As great as it was to see the NFL season kick-off this weekend—with a Monday Night doubleheader still to be played tonight—another dope thing was seeing Forbes’ team evaluations for the upcoming season.
Honestly, all these really prove is that you, me and anyone we know will never be able to afford what it takes to own an NFL franchise because, holy shit, they’re expensive as all hell.
The most valuable franchise might not be too surprising—with the Dallas Cowboys sitting No. 1 with a $4 billion value—but the rest of the top-10 actually includes a few teams that haven’t had great success recently.
Here’s how the top-10 breaks down:
1. Dallas Cowboys – $4 billion
2. New England Patriots – $3.2 billion
3. Washington Redskins – $2.85 billion
4. New York Giants – $2.8 billion
5. San Francisco 49ers – $2.7 billion
6. New York Jets – $2.6 billion
7. Houston Texans – $2.5 billion
8. Chicago Bears – $2.45 billion
9. Philadelphia Eagles – $2.4 billion
10. Green Bay Packers – $1.95 billion
The rest of the billionaire rankings look like this:
11. Denver Broncos – $1.94 billion
12. Baltimore Ravens – $1.93 billion
13. Pittsburgh Steelers – $1.9 billion
14. Indianapolis Colts – $1.88 billion
15. Seattle Seahawks – $1.87 billion
16. Miami Dolphins – $1.85 billion
17. Atlanta Falcons – $1.67 billion
18. Minnesota Vikings – $1.59 billion
19. Carolina Panthers – $1.56 billion
20. Arizona Cardinals – $1.54 billion
t21. Kansas City Chiefs – $1.53 billion
t21. San Diego Chargers – $1.53 billion
23. New Orleans Saints – $1.52 billion
24. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – $1.51 billion
25. Cleveland Browns – $1.5 billion
26. Tennessee Titans – $1.49 billion
27. Jacksonville Jaguars – $1.48 billion
t28. St. Louis Rams – $1.45 billion
t28. Cincinnati Bengals – $1.45 billion
30. Detroit Lions – $1.44 billion
Rounding out the rankings are the Oakland Raiders and Buffalo Bills, who haven’t made the postseason since 2002 and 1999, respectively—so they’re sort of accustomed to being in last-place during football season.
31. Oakland Raiders – $1.43 billion
32. Buffalo Bills – $1.4 billion
No matter how you shake it, it really sucks being a Raiders and Bills fan.