Most Stressful NFL Fan Bases in 2025 Rankings are based on The Action Network’s Fan Stress Index, which combines in-game volatility, injuries, and fan sentiment from the 2025 season.
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RANK FAN BASE FAN STRESS INDEX (OUT OF 100) ONLINE NEGATIVITY RATE (%) AVG PENALTIES PER GAME AVG WIN MARGIN (PTS) AVG TURNOVERS PER GAME CLOSE GAMES (≤5 MIN) GAMES MISSED TO INJURY OVERTIME GAMES
1
Dallas Cowboys
62.75
8.60%
2.59
10
1.24
2
203
2
2
Indianapolis Colts
61.14
10.30%
1.82
16.13
1.35
5
236
2
3
New York Giants
60.99
6.30%
2.71
15.25
1
4
243
2
4
Arizona Cardinals
57.68
6.80%
1.47
7.33
1.24
5
315
1
5
Atlanta Falcons
57.61
4.80%
1.88
7.5
1.06
4
193
2
6
Chicago Bears
56.41
5.00%
1.53
8
0.65
6
160
1
7
Cincinnati Bengals
53.41
11.50%
2.18
12
1.41
6
122
0
8
Washington Commanders
53.04
13.20%
2.41
12.8
1.35
1
167
2
9
New York Jets
52.55
16.60%
1.24
3.67
1.35
3
203
0
10
San Francisco 49ers
52.26
4.20%
1.35
9.92
1.29
3
220
1
11
Jacksonville Jaguars
50.51
9.20%
2.12
14.23
1.06
5
98
2
12
Green Bay Packers
49.3
2.90%
1.76
9.33
0.76
3
153
2
13
Seattle Seahawks
49.26
4.20%
2.12
14.29
1.65
3
155
1
14
Pittsburgh Steelers
48.91
4.60%
1.88
8
0.88
3
215
0
15
Cleveland Browns
46.73
11.80%
2
10.2
1.47
1
201
0
16
Las Vegas Raiders
45.9
5.90%
1.65
6.33
1.35
3
68
1
17
Carolina Panthers
45.01
5.40%
1.59
6.88
1.35
2
141
1
18
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
44.02
5.70%
2.53
5.63
0.94
4
160
0
19
Los Angeles Chargers
42.15
4.70%
1.71
10.09
1.24
1
187
1
20
Miami Dolphins
41.63
5.90%
0.76
11.57
1.41
2
268
1
21
Denver Broncos
40.7
3.70%
1.59
7.71
1
2
179
1
22
Minnesota Vikings
40.52
6.40%
2
12.89
1.76
1
147
0
23
New Orleans Saints
37.22
4.90%
2.06
10
1.41
0
231
0
24
Houston Texans
36.23
2.90%
2.35
11.08
0.71
3
232
0
25
Philadelphia Eagles
36.06
4.70%
1.53
8.82
0.88
0
157
1
26
Baltimore Ravens
33.82
5.10%
1.59
16.13
1.35
3
155
0
27
Kansas City Chiefs
33.01
5.00%
1.53
16.33
0.88
2
206
1
28
Buffalo Bills
32.09
2.30%
1.88
12.58
1.12
2
170
0
29
Tennessee Titans
32
11.10%
1.18
6.67
1.12
1
161
0
30
Detroit Lions
31.92
5.80%
1
15.22
0.88
0
289
1
31
Los Angeles Rams
30.19
2.30%
2
15.75
0.88
1
58
2
32
New England Patriots
28.21
2.10%
1.53
13.43
0.94
1
175
0
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Online negativity rate represents the share of negative fan commentary per 100 online participants. For example, an 8.60% rate indicates approximately 8.6 negative comments for every 100 fan comments analyzed.
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