Gillette Stadium is known for being one of the most hostile environments for visiting teams, and a significant portion of that credit goes to the Foxboro Faithful. New England Patriots fans are widely known for their feisty passion and sky-high expectations.
Mike Lewis, the host of the Fanalytics podcast and a professor of marketing at Emory University's School of Business, recently decided to attempt to quantify the influence of fans on NFL teams and games. His result was a study he revealed this week, complete with a 2022 ranking of the best NFL fanbases.
Patriots fans were ranked second, behind only Green Bay Packers fans.