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Green Bay Packers named the most festive NFL team, with a total score of 71.4 out of 100
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The Bears, Ravens, and Saints were also revealed as some of the most festive football teams
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Washington Commanders was named the least festive, scoring just 15.3 out of 100
A new study has revealed the most festive teams in the NFL, and it’s good news for fans of the Packers, Bears, and Ravens.
The research from FlashPicks, a betting picks, parlays, predictions, and news brand, considered how ‘festive’ each and every NFL team is in the run-up to the Christmas season, using various factors.
The factors included each team’s Christmas Day game record, the number of festive merchandise on the team’s online shop, the number of players with festive names, the teams that wear festive colors, the likelihood of a white Christmas in the team’s city, as well as the number of bars in the area open on Christmas day. These factors gave each team a total ‘festive’ score out of 100.
The study revealed that the most festive team in the NFL is the Green Bay Packers, with a total score of 71.4 out of 100.
While the Packers are not playing in either of this year’s Christmas Day NFL matches, the team has won three of its four Christmas Day games played since 2005, including back-to-back victories in 2021 and 2022, meaning the Packers’ win rate of 75% is the ninth-highest Christmas Day win rate in the NFL.
The Packers also has a total of 57 different items of ‘festive’ merchandise available to purchase from its online store, including decorations, stocking fillers, and jumpers.
The Packers also feature six ‘festive’ colors such as green, white, and gold across its badge and home jersey, and what’s more, the city of Green Bay also has a 61% likelihood of snowfall at Christmas.
The study found that around 35% of sports bars in the city of Green Bay will be open on Christmas Day.
The top 10 most festive teams in the NFL:
|
NFL team |
TOTAL SCORE /100 |
|
|
1 |
Green Bay Packers |
71.4 |
|
2 |
Chicago Bears |
58.7 |
|
3 |
Baltimore Ravens |
58.7 |
|
4 |
New Orleans Saints |
58 |
|
5 |
Minnesota Vikings |
57 |
|
6 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
54.7 |
|
7 |
Denver Broncos |
51.2 |
|
8 |
New York Jets |
49.1 |
|
9 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
48.3 |
|
10 |
Indianapolis Colts |
48.1 |
The second most festive team in the NFL is the Chicago Bears, which received a score of 58.7 out of 100. The Bears has won 50% of its Christmas Day games, and sells 53 items of festive merchandise online. Meanwhile, the city of Chicago has a 35% chance of snow on Christmas Day, as well as having a huge 77.5% of sports bars in the area open on Christmas day, the most in the NFL.
Also scoring 58.7 out of 100 is the Baltimore Ravens, which is playing on Christmas Day this year, hoping to improve on its 66% Christmas Day win rate. There are also an estimated 45.5% of bars open to watch the game in Baltimore on Christmas Day, with five ‘festive’ named players potentially playing for the Ravens that day.
In fourth place is the New Orleans Saints. The Saints currently has a 100% Christmas gameday win record, however, the team has only ever played once on the big day – back in 2020. The Saints also has the highest number of Christmas merch items available to buy online in the NFL, with a total of 65, but unfortunately a 0% chance of snow in New Orleans this Christmas reduced the Saints’ score to 58 out of 100.
Next up is the Minnesota Vikings, with a score of 57 out of 100. The team has won 25% of its previous Christmas Day games, has 29 items of festive merchandise for sale online, four ‘festive’ named players, and four ‘festive’ colors across kit and badge. However, the Vikings have the highest likelihood of seeing a white Christmas in the NFL with a 79% chance of snow in Minneapolis on Christmas Day.
The Pittsburgh Steelers is in sixth place, with a third Christmas Day game coming up this year, the Steelers has a 100% win record from its last two festive games in 2016 and 2017, giving the team a score of 54.7 out of 100.
Then it’s the Denver Broncos in seventh place with a score of 51.2 out of 100. Followed by the New York Jets in eighth with a score of 49.1 out of 100, the Philadelphia Eagles in ninth place with a score of 48.3 out of 100, and completing the top ten is the Indianapolis Colts with a score of 48.1 out of 100.
The study found that the least festive NFL team with a score of just 15.3 out of 100 is the Washington Commanders. The Commanders has never played a Christmas Day game, and has just two festively named players. The 26 items of festive Commanders merch available is one of the lowest in the NFL, and the team only has one festive color on its badge and jersey.
About FlashPicks: https://flashpicks.com/nfl/parlays
FlashPicks provides the latest news, previews, sports betting picks and sportsbook offers to its betting community with reliable expert information. With over 55,000 followers on Instagram and 60,000 followers on X, it’s also home to the revolutionary tool Smart Picks, which takes the latest statistics and data to formulate a win percentage, meaning followers can make a more informed decision on sports bets.
