DIRECTV Names Top NFL 'Displaced Fan' Cities in America

[RonF]

No surprise that most displaced NFL fans for the Cardinals are from St. Louis, however, note that Clevland has the most displaced Steeler fans, interesting.

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DIRECTV analyzed data from more than one million NFL SUNDAY TICKET(TM) subscribers to identify the cities that hold the highest percentage of fans for each NFL team. In addition, the nation's digital satellite television leader is setting out to crown one lucky NFL fan as America's "Ultimate Displaced Fan," and send him or her to Tampa for Super Bowl XLIII and a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Notable among the list of top displaced-fan cities were Las Vegas and Orlando, the only cities to house the highest percentage of displaced fans for more than two different teams. Las Vegas led in displaced fans for the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers, while Orlando played home to the highest percentage of New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions fans. The list revealed several notable city/team relationships such as Washington D.C. housing the highest percentage of displaced fans for its most storied rival, the Dallas Cowboys, or Minneapolis housing the highest percentage of fans for its biggest rival, the Green Bay Packers. (See the attached list for a complete roster of Displaced Fan Cities and how they ranked.)
Below are the U.S. cities/DMAs (Designated Market Areas) featuring the largest out-of-market fan base for each NFL team (based on percentage of NFL SUNDAY TICKET(TM) subscribers in the DMA that have listed the specific team as their favorite). The results exclude all DMAs that are within the home territory of the local team.

1. Arizona Cardinals -- St. Louis, MO

2. Atlanta Falcons -- Greenville-Spartanburg, SC / Asheville, NC

3. Baltimore Ravens -- Harrisburg-Lancaster, PA

4. Buffalo Bills -- Orlando-Daytona, FL

5. Carolina Panthers -- Norfolk, VA

6. Chicago Bears -- Las Vegas, NV

7. Cincinnati Bengals -- Charleston-Huntington, WV

8. Cleveland Browns -- Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL

9. Dallas Cowboys -- Washington, DC

10. Denver Broncos -- Las Vegas, NV

11. Detroit Lions -- Orlando-Daytona, FL

12. Green Bay Packers -- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

13. Houston Texans -- Fresno-Visalia, CA

14. Indianapolis Colts -- Knoxville, TN

15. Jacksonville Jaguars -- Norfolk, VA

16. Kansas City Chiefs -- Des Moines, IA

17. Miami Dolphins -- Atlanta, GA

18. Minnesota Vikings -- Des Moines-Ames, IA

19. New England Patriots -- Orlando-Daytona, FL

20. New Orleans Saints -- Jackson, MS

21. New York Giants -- West Palm Beach, FL

22. New York Jets -- West Palm Beach, FL

23. Oakland Raiders -- Las Vegas, NV

24. Philadelphia Eagles -- Baltimore, MD

25. Pittsburgh Steelers -- Cleveland, OH

26. San Diego Chargers -- Las Vegas, NV

27. San Francisco 49ers -- Portland, OR

28. Seattle Seahawks -- Portland, OR

29. St. Louis Rams -- Fresno-Visalia, CA

30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- Greenville-Spartanburg, SC / Asheville, NC

31. Tennessee Titans -- San Antonio, TX

32. Washington Redskins -- Raleigh-Durham, NC

 

[jf-08]

13. Houston Texans -- Fresno-Visalia, CA

 

[abomb]

That is fascinating stuff.

 

[Perfectionist]

I live in the Greenville, Spartanburg area (South Carolina) and I can't believe that the Cards were not on their list, only Tampa Bay and Atlanta. I guess snow birds are moving back northward.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

13. Houston Texans -- Fresno-Visalia, CA

David Carr

 

[Kablansky]

Interesting to note that the teams are listed in alphabetical order so the Cardinals being #1 is just because they are alphabetically first

 

[Perfectionist]

Interesting to note that the teams are listed in alphabetical order so the Cardinals being #1 is just because they are alphabetically first

Kablansky, Your attention to detail is quite amazing!

 

[CardLogic]

David Carr

Good catch, Chris. I was right along with jkf, thinking, "that makes no freakin' sense!"

 

[Kablansky]

Kablansky, Your attention to detail is quite amazing!

I admit I sound like an ********, but I saw this same post on another messageboard like 4 months ago and everyone thought that Arizona had the most displaced fans. So I was proactive

 

[jf-08]

David Carr

Ah. Gotcha.

 

[Southpaw]

The Giants/Jets tie to West Palm Beach, FL is not totally accurate.

Direct TV subscribers who live in Dade and Broward County set up their receivers to receive West Palm Beach local stations. Miami Dade County set ups get you all the hispanic channels for locals.

 

[freebyrd]

13. Houston Texans -- Fresno-Visalia, CA

carr played for fresno state

 

[Arizona's Finest]

The Giants/Jets tie to West Palm Beach, FL is not totally accurate.

Direct TV subscribers who live in Dade and Broward County set up their receivers to receive West Palm Beach local stations. Miami Dade County set ups get you all the hispanic channels for locals.

South Florida as a whole is considered "NY on the beach"...there are more displaced New Yorkers here then even born and bred natives I would think.

 

[Arizona's Finest]

carr played for fresno state

Furthermore, this list is in alphabetical order