Football fans like to celebrate with pre-game tailgating, sporting team jerseys and chanting cheers for their city’s NFL franchise or college team. Now that this year’s Super Bowl has crowned a new champion, football fans can gear up for next year.
The list of top cities for football fans was based on research and comparisons of 240 U.S. cities with at least one college or professional football team. WalletHub used certain criteria to create the ranking, including number of football teams in the city, average ticket prices, stadium capacity and fan attendance.
Division and conference championships, plus Super Bowl wins, were also factored into the ranking’s score. In addition, the teams' approximate “value in millions of dollars" also went into the calculations.
The following cities ranked as the 10 best cities overall for football fans, is ascending order:
10. Cincinnati, Ohio
The city’s NFL team, the Cincinnati Bengals play at Paul Brown Stadium, which opened in August of 2000 and holds 65,515 fans. Cincinnati is also home to the NCAA college football team, the Cincinnati Bearcats, who have won eight conference championships.
9. Oakland, Calif.
The Oakland Raiders play at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum that seats 53,250 Raider Nation fans. The Raiders have won three of their five Super Bowl appearances. Forbes lists the team value at $2.3 million dollars. That said, the Raiders franchise will relocate to Las Vegas possibly as early as 2019, but certainly by 2020 when their new stadium there will be built.
8. Philadelphia, Pa.
The 2018 Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles play at Lincoln Financial Field, which seats 69,176 fans. An average ticket price for an NFL game in Philly can cost $98.69 dollars, according to CNBC Money. The average price for an NCAA college football team, the Temple Owls, who also use the field, can run $28 dollars on vividseats.com.
7. Glendale, Ariz.
University of Phoenix Stadium is home to the NFL Arizona Cardinals and the NCAA Fiesta Bowl. The stadium can seat as many as 73,00 fans, and has hosted two NFL Super Bowls and two NCAA national college championship games. Arizona State football attracts fans to its Sun Devil Stadium in nearby Tempe.
6. Los Angeles, Calif.
The city recently acquired two NFL teams, the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers, who will share a 70,00 seat stadium in Inglewood, Calif. starting in 2019. NCAA football is prevalent in the area as well, with the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans.
5. New York, N.Y.
Home to the New York Giants and the New York Jets, MetLife Stadium can seat 82,500 fans, and until recently has been the only active stadium housing two NFL teams. Met Life Stadium hosted Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.
4. Boston, Mass.
The Boston metropolitan area is home to the New England Patriots, winners of five Super Bowls. NCAA college football teams include the Boston College Eagles. and the Northeastern Huskies.
3. Dallas, Tex.
The Dallas Cowboys have won five Super Bowls. The average ticket price for a Cowboys game can cost $110.20 dollars, as reported by CNBC Money. Forbes listed the Cowboys team value at $4.8 million in 2017. Dallas hosted two NCAA bowl games this year.
2. Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Steelers have won six of their eight Super Bowl appearances. NCAA college football draws fans for the Pittsburgh Panthers, winner of nine national football championships, as cited by ESPN.
1.Green Bay, Wisc.
The Green Bay Packers play at Lambeau Field, where temperatures can be extremely chilly. The Packers website lists the coldest games on record, including a game in December 1967 where the fans sat in minus-13 degree temperatures . . . now that’s a football fan! The Packers have won four of their five Super Bowl appearances. ESPN listed average attendance at 78,00 fans attend the Packers games. 
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