According to a new Harris Poll, the Denver Broncos are America’s most popular team. Theyre followed by the NY Giants (who have moved up two spots to 2nd)
and the Green Bay Packers (who dropped one spot to 3rd). The Dallas Cowboys, last year’s most popular team, dropped to the #4 spot this year.
Rounding out
the top five favorite football teams are the Pittsburgh Steelers, up two
spots from 7th to 5th.
The Harris Poll of 2,543 adults (1,275
of whom follow professional football) were surveyed online between Sept. 10-17, 2014.
The
Seattle Seahawks have really taken off this year, soaring up six spots
to the 6th position on the list. The San Francisco 49ers have risen one
spot to 7th, while the New England Patriots have dropped three spots to
8th. Completing the top ten are the Chicago Bears, falling three spots
to 9th, and the New Orleans Saints, rising one spot to 10th.
The
Jacksonville Jaguars are at the bottom of the list for the fifth year
running, though at least this time around theyre not alone-they share
the spot with the Tennessee Titans this year.
Early favorites for the big game
There
may be plenty of games left to play before the Super Bowl arrives, but
it’s never too early for fans to have a pick for the big game. Nearly
three in ten of those who follow professional football (28 percent) say
the Seattle Seahawks will be the Super Bowl champs in February, while
roughly two in ten (19 percent) say it will be the Denver Broncos. Just
under one in ten (9 percent) believe the San Francisco 49ers will win
the Super Bowl.
Who follows pro football?
No matter what goes
on behind the scenes, America’s love of football carries on. It was once
again crowned America’s favorite sport a January Harris Poll, and as
stated earlier, 55 percent of U.S. adults say they follow professional
football, on par with last year’s 54 percent.
As might be
expected, men are more likely than women to say they follow professional
football (69 percent vs. 43 percent). Regionally, those in the Midwest
(61 percent) are more likely to follow professional football than those
in the East (52 percent) or the South (53 percent). Additionally, those
with children under 18 in their households are more likely than those
without to follow pro football (61 percent and 52 percent,
respectively).
Methodology
This
Harris Poll was conducted online within the United States between
September 10 and 17, 2014 among 2,543 adults (aged 18 and over), 1,275
of whom follow professional football. Figures for age, sex,
race/ethnicity, education, region and household income were weighted
where necessary to bring them into line with their actual proportions in
the population. Propensity score weighting was also used to adjust for
respondents propensity to be online.
