Eagles Tailgates Among NFL's Best, New Report Says

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia sports fans sure love their tailgate parties.

Whether it's boiling hot or freezing cold, you can bet Philadelphia sports fans will be out in parking lots at the sports complexes with drinks in hand and spirit in their hearts.

So, how does the tailgate experience for Philadelphia Eagles games stack up against other teams' pre-game partying?

Sports betting website Betway recently released results of a study it conducted to determine which teams have the best tailgates.

With all factors considered, Philadelphia Eagles tailgates were ranked No. 6 of all teams.

To determine the teams with the greatest tailgating parties according to fans, the total number of social posts regarding tailgating per team and the positive online sentiment data was collected, utilizing Linkfluence, a social listening tool that crawls data on mentions across the internet from the past year.

To find the greatest tailgating parties according to the data, a matrix was used and weighed at an equal factor across all NFL teams.

Below are factors examined:

• Hours Open Before Event - The number of hours the stadium parking is open before the game starts.
• Parking ticket price - The price in USD of a parking ticket in the 2021 season.
• Charcoal Price - The price in USD of a branded 12 pound bag of charcoal at Walmart, to use in grilling burgers and hot dogs.
• Burger Price - The price in USD of a branded pack of 12 burger patties at Walmart.
• Hot Dog Price - The price in USD of a branded pack of 14 sausages at Walmart.
• Burger Bun Price - The price in USD of a branded pack of 8 burger buns at Walmart.
• Hot Dog Bun Price - The price in USD of a branded pack of 8 hot dog buns at Walmart.
• Soft Drink 6 Pack - The price in USD of a 6 pack of 9oz Coca Cola bottles at Walmart.
• Alcohol 6 Pack - The price in USD of a 6 pack of 12oz Bud Light beers at Walmart.

The Buffalo Bills took the No. 1 spot for having the most popular tailgate parties according to fans online, followed by Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots, according to the study.

MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Jets and the Giants, is the best stadium for tailgating based on stadium parking prices, opening hours, and the cost of tailgating essentials, per the study.

Tailgating dates back to early 1969, with its history starting on college fields across the country, according to Betway.

But since the release of station wagons, the party has only gotten bigger and better, programming tailgating into the culture we see today in the NFL.

The top 10 best tailgate teams are:

1. Buffalo Bills
2. Cincinnati Bengals
3. New England Patriots
4. New York Giants
5. Minnesota Vikings
6. Philadelphia Eagles
7. New York Jets
8. Green Bay Packers
9. Tennessee Titans
10. Detroit Lions

See the full list from Betway online here.