This is the most hated team in the NFL, according to a recent Twitter study

[JonLP24]

While every fanbase in the NFL has their own rival, it seems hating one team in particular brings most fans together: the Pittsburgh Steelers.

SportsInsider used data from over 90,000 tweets to come to the conclusion that NFL fans hate the Steelers more than any other team.

Anyone who has watched a game between the Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals or Cleveland Browns (from any year), knows those teams do not get along, but clearly it goes beyond just the AFC North.

They study found the Steelers were the most "hated" team in a total of eight states, which marked the most in the league. According to the data, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut and Rhode Island are where people who tweet "I hate the Steelers" are mostly located.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/this-is-the-most-hated-team-in-the-nfl-according-to-a-recent-twitter-study/amp/

This survey is true for me. I don't like the Seahawks but I have a lot of respect for them. I also don't like the Steelers because of the Cardinals-Steelers Super Bowl.

[Budi]

1. NE Patriots hands down.

[nycbos]

2. Or Dallas

[More_Cowbell]

3. Yeah, Dallas

They get the edge for calling themselves "America's team."

[Budi]

5. LOL...i'm from Tx & I am still not a fan of cowboys...

Pretty sure i never will be either

😬

[SCantiGOP]

7. I'll split my vote

between NE and Dallas.
Can’t stand either owner and NE coach.

[Devilsun]

4. Please!

Steeler Nation is the biggest most devoted fan base in sports!!!

[Budi]

6. Always was a Steelers fan & have no loyalty to any particular team.

But Steelers. Def yes 👍

[Auggie]

8. What's the criteria for "hate" -- success? That's so juvenile.

Steelers have solid ownership and always field a competitive team. You have to respect that. Seahawks too.

The Rooney family also more or less flies under the radar avoiding braggadocio and scandal (with perhaps the exception of Roethlisberger).

[JonLP24]

9. I think it has more to do with divisional rivalries

Most of the Steelers hate comes from states of divisional rivalries. It explains why states east of New York hates the Jets even though they have been irrelevant for awhile.

I respect the Seahawks as well as Russell Wilson & Pete Carroll. I just root against them since they share a division with the Cardinals. Roethlisberger is a big part of why I don't like the Steelers but I generally just root for the other team when the Steelers are playing.

[Auggie]

10. Admittedly, it's refreshing to see Buffalo and Miami atop the AFC East

[The King of Prussia]

11. That's upset me quite a bit

Have people no sense of history? The Raiders should have won that hands down.