The true costs of fandom: Cleveland Browns edition

Looking at the cost of Cleveland Browns fandom

For a very, very long time, the league and football fans from all around the world felt sorry for those fans out in Cleveland. Many viewed the cost of being a fan of the Cleveland Browns as one’s dignity, pride, and sanity.

But now, those are no more! So now, what are the true costs of being a Browns fan?

In a recent report from Pickswise, it was revealed which NFL teams offer the best “bang for your buck” for fans. In their report, Pickswise took the most common expenses and looked at which fanbase spends the most spanning the full season.

The report also took the total cost for each team and compared it to the number of touchdowns scored to find out how much each touchdown was “worth.”

Note: The total cost reflects the average ticket price and the costs of one beer and hot dog per game, a jersey and hat for the season, and sleeping accommodations for the eight road games in a season.

The Browns come in as the third cheapest team to root for in the NFL at only $2,784.03 while the Las Vegas Raiders came in as the most expensive at $3,450.26. The only two teams ahead of them are the Buffalo Bills coming in at $12.63 cheaper and the in-state and divisional rival Cincinnati Bengals coming in at $21.49 cheaper.

As for the value of each touchdown, the Cleveland Browns are ranked at eighth, just behind the division rival Baltimore Ravens. With the Browns scoring 50 touchdowns in 2020, if a fan was in attendance for every single one, they would have paid $55.68 for each touchdown.

The teams ranked ahead of Cleveland are the Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, Tennessee Titans, and Buffalo Bills.

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