On Monday, DICK’S Sporting Goods unveiled a map showing the most popular NFL jerseys from each state. FTW looks at the eight biggest takeaways from The United States of Football.



1. By land area, the St. Louis Rams are the most popular team in the NFL. Despite not being the bestselling team in their own home state, the Rams have Alaska on lock because — I don’t know — Kurt Warner sort of looks like Todd Palin?

Alaska is appx. 665,000 square miles. The Colorado/New Mexico/Wyoming/Utah area held by the Denver Broncos is less than 420,000 sq. miles. If this were a game of Risk, Jeff Fisher wins. Mustachioed men always win in Risk.

2. The 49ers rule California, but the Raiders have Montana on lock, which is a little fact that should go in handy next time the team is negotiating a stadium deal. “Oh, is that so, Oakland City Council? Well what if I were to tell you we have a sweetheart deal from Butte, MT.” “Uh, excuse me, Mr. Davis, I believe it’s pronounced ‘byoot.'”

3. Why are the Colts so popular in Nevada? I pondered this for tens of seconds and there’s only one explanation: Peyton always covered. Either that or everyone in Vegas could use a little LUCK. (Sorry, I’ll show myself out.)

4. Biggest upset: The Bills being the bestselling football jersey in New York, beating out the Giants, Jets and literally every other team in the NFL, NCAA, CFL or AFL.

5. I fear that, somehow, the Redskins are going to use their popularity in Nebraska as a #RedskinsFact.

6. The Browns are the top-selling team in Oklahoma? I know that’s college football territory, but wouldn’t you figure the Sooner state would back favorite sons Sam Bradford and Adrian Peterson? Oh, right.

7. Only five NFL teams don’t have the bestselling jersey in any state and they all play in the AFC: Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, New York Jets and San Diego.

8. Hawaii loves the Carolina Panthers, which means this photo op was all for naught, Manning brothers.