An interesting look, county by county, at what National Football League team's page is most Liked via Facebook.
What I find fascinating are the edge cases. Why is the border between Broncos and Seahawks where it is (and why are there clusters of Cowboys fans up there? And Packers?). Does LA really have an affinity for the long-absent Raiders, or is it simply that they don't have any alternatives (yet). Why does the Upper Peninsula split between the Lions and the Packers, rather than being one or the other? And pity poor Kentucky, divided between four different teams (none of them their own) and a sprinkling of others, or Florida, also with four (though none of them from Atlanta) and others besides.
Nice use of social media data.
The Geography of NFL Fandom
The Patriots really do rule New England, and the Cowboys might just be America’s team. But after that, things get complicated.
I find the utter uniformity of Arizona amusing — and that there are no neighboring states with any counties that are similarly enrapt with the Cardinals is even funnier.
Florida is hilarious with its obvious snowbird effect on fandom
The Texans are pretty new, but they don't seem to have much Texas influence beyond the Houston area.