Report: Bears Fans Better Than Packers Fans

Football season is a little over a month away and in Rockford, any time you initially meet someone the question always comes up "Bears fan or Packers fan?"

Rockford being so close to Chicago and even closer to the Wisconsin border means that there are a ton of both in town.

Fans of both teams boast that they have the better fan base. The people at Emory Sports Marketing Analytics run the numbers based on "both revenues and social media."

The results? Pretty interesting. The Dallas Cowboys took the number one spot for the 2nd year in a row using their "fan equity" metric. This measures the fans interest in supporting the team financially.

Where did the Bears and Packers rank? The Bears ranked #6 and the Packers #8. Finally, something we Bear fans can brag about.