysis/

Source: Study says Arizona Cardinals have most bandwagon fans in NFL - CBSSports.com

jeanpierre

And for those unaware, Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia...

Saint in Aus

Did lol at "study"

WhoDat!656

I am going to leave this here!

RaginCajun83

The Dude

I can believe that. Before Payton got here we were pretty much totally irrelevent outside a handful of seasons. Why would anyone from a town that doesnt have an NFL team pick a perrenial loser to be their team of choice? We all watched them and cheered for them no matter what. Because they were ours and attached to the city. We had fun going to games win or lose because they were and are a part of us.
A team all of a sudden gets good and sure a lot of people who dont have an NFL team in their state are going to pick you. Everyone likes to pull for a winner.

I dont think the writer meant that WE are bandwagon fans.

aintasinner

The old Tulane stadium and the Superdome have always been packed for Saints games. We have a very long line of people waiting for season tickets and we're bandwagon fans? Emory University needs to take a look at all those empty seats in the Georgia Dome before they declare Saints fans to be bandwagon fans. Better yet, they can look at all the black and gold in the stands we we play the Falcons in their home stadium.

FinSaint

Hmmm...

That's actually the reason why I became a fan back in the day. That and their cool uniforms.

RailBoss

Send your Kid to Emory in Atlanta and pay the ridiculous tuition.
Two things: This is what your paying for some off the wall Fan study.
Plus the risk of your student becoming a Falcons Fan.
Slow Football week I guess!

hagan714

there is only one other group of fans that compare to saints fans over the years. Pats fans. we both were losers for years and yet we both had loyalty no matter what. I remember the days wearing saints gear out of town getting laugh at. Grand parents lived right down the road from the pats stadium. early on i saw same love for a crappie team. But hell that is our team mentality rang out loud and clear. seahawk none of them compare

wish i can find the study done before we even made our first playoff game. pats and saints were listed as among the top 5 of all fan bases in loyalty. Both also ranked top 5 in knowledge of the game among the fan bases.

so i do not get this piece so much on a local level as much as nation wide.

Those fad happy fans that think offense should put up 100 pts a game. those i can do with out.

"We may have lost the game, but you'll be hurting tomorrow." Doug Atkins