ESPN Poll: Denver Broncos now considered Americas Team

[Thebesteva]

:wow Cowboys are 4th, Broncos #1.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11701906/denver-broncos-favorite-team-fans-surveyed-harris-poll

Bettis salty as fuck in this video :cry Broncos dont deserve it

Edit: Sports Illustrated poll

[spurraider21]

How are the Oakland Carr's not #1?

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

:lmao

"This surveyed 2500 people, 1200 knowing what football is"

[Aztecfan03]

Out of the top 10, the only ones I remotely like are Packers, 49ers, and Saints.

[Avante]

The Niners/Cowbots/Steelers the most succesful teams in the Superbowl era. Those three have played in about 20 having won 16.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Everyone knows Carolina is America's team.

and we all know who the President is..

[Thebesteva]

Everyone knows Carolina is America's team.

and we all know who the President is..

Cat newton?

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Cat newton?

http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Cameron+Newton+Obama+Welcomes+BCS+Champion+xEyhbCM jZOol.jpg

[Silver&Black]

No fucking way the Broncos are "America's team". I guess just because they've got Peyton...they're America's team? Were they America's team when Tebow was at the helm?

The Dallas Cowboys are still America's team. And it pains me deeply to say that....I hate the freakin Cowboys. But EVERYBODY in America who follows football keeps up with them. They are the New York Yankees of the NFL. You either love them or hate them...but no matter which one it is....you keep up with and follow them.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

^Yep. The cowboys will always be americas team. You either love them or hate em, alot like America for that matter.

[Chris]

It's the Peyton bandwagon that came over from the Colts. ESPN has already declared him the greatest QB of all time. They run vignettes during other games just to make sure you know who the best QB is.

[BanditHiro]

they are voting for Peyton Manning which is why the Giants got 2nd place, people voted for the wrong Manning.

[Spur-Addict]

I wouldn't want any team I like to carry that designation.

[SupremeGuy]

they are voting for Peyton Manning which is why the Giants got 2nd place, people voted for the wrong Manning.This is probably so true that it's sad, tbh. :lol

[leemajors]

I wouldn't want any team I like to carry that designation.

not a whole lot you can do about it :lol

[DJR210]

The Cowboys bandwagon is already picking up a full head of steam after Sunday. With the Cowboys expected to be the favorites for the next 3 games, imagine the hype when they are sitting at 8-1 atop the NFC.

[Spur-Addict]

not a whole lot you can do about it :lol

But why would I want to? I generally have disdain for these types of franchises. Yankees, Lakers, but not so much the Cowboys because they've sucked for so long. The Yankees have sucked a lot as of late as well, and the Lakers too come to think of it :lol

I actually pity the Cowboys for the most part due in large part because of their ownership, and it's sad that a storied franchise is so excited over having a one loss season to date. That's something that generally should be reserved for the Kansas City Royals of the sports world. But hey, things change :rollin

[DJR210]

Why is it sad that the fan base is excited? Like you said, we have sucked for so long, being a .500 over the last 15 fucking years.

You should know exactly the feeling as a Seahawks fan.

I think there is a difference between getting excited and proclaiming Super Bowl or even NFC East title 6 games in.

[Spur-Addict]

Only our histories are very different. And I refuse to believe there to be any sort of humble nature in the vast majority of these sorts of fan bases. Lets say the Cowboys get back on a roll, make the playoffs a few times consecutively, and hell, even win a SB. You just know that same mentality will re-emerge and the base will be just as they once were, obnoxious. And you can see it now actually, just after a few wins, and a victory obviously that means the world to them as if it's a validation of some sort.

[DJR210]

Only our histories are very different. And I refuse to believe there to be any sort of humble nature in the vast majority of these sorts of fan bases. Lets say the Cowboys get back on a roll, make the playoffs a few times consecutively, and hell, even win a SB. You just know that same mentality will re-emerge and the base will be just as they once were, obnoxious. And you can see it now actually, just after a few wins, and a victory obviously that means the world to them as if it's a validation of some sort.

The fan base is obnoxious, but IMO it's these idiots who are from the opposite end of the country and decide they want to cheer for the most popular team, but as "die hard fans". I think your letting this big group of idiots ruin it for realistic fans.

[Spur-Addict]

The fan base is obnoxious, but IMO it's these idiots who are from the opposite end of the country and decide they want to cheer for the most popular team, but as "die hard fans". I think your letting this big group of idiots ruin it for realistic fans.

I've seen it first hand in Texas. It was quite repulsive actually. But it's true that in all bases there are people that ruin the perception for the whole. It doesn't change the fact that they conjure up perceptions, and those perceptions stick because, they are true due to the fact that they exist.

[manufan10]

It's kind of a catch-22 with this though. The Cowboys' haters continually rub it whenever the Cowboys' lose, so in turn when the Cowboys win the fans do it back to the haters. It's an endless cycle, tbh.

