Best fans in the NFL (and I don't just say that because I'm a Bills fan)

[Billsfed1]

 

[hondo in seattle]

For a long time I considered the distinct possibility that I was just being a homer when I said we had the best fans in the NFL.  But not any more.  

 

I remember back in the 90s, there would be 80,000 people in the stands and, according to some estimates, maybe another 20,000 outside in the parking lot.  When have the Chicago Bears or LA Rams, for example, ever drawn 10% of the metro population to a game?

 

Pittsburgh fans are great.  But they have a competitive team year after year.  The Bills, despite recent success, still have a sub .500 all time record.  The mafia shows up even when we suck.  Few teams can say that about their fans.  

 

And I saw an article once that tried to tabulate fan giving.  No fanbase came close to the mafia.  I saw another article written by a guy who visited every NFL stadium.  He said the pregame fan experience in Buffalo was unparalleled.   

 

You can't measure fandom by attendance because some stadiums, and metro areas, are bigger.  In fact, teams like Denver and New England don't just represent a city, they represent an entire region.  And you can't measure fandom by merch sales for the same reason.  When you find ways to measure passion and loyalty, the Bills win.  

[Another Fan]

Vincent Gallo really says it best the first 25 seconds of this video below.

 

 

 

It is just deeper with this fanbase than other teams.  

 

Pittsburgh and Cleveland have great fans but I would still say unbiasedly the Bills are the most passionate in the NFL.