Take a guess: Who is the #2 valued franchise in the NFL?

aTotal360

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According to Sportico it's the LA Rams. I never would have guessed that. A brand new stadium and being in LA counts for a lot.

1. Dallas Cowboys, $10.32 billion
2. Los Angeles Rams, $7.79 billion
3. New York Giants, $7.65 billion
4. New England Patriots, $7.31 billion
5. San Francisco 49ers, $6.86 billion
6. New York Jets, $6.8 billion
7. Miami Dolphins, $6.76 billion
8. Philadelphia Eagles, $6.75 billion
9. Las Vegas Raiders, $6.7 billion
10. Washington Commanders, $6.3 billion
11. Chicago Bears, $6.26 billion
12. Houston Texans, $6.01 billion
13. Atlanta Falcons, $5.9 billion
14. Seattle Seahawks, $5.59 billion
15. Pittsburgh Steelers, $5.55 billion
16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, $5.5 billion
17. Denver Broncos, $5.49 billion
18. Kansas City Chiefs, $5.43 billion
19. Green Bay Packers, $5.39 billion
20. Minnesota Vikings, $5.32 billion
21. Tennessee Titans, $5.29 billion
22. Los Angeles Chargers, $5.22 billion
23. Cleveland Browns, $5.14 billion
24. Carolina Panthers, $5.13 billion
25. Baltimore Ravens, $5.12 billion
26. Buffalo Bills, $5.08 billion
27. Indianapolis Colts, $4.99 billion
28. Detroit Lions, $4.93 billion
29. Arizona Cardinals, $4.85 billion
30. New Orleans Saints, $4.79 billion
31. Jacksonville Jaguars, $4.76 billion
32. Cincinnati Bengals, $4.71 billion

 

Dawgzilla2

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My guess was Giants #2, with Rams #3, due to their locations. Surprised the Chargers are still so low, though.
 

onewoof

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The NFL REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted LA to build that stadium and have a winning program. LA market is insane. 2nd only to Dallas
 

leeinator

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I've never liked having 2 teams in LA sharing the same stadium. San Diego is way too nice a place to have their team taken away from them. Just seems like the identity of the Chargers is ruined by not being in the San Diego locale. Had I been a fan of the Chargers, I would have never bought season tickets and made the drive up I-5 to see my team play. Teams in LA should have separate stadiums like the Dodgers and Angels do. At least they are some miles apart in a different section of a big area.
 

msudawg12

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If you only had $5 billion, which of those cheap teams would you buy (27-32)?
Out of those 5, it would probably be Detroit or NOLA. Removing my bias, Detroit would be number 1. Rabid loyal fanbase despite decades of ineptitude. The city hit bottom a few years ago and is actually rebounding decently. People are moving back there. There is a good path to value there going forward.

NOLA has a similar situation with fanbase. years and years of sellouts. A city that throws the world at the franchise and has no other realistic professional competition (sorry pelicans, also the Bensons own that too). Its hard to think of a professional franchise more intertwined with city. Population growth. Of course, the inherent risks are always in NOLA but long term it would be a great investment.
 

HotMop

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According to Sportico it's the LA Rams. I never would have guessed that. A brand new stadium and being in LA counts for a lot.

1. Dallas Cowboys, $10.32 billion
2. Los Angeles Rams, $7.79 billion

22. Los Angeles Chargers, $5.22 billion
So how do you account for the LA Chargers then? Same city, same stadium.