Rejoice, fellow sports fans. September is almost here, delivering us from the slow and ploddingly uneventful summer months. Soon enough, we'll welcome the NFL back into our homes and hearts when the league's regular season kicks off on Sept. 5.

But let's play a fun game in the meantime. Which NFL teams have the best fans bases? Which NFL teams have the worst fan bases? Such topics are nearly impossible to truly answer — after all, fandom is felt more than figured — but one tech company thinks it's found a way to quantify the question of quality support.

Online ticket broker TicketCity recently used an algorithm to rank the most engaged fan bases in college football, and now it's applied the formula to the pro ranks.

Its secret sauce analyzes fans by both online and IRL metrics to spit out a list of rankings. Twitter follows, Facebook Likes and "talking about" data, game attendance, ticket prices and percentage of stadium capacity filled at home games are all taken into account.

Is this formula the ultimate and final measure of team fandom? No way. Is it a fun way to account for both digital and real-world support, while possibly giving you some bragging rights over your NFL-addicted friends? No doubt. Here below is TicketCity's rankings of NFL fan bases from top to bottom:

Dallas Cowboys New England Patriots Green Bay Packers New York Giants Pittsburgh Steelers Chicago Bears Denver Broncos New Orleans Saints Houston Texans Philadelphia Eagles Baltimore Ravens San Francisco 49ers Washington Redskins Seattle Seahawks New York Jets Atlanta Falcons Indianapolis Colts Carolina Panthers Tennessee Titans Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings Arizona Cardinals San Diego Chargers Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Oakland Raiders Jacksonville Jaguars Miami Dolphins Kansas City Chiefs St. Louis Rams Tampa Bay Buccaneers

How does your team stack up? Let us know in the comments.

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