[Spur-Addict]

There's some truth to that, but one caused the other. So I can't necessarily be upset at someone shoving it down their throat because of what they started. It's pretty much getting what they were asking for. It's more about the fan base. There has never been a player on the Cowboys I didn't like, as opposed to the Lakers or Yankees. It's really about the fans for this particular franchise. While the Lakers I just don't like at all, players included (Yankees too).

[leemajors]

But why would I want to? I generally have disdain for these types of franchises. Yankees, Lakers, but not so much the Cowboys because they've sucked for so long. The Yankees have sucked a lot as of late as well, and the Lakers too come to think of it :lol

I actually pity the Cowboys for the most part due in large part because of their ownership, and it's sad that a storied franchise is so excited over having a one loss season to date. That's something that generally should be reserved for the Kansas City Royals of the sports world. But hey, things change :rollin

i am saying cowboys fans can't really do anything about the perception of their team as America's team, just how it is. I've been watching since the early 80s and it was already like det :lol

[Spur-Addict]

i am saying cowboys fans can't really do anything about the perception of their team as America's team, just how it is

Ah, I see. I thought you were directing that towards me. Yeah that's certainly true, can't do anything about that.

[DJR210]

There's some truth to that, but one caused the other. So I can't necessarily be upset at someone shoving it down their throat because of what they started. It's pretty much getting what they were asking for. It's more about the fan base. There has never been a player on the Cowboys I didn't like, as opposed to the Lakers or Yankees. It's really about the fans for this particular franchise. While the Lakers I just don't like at all, players included (Yankees too).

I'll tell you one thing that does annoy me..seeing that faggot Bosley mother fucker LeBron's cheerleading.

[The Gemini Method]

Interesting poll to say the least...I would still consider the moniker belonging to Dallas. I mean, growing up I still remember how riveted the country was when Minnesota thought they got the better end of the Walker deal. My cousin, who moved to Texas, came back after the 2nd Super Bowl and remarked how much Cowboy fever was happening in Texas.

[Blake]

:lmao

"This surveyed 2500 people, 1200 knowing what football is"

:lol

I think there are that many people shopping at the super HEB on any given Sunday

[johnsmith]

Fucking bandwagoners....where do you suppose all these "fans" were when we had the season that resulted in us drafting Von Miller with the 2nd pick?

[manufan10]

I think tv numbers tell a better story, imo.

On Sunday (10/12), AMERICA'S GAME OF THE WEEK on FOX, led by the Dallas Cowboys’ 30-23 victory over the defending Super Bowl (http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/tag/super-bowl-ratings) Champion Seattle Seahawks, posted a season-high 17.4/32 household rating (http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/02/what-is-a-tv-rating-and-who-is-it-dating-2014-15-edition/298788/)/share with 30.0 million viewers, according to Nielsen, and is the highest-rated and most-watched program on all broadcast and cable television since the Academy Awards in March. More significantly, it’s the NFL on FOX’s highest-rated regular season broadcast in nearly three years (17.6/30, 12/4/11) and is the most-watched NFL on FOX regular season Sunday broadcast in 19 years. The game came in +10% in rating and +12% in audience compared to last year’s Week 6 national window (15.8/30, 26.7 million viewers). Season-to-date (three broadcasts), viewership for AMERICA’S GAME OF THE WEEK is averaging 27.8 million, +1% compared to a year ago, +15% compared to CBS' national game average (24.2 million), +28% better than NBC Sunday Night Football (http://tvbythenumbers.com/tag/sunday-night-football-ratings) (21.8 million) and is the highest-rated and most-watched program in all of television, a distinction it has held since 2009.
On Sunday (10/12), AMERICA'S GAME OF THE WEEK on FOX, led by the Dallas Cowboys’ 30-23 victory over the defending Super Bowl (http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/tag/super-bowl-ratings) Champion Seattle Seahawks, posted a season-high 17.4/32 household rating (http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/02/what-is-a-tv-rating-and-who-is-it-dating-2014-15-edition/298788/)/share with 30.0 million viewers, according to Nielsen, and is the highest-rated and most-watched program on all broadcast and cable television since the Academy Awards in March. More significantly, it’s the NFL on FOX’s highest-rated regular season broadcast in nearly three years (17.6/30, 12/4/11) and is the most-watched NFL on FOX regular season Sunday broadcast in 19 years. The game came in +10% in rating and +12% in audience compared to last year’s Week 6 national window (15.8/30, 26.7 million viewers). Season-to-date (three broadcasts), viewership for AMERICA’S GAME OF THE WEEK is averaging 27.8 million, +1% compared to a year ago, +15% compared to CBS' national game average (24.2 million), +28% better than NBC Sunday Night Football (http://tvbythenumbers.com/tag/sunday-night-football-ratings) (21.8 million) and is the highest-rated and most-watched program in all of television, a distinction it has held since 2009.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/15/dallas-cowboys-vs-seattle-seahawks-posts-19-year-households-ratings-high-for-nfl-on-fox/314909/

[Kool Bob Love]

I'm not gonna believe the hype tell the boyz win a Super Bowl. Seen this movie the last 20 years.