NFL fans are passionate, loyal, and, let’s be honest, sometimes wildly petty. Whether it’s holding a decade-long grudge against a rival team, bringing up ancient playoff wins in every argument, or creating elaborate conspiracy theories after a loss, some fanbases just can’t help themselves.
This list is a celebration of the fans who take everything just a little too personally. The ones who never forget, never forgive, and definitely never let anything go. Here are the 15 pettiest fanbases in the NFL.
15. Los Angeles Chargers
Chargers fans don’t forget that the NFL world still treats them like a temporary tenant in their own stadium. They’ll never stop blaming the league, the city of San Diego, and probably even Philip Rivers’ bolo ties for their relocation woes.
14. New England Patriots
They’ll remind you of their six rings before you finish your sentence. If you suggest Brady might’ve had help from, say, a good defense or the rulebook, prepare for a 45-minute TED Talk.
13. Minnesota Vikings
No fanbase wears their playoff heartbreak like a badge of honor quite like the Vikings. They will absolutely bring up Bountygate, Gary Anderson, and 1998 at the most random times.
12. Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles fans are still mad about things that happened before color television. Even with a recent Super Bowl, they act like they’ve been personally wronged by every referee in NFL history.
11. New York Jets
Jets fans have a sixth sense for turning optimism into sarcasm. The second things go bad, they’re already fighting with each other online about who’s more loyal.
10. Dallas Cowboys
Cowboys fans live for the drama and then complain when everyone talks about them too much. Every season is “their year,” and every criticism is a full-blown attack on their legacy.
9. Baltimore Ravens
Ravens fans treat any slight against their team as a federal offense. If you suggest their defense isn’t elite anymore, prepare to be ratioed into oblivion.
8. Chicago Bears
They’re still comparing every quarterback to 1985 Jim McMahon, like time hasn’t moved on. And don’t even think about praising Aaron Rodgers in their presence.
7. Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs finally got their golden era, and now their fans are acting like they’ve been on top since leather helmets. They have full Twitter dissertations ready anytime someone calls Mahomes anything less than the GOAT.
6. Las Vegas Raiders
No one holds a grudge like a Raiders fan. They’re still mad about the Tuck Rule and will never, ever stop bringing it up.
5. San Francisco 49ers
Niners fans live in the past like it’s a beachfront condo. They’ll pull up Super Bowl stats from the ’80s while ignoring the heartbreaks of the last decade.
4. Cleveland Browns
Browns fans have turned suffering into an identity. Even when they’re good, they act like the world is still out to get them—and honestly, they kind of like it that way.
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3. Green Bay Packers
If you question the greatness of Rodgers or Favre, expect a full-blown history lesson. Packers fans hold onto their legacy like it’s a family heirloom.
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2. Buffalo Bills
Bills fans have a long memory, and it mostly consists of trauma. If you make a joke about the four straight Super Bowl losses, expect a very frosty silence—and then a passive-aggressive jab five minutes later.
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1. Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers fans think they invented football and that everyone else is just copying. If you so much as suggest a different team has a better fanbase, they’ll come for your mentions and your soul.
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