Notes:
The study used 8 factors to give each team a total festive score out of 100. Factors and sources include:
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NFL Xmas game historically from Profootballhof
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NFL Xmas games in 2024 from FoxSports
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NFL current rosters from ESPN
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Festive colors from BlossoningGifts, Sportslogos.net, and NFL shop
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Festive merch from Fanatics shop
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Chance of snow taken from Noaa
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Xmas day bars open taken from Yelp
Full table:
|
Rank |
NFL team |
Xmas games score /10 |
Xmas winners score /20 |
Festive merch score /20 |
Festive players score /10 |
Festive bars score /10 |
Festive colors score /10 |
Chance of snow score /20 |
TOTAL SCORE /100 |
|
1 |
Green Bay Packers |
8 |
15 |
17.6 |
5 |
4.6 |
6 |
15.2 |
71.4 |
|
2 |
Chicago Bears |
4 |
10 |
16.2 |
1.7 |
10 |
8 |
8.8 |
58.7 |
|
3 |
Baltimore Ravens |
8 |
13.2 |
13.4 |
6.7 |
5.8 |
10 |
1.6 |
58.7 |
|
4 |
New Orleans Saints |
2 |
20 |
20 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
58 |
|
5 |
Minnesota Vikings |
8 |
5 |
8.8 |
5 |
4.2 |
6 |
20 |
57 |
|
6 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
6 |
20 |
11.6 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
2 |
7.6 |
54.7 |
|
7 |
Denver Broncos |
8 |
10 |
12.6 |
0 |
4.2 |
8 |
8.4 |
51.2 |
|
8 |
New York Jets |
2 |
20 |
8.4 |
1.7 |
9.6 |
4 |
3.4 |
49.1 |
|
9 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
6 |
20 |
7.8 |
3.3 |
6.6 |
2 |
2.6 |
48.3 |
|
10 |
Indianapolis Colts |
2 |
20 |
7.6 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
6 |
6.4 |
48.1 |
|
11 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
10 |
10 |
9.4 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
6 |
4.8 |
47.9 |
|
12 |
Cleveland Browns |
2 |
0 |
14 |
10 |
3.4 |
8 |
10 |
47.4 |
|
13 |
Dallas Cowboys |
10 |
8 |
13.4 |
0.4 |
7.2 |
8 |
0.2 |
47.2 |
|
14 |
New England Patriots |
0 |
0 |
16 |
10 |
6.4 |
4 |
10.8 |
47.2 |
|
15 |
Arizona Cardinals |
8 |
5 |
9 |
8.3 |
6.4 |
10 |
0 |
46.7 |
|
16 |
Los Angeles Rams |
2 |
20 |
9.4 |
3.3 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
44.7 |
|
17 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
2 |
20 |
12.2 |
1.7 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
41.9 |
|
18 |
Los Angeles Chargers |
2 |
20 |
6 |
3.3 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
41.3 |
|
19 |
Miami Dolphins |
8 |
10 |
8.4 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
6 |
0 |
40.9 |
|
20 |
Tennessee Titans |
8 |
10 |
10 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
0 |
0.2 |
36.3 |
|
21 |
Detroit Lions |
4 |
0 |
3.8 |
6.7 |
4.2 |
8 |
8.8 |
35.5 |
|
22 |
New York Giants |
2 |
0 |
9.6 |
5 |
9.6 |
4 |
3.4 |
33.6 |
|
23 |
San Francisco 49ers |
4 |
0 |
12.2 |
6.7 |
8.2 |
2 |
0 |
33.1 |
|
24 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
2 |
0 |
13.2 |
0.4 |
4.8 |
8 |
4.6 |
33 |
|
25 |
Buffalo Bills |
0 |
0 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
10 |
13.4 |
32.9 |
|
26 |
Atlanta Falcons |
0 |
0 |
10.6 |
6.7 |
5 |
10 |
0.2 |
32.5 |
|
27 |
Carolina Panthers |
0 |
0 |
11.6 |
5 |
4.4 |
10 |
0.2 |
31.2 |
|
28 |
Las Vegas Raiders |
6 |
6.6 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
6.6 |
6 |
0 |
29.1 |
|
29 |
Houston Texans |
4 |
0 |
8.8 |
3.3 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
29.1 |
|
30 |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
0 |
0 |
6.8 |
5 |
3.4 |
6 |
0 |
21.2 |
|
31 |
Seattle Seahawks |
0 |
0 |
11.8 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
2 |
0.6 |
20.3 |
|
32 |
Washington Commanders |
0 |
0 |
6.8 |
1.7 |
5.8 |
0 |
1 |
15.3 |
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