Jets, Giants among NFL's lowest-ranked gameday markets
Jets fans during the first half of this season's final home game at MetLife Stadium on Dec. 21, 2014 in East Rutherford, N.J. Credit: Lee S. Weissman
Did you watch, listen to or attend a Jets or Giants game this season? Congratulations, you're special!
According to Nielsen Scarborough, less than 40 percent of New York-area people fit one of those categories when it comes to the New York teams - making the Jets the second-lowest-ranked team in the NFL and the Giants third-lowest.
Only 29 percent of people in the Oakland market watched, listened to or attended a Raiders game. For the Jets, the figure was 31 percent and for the Giants 38.
The numbers are more a reflection of New York's vastness and diversity - not to mention having two teams splitting allegiances - than they are of the Giants' and Jets' on-field struggles. But that didn't help.
The Packers topped the list, having drawn the attention of 84 percent of Green Bay-area souls in 2014. The Saints, Steelers and Broncos were next. The Seahawks rose from No. 24 in 2013 to No. 6.
Here is the full list:
1. Green Bay Packers -- 84 percent
2. New Orleans Saints -- 78
3. Pittsburgh Steelers -- 76
4. Denver Broncos - 73
5T. Seattle Seahawks - 71
5T. Baltimore Ravens - 71
5T. Kansas City Chiefs -- 71
8T. Buffalo Bills -- 70
8T. Cincinnati Bengals -- 70
10T. New England Patriots -- 65
10T. Indianapolis Colts -- 65
12. Minnesota Vikings -- 63
13. Cleveland Browns -- 61
14. Chicago Bears -- 60
15. Detroit Lions -- 58
16. Dallas Cowboys -- 57
17. Philadelphia Eagles -- 56
18T. Carolina Panthers -- 55
18T. Houston Texans -- 55
18T. San Diego Chargers -- 55
21. Jacksonville Jaguars -- 54
22. Atlanta Falcons -- 52
23. San Francisco 49ers -- 51
24. Washington Redskins -- 50
25. Tennessee Titans -- 49
26. St. Louis Rams -- 48
27. Arizona Cardinals -- 43
28T. Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- 42
28T. Miami Dolphins -- 42
30. New York Giants -- 38
31. New York Jets -- 31
32. Oakland Raiders -- 29
Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, returned in 1985 after a detour to Alaska and has been here since, specializing in high schools, college basketball, the NFL and most recently sports media and business.
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