While geography and old rivalries generally play a large part in deciding which NFL team each state hates the most, one Redditor’s survey revealed a few surprises.
Kmhokies35 asked fellow Reddit users to share which NFL team they hated the most in an unofficial poll and then created an infographic of the United States from the responses.
Surprisingly, while New England pretty much hates the New York Jets, almost everyone in the world hates the New England Patriots. They were the most-hated team in Asia, South America, and in three U.S. states.
Broken down in alphabetical order, these are the NFL’s most-hated teams:
Atlanta Falcons
The New Orleans Saints’ biggest rival, it makes sense that Louisiana and Mississippi listed the Falcons as their least favorite team.
Chicago Bears
Not surprisingly, Michigan and Wisconsin hate the Bears.
Dallas Cowboys
Despite being “America’s team,” the Cowboys have their haters in New Jersey, Virginia, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania. When looking at the most-hated teams by continent, the Cowboys are not too loved in Africa, either.
Denver Broncos
And Arkansas and Missouri hate Colorado.
Green Bay Packers
Everyone’s a Packer Backer–except Minnesota and Illinois that is.
Houston Texans
While Tennessee might have originally gotten their Titans from Houston, they don’t seem to be very happy about it. Along with Kentucky, they really don’t like the Texans.
Minnesota Vikings
North and South Dakota are tightly knit in their hatred of the Vikings.
New England Patriots
Besides the world, New York, Indiana, and Florida also hate this Massachusetts team.
New Orleans Saints
Basically the whole Southeast hates the Saints, excluding Florida and their home state of Louisiana, of course. Alabama, Georgia, and both Carolinas are holding onto a regional rivalry, naming the Saints their most hated team in the NFL.
New York Jets
New England hates the Jets, one of their biggest rivals, with Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire all listing them as their most-hated team.
Oakland Raiders
Kansas, Wyoming, and Colorado have it out for the Raiders and their Raider Nation
Philadelphia Eagles
Texas, with all their love of football, doesn’t like the Eagles. Along with Oklahoma, they named the Philadelphia based team as their most-hated.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Of course, the Steelers are hated by local rivals, Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland. However, they’re also hated by Arizona and New Mexico, most likely due to the Cardinals’ Super Bowl loss to the Steelers in 2009 still burning in recent memory.
San Francisco 49ers
Basically all of the Northwest, excluding California, hates the 49ers-Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana along with Iowa and Nebraska thrown in. Oh, and apparently Australia hates them, too.
Seattle Seahawks
Unsurprisingly, while the Northwest hates the 49ers, the Southwest hates the Seahawks. California, Utah, and Nevada named them as their most-hated team.
Whether because of their likeability or because no one cares enough about them to really loathe them, these teams didn’t make it to the number one most-hated spot of any state:
Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins.
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I live in Utah, and I've never heard anyone even suggest that they might dislike the Seahawks. The Cowboys and Patriots seem to have far more hate here than any other team.
I've lived in SLC since last September and I have to agree with you. Most people here seem to be Broncos fans (me included) so they tend to hate the Broncos AFC rivals the most.
The Dallas Cowboys ARE and ALWAYS will be America's Team! Forever!
yeah most people are broncos fans and thats why they hate the seahawks for the last superbowl
Haha:-) I was thrilled to see Utah on the "hate" list for the Seahawks! I'm a life long Eagles fan, but I hate Seattle FAR more than the Cowboys! (Maybe hate is too strong a word... they're just my least favorite team.) To their credit they have been playing well the last couple years. Still, Fly Eagles, Fly! :-)
WOOOH, GO COWBOYS!!!!!
The Dallas Cowboys ARE and ALWAYS will be America's Team! Forever!
How could u say Dallas will always b Americas team. They're Americas most overrated team
Cowboys suck. So does eagles,jets, browns and raiders.
LOL love the quote about the Patriots, besides the world.... That is the truth.
Can always tell how good you are by how many hate you! GO PATRIOTS!
Don't hate the pats cause they are good hate them cause they are cheaters and they get more calls for them and less on them just cheaters
The Cowboys (unlike the Atlanta Braves) have NEVER referred to themselves as "America's Team." The New York Giants are America's Team, just as the New York Yankees are. Most overrated? Not even close. New York Jets, every year. When the Cowboys had a berth in the NFC title game stolen from them by gutless officials after a horrendous call, how many millions of fans around the nation cheered? They are the NFL's Most Hated Team, clearly. Much of that hate is simply jealousy, however.
whole world hates the GIANTS !!!!
Jaguars are most hated in Florida
World hates peaches n cream
I live in Ohio and a third of the people here are Steeler fans.
The other 2/3 are apparently not!
mike 1246 obviously is likely from the Ohio-Pittsburgh (Northwest Territory) area, not a viable Ohio metro area... Loyalties are convoluted in the hick towns where you pick your team based only on their NFL success not local allegiance... Sort of like me picking Canada as my country because they have a superior health plan. I am Ohio and I proudly support my teams ...
I live in Montana and didn't understand the basics of football, at all - until my then-future-husband agreed to teach me the fundamentals of the game in exchange for my silence/discontinued nagging. This was in the mid seventies, and the Dallas Cowboys were his all-time favorite team.
Please keep in mind that his love of the Cowboys was a very rare thing, indeed, here in the State of Montana. The people of Montana tend to align themselves with the Denver Broncos or the Minnesota Vikings. More recently, Seattle has become more of a favorite for many Montanans.
I also spent a lot of time living, attending college and working in Little Rock, Arkansas - prior to Jerry Jones' acquisition of the Dallas Cowboys and afterwards (mostly in the 1980's and 1990's). This was a great time to be a Cowboy fan, because the local TV stations broadcast their games every week - especially after Jerry Jones (an Arkansas native) purchased the team.
It was also during this time that I began to take an interest in the New Orlean's Saints. Back in the early 1980's, Arkansas stations broadcast most of the Saints' games. That was when their owner, Mr. Benson, would carry an umbrella down to the sidelines after every game and twirl it around - kind of like an "umbrella dance" - more affectionately known by the term, "The Benson Boogie". For some reason, I got a big kick out of the owner, and I began watching more of the Saints' games.
Nowadays, I consider myself to be a "recovering Dallas Cowboy fan" - not being very happy with many things about the team - especially Tony Romo. The older I have gotten, the more I have been willing to embrace more than just one NFL team. I was thrilled when Seattle won the Super Bowl this year - even if I really like and respect Peyton Manning.
Final comment: It is fair to say that the vast majority of Montana residents despise the Dallas Cowboys, with the vast majority of Montanans aligning themselves with the Denver Broncos or the Minnesota Vikings - and to a lesser extent, the Seattle Seahawks. On a more personal note: I will always root AGAINST the Pittsburgh Steelers, the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49'ers. No matter how great their teams (and players) may be, I simply cannot find it in my heart to actually like them or to root for them
Just think, if Mark Davis moves his infamous Raydahs to San Antonio, they might become the new darlings of the Southwest.
hating the Bears is easy. just go to a game there sometime.
Why do the Dakotas hate the Vikings?
Yes, confusing!!! According to the NFL tv market map ( http://m.imgur.com/wQZaz ) the Dakotas are In Viking country. Are they leaning towards the Broncos?
The Vikings are the most popular team in North Dakota and South Dakota. I live in Fargo, and previously lived in Bismarck. I can honestly say the whole state of North Dakota is totally Vikings country. The most hated teams are either the Packers or Cowboys. I don't know where the person who created this came up with Vikings as most hated in the Dakotas. It's just plain wrong.
I have no clue why Nebraska and Iowa don't like the 49ers. Makes no since.