NFL’s Most Valuable Teams 2021: Dallas Cowboys On Top, Big Gain For Tampa Bay
Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 11:35PM By Barry Janoff
August 5, 2021: To coincide with the arrival of the NFL pre-season, the Dallas Cowboys have again come out on top – of the list of most valuable teams in the league.
The Cowboys, worth $6.5 billion, are the most valuable NFL team for the 15th consecutive year, according to Forbes.
However, the biggest one-year increase in value belongs to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, up 29% versus 2020 thanks to Tom Brady and a victory in Super Bowl LV.
The Bucs were put at $2.94 billion, an impressive number, but just No. 21 among all league franchises.
All 20 teams ahead of the Bucs topped $3 billion, with eight teams valued at more than $4 billion each.
People will be seeing a lot of the Cowboys over the next month, including the Hall of Fame Game tonight (Aug. 5, Fox), on HBO’s Hard Knocks: The Dallas Cowboys and on Opening Night when they visit the Bucs (Sept. 9, NBC).
The New England Patriots were the only other team beside the Cowboys to reach $5 billion — and that still put them $1.5 billion behind Dallas, according to Forbes.
The Top Five also includes the New York Giants ($4.85 billion), Los Angeles Rams ($4.8 billion) and the Washington Football Team ($4.2 billion).
The Kansas City Chiefs — which have been to the last two Super Bowls — came in at No. 22 ($2.93 billion).
The Giants co-tenants in MetLife Stadium, the New York Jets, were No. 8 ($4.05 billoin).
The Rams’ co-tenants in SoFi Stadium, the Los Angeles Chargers, were No. 23 ($2.92 billion).
1. Dallas Cowboys $6.5 B
2. New England Patriots $5 B
3. New York Giants $4.85 B
4. Los Angeles Rams $4.8 B
5. Washington Football Team $4.2 B
6. San Francisco 49ers $4.175 B
7. Chicago Bears $4.075 B
8. New York Jets $4.05 B
9. Philadelphia Eagles $3.8 B
10. Denver Broncos $3.75 B
28. Tennessee Titans $2.625 B
29. Cleveland Browns $2.6 B
30. Detroit Lions $2.4 B
31. Cincinnati Bengals $2.275 B
32. Buffalo Bills $2.27 B
See the full list here.