Dallas Cowboys Most Valuable Sports Team in America: Current Value of Every NFL Team
Dallas Cowboys, Most Valuable Sports Team in the U.S. (Getty)
How hugely popular and profitable is the NFL? I’ll tell you. In Forbes’ most recent “The World’s 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams,” all 32 NFL teams made the cut. Yup, even the Buffalo Bills. And they’re not the least rich team either.
Aside from that, and while most of this list makes a lot of sense, there are some other surprises. For example, the Houston Texans are the ninth most valuable sports franchise in the world? Whoa. They’ve never even made the playoffs in their brief 10-year existence.
The Washington Redskins are the 2nd most valuable football team? Umm. I guess winning has nothing to do with a team’s value. Zing!
Also, what’s with the six-time champion Pittsburgh Steelers way down there at No. 17? The Cleveland Browns are worth more than the Steelers? They must really love their football those Ohioans. But wait, that doesn’t explain the Cincinnati Bengals at, ouch, No. 25. But hey, neither they nor anyone else on this list is suffering.
One more surprise: the Dallas Cowboys are now the richest team in America, supplanting the New York Yankees. And so is the way of baseball in comparison to football these days.
| TEAM | VALUE | GLOBAL SPORTS RANKING | |
| 1. | Dallas Cowboys | $1.81 billion | 2 |
| 2. | Washington Redskins | $1.55 billion | 4 |
| 3. | New England Patriots | $1.37 billion | 6 |
| 4. | New York Giants | $1.18 billion | 8 |
| 5. | Houston Texans | $1.17 billion | 9 |
| 6. | New York Jets | $1.14 billion | 10 |
| 7. | Philadelphia Eagles | $1.12 billion | 11 |
| 8. | Baltimore Ravens | $1.07 billion | 12 |
| 9. | Chicago Bears | $1.07 billion | 14 |
| 10. | Denver Broncos | $1.05 billion | 15 |
| 11. | Indianapolis Colts | $1.04 billion | 16 |
| 12. | Carolina Panthers | $1.04 billion | 17 |
| 13. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | $1.03 billion | 18 |
| 14. | Green Bay Packers | $1.02 billion | 20 |
| 15. | Cleveland Browns | $1.02 billion | 21 |
| 16. | Miami Dolphins | $1.01 billion | 22 |
| 17. | Pittsburgh Steelers | $996 million | 23 |
| 18. | Tennessee Titans | $994 million | 24 |
| 19. | Seattle Seahawks | $989 million | 25 |
| 20. | Kansas City Chiefs | $965 million | 27 |
| 21. | New Orleans Saints | $955 million | 28 |
| 22. | San Francisco 49ers | $925 million | 29 |
| 23. | Arizona Cardinals | $919 million | 30 |
| 24. | San Diego Chargers | $907 million | 32 |
| 25. | Cincinnati Bengals | $905 million | 33 |
| 26. | Atlanta Falcons | $831 million | 35 |
| 27. | Detroit Lions | $817 million | 36 |
| 28. | Buffalo Bills | $799 million | 39 |
| 29. | St. Louis Rams | $779 million | 40 |
| 30. | Minnesota Vikings | $774 million | 41 |
| 31. | Oakland Raiders | $758 million | 43 |
| 32. | Jacksonville Jaguars | $725 million | 45 |
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Posted on September 20, 2011, in NFL and tagged football, List, most, nfl, richest, teams, valuable, value. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
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