Packers no longer America's team

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

Posted: Sept. 26, 2006
Bob Wolfley

The Green Bay Packers, who have been America's team for the last four seasons, surrendered that title in this year's Harris Poll of National Football League fans.

America's favorite pro football team is the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, but the Packers remained near the top, finishing fourth this year.

Harris Interactive conducted a poll Sept. 7-13 of 2,747 adult respondents, 1,306 of whom said they followed pro football. The latter group was asked to name their two favorite NFL teams. Harris has conducted the same poll every year since 1998.

The Steelers, who beat Seattle in last season's Super Bowl, were chosen by 16% of the respondents, the most for any team. Next were the Dallas Cowboys (15%), followed by the Indianapolis Colts (13%), Packers (11%), New England Patriots (9%) and Chicago Bears (9%).

Named by the fewest respondents were the Jacksonville Jaguars (1%) and New Orleans Saints (2%).

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Since 2002, the Packers have finished first or tied for first. Until this season, the only two teams to finish first in the Harris poll were the Packers and the Cowboys.

[gbpackfan]

Who cares. America's Team. What a retarded honor. I say that because fair weather fans control who is America's team.

[Joemailman]

I wonder what Texaspackerbacker would have to say about this.

[ahaha]

Until this season, the only two teams to finish first in the Harris poll were the Packers and the Cowboys.

Wow, that's amazing. I wonder how long they've been conducting this poll. If it stretches back through the 80's and 70's, it would be an amazing statement about the Pack's popularity throughout the country. I know the Packers have been popular, but damn, in the top two every single year...WOW!

[pbmax]

The Colts? Really?

Peyton Manning is that well known? Liked?

Cut that meat! Cut that meat!

[HarveyWallbangers]

Year in, year out this list has Green Bay and Dallas at the top. Usually, Pittsburgh is amongst the leaders. Then, a few flavor of the months (e.g. the Super Bowl winner) show up in the top 7.

[Rastak]

I wonder what Texaspackerbacker would have to say about this.

You'll never know, the dipshit likely got himself banned at JSO and he didn't like this site because of the "limited audience".

[NewsBruin]

<<Peyton Manning is that well known? Liked>>

Well, he's in every other commercial on an NFL game.

When I die, I want to be reincarnated as his agent's kid.

[oregonpackfan]

Now, if the Packers had shapely, scantily-clad cheerleaders, I am sure they would be America's #1 team!

OPF

[FavreChild]

I thought we were told last night that the Saints are now America's Team?

This label has lost its meaning...

[Tyrone Bigguns]

I wonder what Texaspackerbacker would have to say about this.

God damn disloyal traitorous scumbags. This is clearly an anti packer bias resulting from the treachorous leftist MSM.

The economy is great, we are winning the war in Iraq, electing a democrat would clearly compromise national security, the moon is made of swiss cheese.

[GBRulz]

The Bears even got some of the votes? yeah, that alone makes this poll lose it's credibility

[KYPack]

The Bears even got some of the votes? yeah, that alone makes this poll lose it's credibility

No, No GBM.

The Bears are America's Monster.

[GrnBay007]

The Bears even got some of the votes? yeah, that alone makes this poll lose it's credibility

No, No GBM.

The Bears are America's Monster.

....of the Midway!

[chewy-bacca]

This label has lost its meaning...