Every NFL team has a passionate fanbase, but some take loyalty to a whole different level. These fans will ride for their team no matter what the record says—and sometimes, reality gets tossed out the window entirely.
They believe every backup quarterback is the next superstar, every offseason move is genius, and every year is finally the year. Here are 10 NFL teams with fans who are as loyal as they are wildly irrational.
10. Detroit Lions
Lions fans are deeply devoted, even when history tells them to be cautious. One win turns into Super Bowl dreams faster than you can say “restore the roar.”
9. Miami Dolphins
Dolphins fans have been saying “this is our year” since the Marino days. They’re all in, no matter how many times they’ve been burned before.
8. New York Jets
Jets fans are eternally hopeful and unshakably confident in every new era. They fully commit—right up until the second it all falls apart.
7. Las Vegas Raiders
Raiders fans are convinced their team is always one step away from greatness, even during rebuilds. Loyalty runs deep, and so does the delusion.
6. Arizona Cardinals
Cardinals fans stay loud even when the team goes quiet. They see a franchise QB in every draft pick and a playoff run in every September win.
5. Dallas Cowboys
Every season is the season, no matter how the last one ended. Cowboys fans don’t just believe—they expect greatness, even when the team gives them whiplash.
4. Cleveland Browns
Browns fans stick around through every twist and turn and somehow always believe the corner is being turned. Hope is never in short supply, even when logic says otherwise.
3. Minnesota Vikings
Vikings fans will talk themselves into anything—from a bounce-back year to a long playoff run. They know heartbreak, but that never stops the optimism.
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2. Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles fans are passionate to the point of chaos and will defend their team no matter how wild the take. They’ll boo today and talk Super Bowl tomorrow.
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1. Chicago Bears
Bears fans are convinced every rookie QB is the next big thing and that the defense alone can win games. No matter how long it’s been, the belief never fades—and neither does the intensity.
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