Last week, the Oakland Raiders and their fans got a virtual slap in the face by Emory University, who put together a ranking of the top fan bases in the NFL. Using their own data, Emory put out their NFL Fandom Report 2019, and the Raiders were listed in the second half of the league.
Mike Tanier of Bleacher Report took exception to the piece, and decided he would re-rank the 32 fan bases of the NFL teams. The Raiders, who stood at No. 17 in the Emory ranking, moved all the way up to No.