Sports on Earth posted a column that ranked NFL fanbases by which ones “are the most tortured”. The Eagles came in 5th.
5. Philadelphia Eagles. (Super Bowl appearances: 2. Super Bowl wins: 0.) Every team’s fans want a championship, but I think you can make an argument that no team’s fans want a championship morethan Eagles’ fans. It’s not particularly healthy, all told, and I’m not sure they deserve one as much as some others, but the coach and quarterback who bring a title to Philadelphia will be lionized. And then of course hit with something. But lionized first.
Ahead of them are the Big 4: Minnesota, Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo. It is hard to argue with the Bills being #1.
1. Buffalo Bills. (Super Bowl appearances: 4. Super Bowl wins: None.) The Bills hit the trifecta of pain. They:
a: Have not made the playoffs since 1999, the longest drought in the NFL. (This game also happens to have been lost in the most ridiculous fashion imaginable.) b: Have made it to the Super Bowl four times without ever winning it. c: Lost those four games right in a row, with an amazing collection of talent few teams in the NFL have assembled in succession since.
In addition to this, the Bills play one game every season in Toronto, live in a city that’s constantly battling economic woes and are perpetually in danger of being moved to Los Angeles. If that ever happened, if the Bills ever moved, they better win a Super Bowl first. Because no fan base deserves one, and has earned one, more.
No playoffs since 1999? Inconceivable.
