NEW YORK – Not only are the Dallas Cowboys the most valuable team in the NFL, they are worth more than any franchise in sports.
Forbes’s NFL valuations show the Cowboys worth $4.2 billion, easily topping the league for the 10th straight year. Next closest are the New England Patriots, at $3.4 billion.
The Detroit Lions are 31st in the 32-team league, at $1.65 billion. They had a 2015 revenue of $321 million and an operating income of $64 million. Only the Buffalo Bills ($1.5 billion) are worth less.
Last year, the Lions were worth less -- $1.