With the NFL draft behind us we thought it would be an appropriate time to run a Fan Optimism Score™ survey to determine what teams’ fans are most excited about the upcoming season, and what fans are already on their proverbial fourth drink before the season has even seen its first kickoff.

In order to determine the Fan Optimism Score, we use the following methodology:

We poll NFL fans, asking them for their favorite team, and how optimistic they are about their team’s chances in the 2017 season to make the playoffs.

We compare the past several seasons’ records to see what team are trending positively or negatively.

We add in Vegas predictions for each team’s record to get a rough estimate of perceived 2017 success.

We weigh the number of responses from each fan against their favorite team’s recent record to determine sentiment.

Setting this on a scale of 1-50, we create an Optimism Score for each team’s fan base.

Below are the 2017 NFL offseason results:

Team Fan Optimism Score™ New England Patriots 49 Oakland Raiders 46 Dallas Cowboys 44 Atlanta Falcons 42 Seattle Seahawks 40 Pittsburgh Steelers 38 Green Bay Packers 35 Kansas City Chiefs 34 Washington Redskins 32 Carolina Panthers 31 Detroit Lions 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29 Philadelphia Eagles 29 Tennessee Titans 27 Houston Texans 25 Denver Broncos 25 Indianapolis Colts 24 Miami Dolphins 23 Minnesota Vikings 23 New Orleans Saints 21 Cincinnati Bengals 20 Baltimore Ravens 19 New York Giants 17 Arizona Cardinals 15 Jacksonville Jaguars 14 Buffalo Bills 11 San Francisco 49ers 10 Los Angeles Chargers 8 Cleveland Browns 6 Los Angeles Rams 5 Chicago Bears 4 New York Jets 2

About: The Fan Optimism Score™ is a proprietary method created by SportFacts to determine fan sentiment about a team’s performance. For more questions about how this works, get in touch!