Value Of NFL Franchises- Bengals LAST

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The more storied franchises and/or those in the big markets are naturally going to be higher on the list.
For as much as we think there have been some great moments and seasons for the Bengals, they have only ever been to 3 Super Bowls, and haven't won one yet.

The top 10 metropolitan areas by population, per Statista:
1) NYC (~20 mill)
2) LA (~13 mill)
3) Chicago (~9.5 mill)
4) Dallas-Forth Worth (~7.75 mill)
5) Houston (~7.2 mill)
6) DC (~6.35 mill)
7) Philly (~6.25 mill)
8) Atlanta (~6.15 mill)
9) Miami (~6 mill)
10) Phoenix (~5 mill)

Cincinnati is 30th on the list at ~2.25 mill pop.

And Cincinnati would probably have more fans outside of the metro area if there weren't quite a handful of fans from cities about 2 hours away that are primarily fans of other teams instead. For example, Columbus is predominantly Browns fans. Columbus is just a few hours away from IND, CIN, CLE, DET, and PIT. Louisville is about same distance between IND, CIN, and TEN. And even around Cincinnati, I know quite a few people who are actually Browns fans still even though they never lived near Cleveland because their family has always been Browns fans before the Bengals existed.