New England Patriots fans were quite confident in their team heading into the season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Our final FanPulse survey before the game — please click here if you also want to take part in the future — showed that 96% of Patriots fans felt good about the direction the team was headed in. Likewise, Steelers fans also were quite confident ahead of Week 1 with the team scoring 84% on the confidence meter.
Fast forward one week and the two fan bases’ numbers are headed into different directions:
New England Patriots: 96%
Pittsburgh Steelers: 21%
While an unchanged 96% of New England’s followers still feel positive about the team after its decisive 33-3 victory on Sunday night, Steelers fans saw their confidence plummet down to a mere 21% after the blowout defeat — the fourth worst number in the entire NFL.