Raleigh, N.C. – America’s favorite NFL team is a tie between the Dallas
Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers, a new national survey from Public Policy
Polling finds. 12% each choose Dallas and Green Bay from a list of nine teams,
while 10% each choose the Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos, 8% choose the New
York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers, 5% choose the New Orleans Saints, and 4%
the Washington Redskins. 25% root for someone else or aren’t sure. Green Bay is
down from their high of 22% in last year’s survey, suggesting their Super Bowl
win bounce has dissipated.
The Dallas Cowboys are once again America’s most hated NFL squad – 18%
choose them as least favorite, 11% choose the Bears, 10% the Patriots, 8% the
Broncos, 7% the Steelers, 5% the Redskins, and 4% each the Packers, Giants and
Saints. 29% say some other team is their least favorite or they aren’t sure. In
PPP’s survey one year ago Dallas also topped the “least favorite” list with
22%.
Pitted
head-to-head against each other, 50% of respondents say they like the Packers
more than the Cowboys, while just 27% choose Dallas and 23% aren’t sure.
Indeed, Dallas has a net negative (32-37) favorability rating while Green Bay’s
is much more positive (55-15).
The Manning
Brothers come out on top as America’s favorite NFL quarterbacks, with 17%
choosing reigning Super Bowl champ Eli Manning and 16% choosing his brother
Peyton. Tim Tebow (14% despite not starting a game this year), Tom Brady (10%)
and Aaron Rodgers (10%) also receive double-digit support. Drew Brees gets 9%,
Ben Roethlisberger 5%, Michael Vick 4%, and Tony Romo 3% while 12% say some
other QB is their favorite or they aren’t sure.
Despite his injuries
this year, Michael Vick shows no signs of getting back into many fan’s good
graces – 27% named him as their least favorite QB. Ben Roethlisberger receives
15% of the “least favorite” vote, with Tom Brady, Eli Manning and Tony Romo
each getting 8%, Tony Romo 7%. Brees (3%), Rodgers (3%) and Peyton Manning (2%)
receive very few least favorite votes while 19% say someone else or they aren’t
sure.
PPP surveyed 700 voters from November 30th- December 2nd. The margin of
error for the survey is +/- 3.7 percentage points. This poll was not paid for
or authorized by any campaign or political organization. PPP surveys are
conducted through automated telephone interviews.
Topline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.
Q1 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Tom Brady?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 38%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 18%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 44%
Q2 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Drew Brees?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 47%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 9%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 44%
Q3 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Eli Manning?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 58%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 9%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 32%
Q4 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Peyton Manning?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 60%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 8%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 33%
Q5 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Aaron Rodgers?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 40%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 9%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 51%
Q6 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Ben Roethlisberger?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 24%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 30%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 46%
Q7 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Tony Romo?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 25%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 25%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 50%
Q8 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Tim Tebow?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 55%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 18%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 27%
Q9 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Michael Vick?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 21%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 47%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 32%
Q10 Given the choices of Tom Brady, Drew Brees,
Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers,
Ben Roethlisberger, Tony Romo, Tim Tebow,
and Michael Vick, who is your favorite NFL
quarterback?
Tom Brady ……………………………………………… 10%
Drew Brees…………………………………………….. 9%
Eli Manning…………………………………………….. 17%
Peyton Manning………………………………………. 16%
Aaron Rodgers………………………………………… 10%
Ben Roethlisberger ………………………………….. 5%
Tony Romo……………………………………………… 3%
Tim Tebow ……………………………………………… 14%
Michael Vick……………………………………………. 4%
Someone else/Not sure ……………………………. 12%
Q11 Given the same list of choices, who is your
least favorite NFL quarterback?
Tom Brady ……………………………………………… 8%
Drew Brees…………………………………………….. 3%
Eli Manning…………………………………………….. 8%
Peyton Manning………………………………………. 2%
Aaron Rodgers………………………………………… 3%
Ben Roethlisberger ………………………………….. 15%
Tony Romo……………………………………………… 8%
Tim Tebow ……………………………………………… 7%
Michael Vick……………………………………………. 27%
Someone else/Not sure ……………………………. 19%
Q12 Given the choices of the Chicago Bears, Dallas
Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Green Bay
Packers, New England Patriots, New York
Giants, New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh
Steelers, and Washington Redskins, which is
your favorite NFL team?
Bears …………………………………………………….. 10%
Cowboys………………………………………………… 12%
Broncos………………………………………………….. 10%
Packers………………………………………………….. 12%
Patriots ………………………………………………….. 6%
Giants ……………………………………………………. 8%
Saints…………………………………………………….. 5%
Steelers………………………………………………….. 8%
Redskins………………………………………………… 4%
Someone else/Not sure ……………………………. 25%
Q13 Given the same list of choices, which is your
least favorite NFL team?
Bears …………………………………………………….. 11%
Cowboys………………………………………………… 18%
Broncos………………………………………………….. 8%
Packers………………………………………………….. 4%
Patriots ………………………………………………….. 10%
Giants ……………………………………………………. 4%
Saints…………………………………………………….. 4%
Steelers………………………………………………….. 7%
Redskins………………………………………………… 5%
Someone else/Not sure ……………………………. 29%
Q14 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of the Dallas Cowboys?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 32%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 37%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 31%
Q15 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of the Green Bay Packers?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 55%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 15%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 30%
Q16 Which team do you like more: the Dallas
Cowboys or Green Bay Packers?
Cowboys………………………………………………… 27%
Packers………………………………………………….. 50%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 23%
Q17 In the last presidential election, did you vote for
Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama………………………………………… 51%
Mitt Romney……………………………………………. 42%
Someone else/Don’t remember …………………. 8%
Q18 Would you describe yourself as very liberal,
somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat
conservative, or very conservative?
Very liberal ……………………………………………… 11%
Somewhat liberal …………………………………….. 18%
Moderate………………………………………………… 32%
Somewhat conservative……………………………. 24%
Very conservative ……………………………………. 15%
Q19 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 52%
Man……………………………………………………….. 48%
Q20 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican,
press 2. If you are an independent or identify
with another party, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 44%
Republican……………………………………………… 32%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 24%
Q21 If you are Hispanic, press 1. If white, press 2.
If African-American, press 3. If other, press 4.
Hispanic…………………………………………………. 13%
White …………………………………………………….. 67%
African-American …………………………………….. 12%
Other……………………………………………………… 8%
Q22 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1. If 30 to
45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3. If you are
older than 65, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 15%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 24%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 40%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 21%
