Peyton Manning and the Broncos rank No. 4 among Americans’ favorite NFL teams. (John Leyba, The Denver Post)
The Cowboys — in spite of Greg Hardy and Jerry Jones — have reclaimed their title as America’s favorite NFL team.
, the Broncos fell from the top spot last year to No. 4 among fans’ favorite NFL teams this year. The Packers and Patriots are tied at No. 2, and the Steelers remained at No. 5 for the second consecutive year.
The Chicago Bears, now led by former Broncos coach John Fox, somehow moved up two spots from No. 9 to rank No. 7 this year. And Eli Manning’s Giants fell from No. 2 to No. 8.
The Harris Poll, which surveyed 2,368 U.S. adults between Sept. 9-17, 2015, also found:
- The Cowboys are the favorites among adults 30-64, Southerners, Blacks, and Hispanics.
- American men and adults living on the east coast claim the Patriots as their favorite team.
- Women, Midwesterners, and whites are love the Packers the most. As do Americans between the ages of 18-24 and 65 and older.
- Americans between the ages of 25-29 prefer the Steelers.
- And Westerners and Asians root for the 49ers the most.
- The Broncos rank fourth among expected Super Bowl champions, with 7 percent of participants believing they’ll win. The Patriots (23 percent), Seahawks (15 percent) and Packers (13 percent) rank higher.
- And most Americans want a day off after the Super Bowl. Of course.
The complete list, with last year’s ranking in parentheses:
1. Cowboys (4)
2-T. Packers (3)
2-T. Patriots (8)
4. Broncos (1)
5. Steelers (5)
6. Seahawks (6)
7. Bears (9)
8. Giants (2)
9. 49ers (7)
10. Saints (10)
11. Cardinals (19)
12. Falcons (22)
13. Redskins (14)
14. Eagles (15-T)
15. Raiders (18)
16. Panthers (28)
17-T. Dolphins (15-T)
17-T. Colts (26)
19. Bills (20-T)
20. Lions (13)
21-T. Jets (11)
21-T. Ravens (23-T)
23. Vikings (12)
24. Texans (27)
25. Bengals (17)
26. Chiefs (23-T)
27. Browns (20-T)
28. Buccaneers (30)
29. Titans (31-T)
30-T. Chargers (23-T)
30-T. Rams (29)
32. Jaguars (31-T)
