The folks over at The Sports Geek decided to do a deep dive on which new ownership had the biggest impact on their NFL franchise after taking over.
Jerry Jones came in second – sorry, Jerry – in their research. The man who did better was Al Davis when he took over the Oakland Raiders in 1966.
The criteria for the research was total wins for the franchise in the three years before the ownership change compared to the three years that followed.
Davis and the Raiders enjoyed a 33.3% increase while Jones' Cowboys had a 28.4% change. Dallas did have to play two more games a year than the 1960s Raiders did in the AFL.
Rounding out the Top 5 in the NFL:
- 3. St. Louis Rams (2010) 20.8%
- 4. Atlanta Falcons (2002) 16.7%
- 5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995) 16.7%
Cowboys Third Among All Sports Franchises
When you factor in the NBA, NHL, and MLB franchises, The Sports Geek found that another Dallas team slipped in between the Raiders and Cowboys for second among the top four leagues.
The NBA's Dallas Mavericks changed ownership in 2000 and wound up 32.19% better in wins because of it. The Cowboys and Rams slid down a spot to third and fourth respectively.
The NBA got three more teams into the top seven.
- 5. Cleveland Cavaliers (2005) 20.73%
- 6. Brooklyn Nets (2019) 19.61%
- 7. Minnesota Timberwolves (2021) 17.88%
Tampa Bay and Atlanta dropped to eighth and ninth overall. The NHL cracked the Top 10 with the Columbus Blue Jackets (2012) at 16.6%.
Major League Baseball's best team came in at 16th with the 1981 Chicago White Sox and an 11.32% improvement.
The Cowboys' Fans Are No. 1
According to the folks at Gambling.com the Cowboys do have a title to celebrate. Well, at least their fans do anyway.
The did the research and looked at the total number of social media posts made by teams' fanbases.
They focused on posts made over the past year in which each fanbase was described as annoying. The posts were compiled to reveal the most annoying fans in the NFL.
Fellow Cowboys' fans, we're No. 1! Take a bow everyone. The Cowboys came in number one in the NFL with 15,200 posts.
Rounding out the Top 5 were:
- 2. Philadelphia Eagles 13,700
- 3. Buffalo Bills 12,300
- 4. Kansas City Chiefs 10,800
- 5. Green Bay Packers 6,900
The Giants were ninth at 4,840. The Commanders ranked 30th with just 450 posts. The Jacksonville Jaguars ranked dead last at 210.
Cowboys Ranked High Among Dominant Franchises
Despite the long-term playoff disappointments the Cowboys have been the 7th most dominant team in the NFL over the past decade, according to Gambling.com's research.
Dallas has a 57.9% winning percentage over the past 10 seasons in regular season play. Here's how the Top 10 rank in the NFL in winning percentage over the past decade:
- 1. Kansas City Chiefs 72.2%
- 2. Green Bay Packers 62.4%
- 3. Seattle Seahawks 62.2%
- 4. New England Patriots 61.2%
- 5. New Orleans Saints 58.8%
- 6. Minnesota Vikings 58.6%
- 7. Dallas Cowboys 57.9%
- 8. Philadelphia Eagles 57.6%
- 9. Baltimore Ravens 57.5%
- 10. Buffalo Bills 57.1%
Sorry, Eagles fans. The Cowboys are still the best team in the NFC East. Not sorry…
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