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Forbes: Patriots #2 Most Valuable Franchise

Every year, Forbes ranks teams based upon their value and for the second consecutive season, the Patriots finish in second place.

By Rich Hill
Jim Rogash

Two-Year Growth Rankings (in millions)

Rank Team 2013 Value 2011 Value Growth
1 New England Patriots 1800 1400 28.6%
2 Minnesota Vikings 1007 796 26.5%
3 Dallas Cowboys 2300 1850 24.3%
4 San Francisco 49ers 1224 990 23.6%
5 Houston Texans 1450 1202 20.6%
6 New York Giants 1550 1300 19.2%
7 Jacksonville Jaguars 840 725 15.9%
8 Atlanta Falcons 933 814 14.6%
9 Chicago Bears 1252 1093 14.5%
10 Indianapolis Colts 1200 1057 13.5%
11 St. Louis Rams 875 775 12.9%
12 Philadelphia Eagles 1314 1164 12.9%
13 New York Jets 1380 1223 12.8%
14 Baltimore Ravens 1227 1088 12.8%
15 Denver Broncos 1161 1046 11.0%
16 Buffalo Bills 870 792 9.8%
17 Pittsburgh Steelers 1118 1018 9.8%
18 Tennessee Titans 1055 964 9.4%
19 Washington Redskins 1700 1555 9.3%
20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1067 981 8.8%
21 Green Bay Packers 1183 1089 8.6%
22 Seattle Seahawks 1081 997 8.4%
23 Oakland Raiders 825 761 8.4%
24 Arizona Cardinals 961 901 6.7%
25 Detroit Lions 900 844 6.6%
26 Miami Dolphins 1074 1012 6.1%
27 Cincinnati Bengals 924 875 5.6%
28 Carolina Panthers 1057 1002 5.5%
29 New Orleans Saints 1004 965 4.0%
30 San Diego Chargers 949 920 3.2%
31 Cleveland Browns 1005 977 2.9%
32 Kansas City Chiefs 1009 986 2.3%


The rankings are available for everyone to digest and it seems as if the Patriots are just printing money. The Patriots come in second place at $1.8B, extremely far behind the first place Dallas Cowboys ($2.3B). The difference from 1st to 2nd is the same from 2nd to 8th- so whatever Mr. Jerry Jones is doing is definitely working.

The Patriots have increased their value 10% over the prior season, which is tied for the 4th largest growth (behind the Rams, Falcons, and Texans) and have extended their gap over the 3rd place Redskins.

Since 2011, the Patriots total growth of 28.6% is the most in the entire league, followed by the Vikings (26.5%), the Cowboys (24.3%), the 49ers (23.6%), and the Texans (20.6%). Coming up with the lowest growth over that span are the Browns (2.9%) and the Chiefs (2.3%). The newly acquired Jacksonville Jaguars have grown 15.9% in that time frame.

What does this mean for us as fans? Well, it means that the team's extraordinarily healthy and not a candidate to move to London. It also means that ticket prices won't be going anywhere. Oh, and if you're interested in buying a team, the Oakland Raiders ($825mm) would be the best place to start.

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