The Cowboys rank as the NFL's most popular team for the fifth year in a row, according to data from Harris Poll's annual survey. The Steelers, who were the last team to take the top spot in '06, moved up from No. 4 last year to the No. 2 spot in this year's poll. The Packers, Patriots and Bears round out the top five. The Lions saw the biggest year-over-year increase, moving up 11 places to No. 19, while the Raiders saw the sharpest drop, down eight places to No. 25. For the third year in a row, the Jaguars rank at the bottom of the list. This year's poll surveyed 2,462 U.S. adults online from Sept. 12-19 (Harris Poll).
| HARRIS POLL: FAVORITE NFL TEAMS |
| TEAM | '11 | '10 | '09 | '08 | '07 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 |
| Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1t |
| Steelers | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3t | 15t | 10 |
| Packers | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1t |
| Patriots | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3t | 3 | 19 |
| Bears | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6t | 8 |
| Colts | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 |
| Giants | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 11t |
| Redskins | 8 | 15 | 17t | 9t | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
| Vikings | 9t | 8 | 10 | 12 | 19t | 21 | 16t | 15t | 7 |
| Jets | 9t | 16 | 20 | 9t | 17 | 22 | 11t | 6t | 16 |
| Saints | 11 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 21t | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Eagles | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| Dolphins | 13 | 21t | 17t | 16 | 14t | 13t | 18t | 13 | 9 |
| Ravens | 14 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 26t | 30 | 28 | 29 | 25 |
| Falcons | 15 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 23t | 18t | 21t | 27 |
| 49ers | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Cardinals | 17t | 11 | 16 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
| Broncos | 17t | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 17 |
| Lions | 19 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 17t | 18t | 26 | 30 |
| Panthers | 20 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 14t | 13t | 16t | 18 | 24 |
| Titans | 21 | 21t | 9 | 25 | 26t | 15 | 25t | 23 | 14 |
| Browns | 22 | 26 | 22 | 22t | 13 | 19 | 15 | 24t | 15 |
| Texans | 23 | 17t | 23 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 25t | 19 | 21t |
| Chargers | 24 | 20 | 14t | 18 | 10 | 23t | 27 | 31 | 26 |
| Raiders | 25 | 17t | 21 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| Rams | 26 | 24 | 30 | 30t | 23t | 26 | 21t | 20 | 11t |
| Seahawks | 27 | 31 | 14t | 14 | 19t | 12 | 24 | 14 | 21t |
| Buccaneers | 28t | 27t | 19 | 21 | 21t | 17t | 11t | 17 | 4 |
| Bills | 28t | 29 | 27t | 20 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 18 |
| Chiefs | 30 | 25 | 27t | 22t | 23t | 20 | 21t | 21t | 13 |
| Bengals | 31 | 27t | 29 | 32 | 18 | 23t | 30 | 24t | 28 |
| Jaguars | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30t | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 31 |
