For the first time in recorded history, the Cowboys are not the most hated NFL team in America. No, that honor now belongs to the New England Patriots, according to a Public Policy Polling poll.
The Patriots have surpassed the Cowboys as the most hated team in America
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Per a post on the results of the poll:
Every time we’ve done a poll over the years on the most hated team in the NFL the Cowboys have won out. But this year there’s a new sheriff in town- 23% of fans say the Patriots are their least favorite team with the Cowboys dropping to second at 20% and no one else in double digits. It may be nice for the Cowboys to have dropped to only second most hated but we also asked if people still consider them to be America’s team and only 27% of fans do, to 64% who say they don’t deserve that designation.
Something tells me Belichick and Brady won’t lose a whole lot of sleep over this.
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