Which NFL fans have put up with the most heartache?
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tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
Browns
then Bills (it's a special task to take 4 straight Superbowl appearances and turn em into years you barely wanna acknowledge)
then Jets
then Lions
then Bills (it's a special task to take 4 straight Superbowl appearances and turn em into years you barely wanna acknowledge)
then Jets
then Lions
I wanted to say Bills but they still went to 4 traight SBs. I was in Buffalo during those years and that lil ass town was rocking. But it appears Jets and Lions fans take the heartbreak harder.
Lions, cuz we don't know what it taste like.
FreedS[ohh]lave
Banned
Heartache to me would mean close always good but alot of horrible loses the Lions have just sucked no real brutal losses
Plus age would counter in because if youre a Cowboy fan under 30 you probably really only know heartbreak because they havent won in 20 years and im not buying you can enjoy your teams title when youre like 7 or 8
AlbertPullhoez
The Takeover
Vikings easily. shyt can be downright painful at times
Ronnie Lott
#49erGang
Bills
Browns
Lions
Jags
Raiders
Jets
Cowboys
Browns
Lions
Jags
Raiders
Jets
Cowboys
john goodman
All Star
Philadelphia
Never won a super bowl
Never won a super bowl
FreedS[ohh]lave
Banned
I think theyre #1 because they were close for a decade and lost so many nfc title games at home then the super bowl thats more heartache then a franchise that sucks all the time and is never close
Captain Crunch
Veteran
Browns:
Came so close, only for Elway to crush the buildings.
Lose their franchise, only for that team to win a SB 4 years later.
Been irrelevant for damn near 30 years.
Came so close, only for Elway to crush the buildings.
Lose their franchise, only for that team to win a SB 4 years later.
Been irrelevant for damn near 30 years.
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Heelmatic
The Carolina Blueprint
Vikings
Just read Bill Simmons' column about the most tortured fanbases and the reader emails from after the '09 NFC Championship to see why. Not like I'm scorned or anything.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100129&sportCat=nfl
Minnesota Vikings
Last Title: Never.
Last Truly Devastating Defeat: This past Sunday.
Rock Bottom: Hard to top four Super Bowl losses in eight years. (Although we just topped it with the Bills, so I guess it's not THAT hard.) But since there were so many rock bottoms, let's go with the first one: Super Bowl IV, when the Vikes were favored by 12 and ended up losing by 16 to the Chiefs. Before the game, a Vikings mascot tried to take off in a hot air balloon, failed and nearly crashed into the stands. Don't believe me? Go to the 20-second mark of this clip. It's like a deleted scene from a Christopher Guest movie. Not a good omen for the Vikes and big games. Call it a retroactive rock bottom.
Additional Thoughts: As Geoff said on my podcast, "If there's any upside [from Sunday's loss], it's that no city will be willing to lure the Vikings away." I bumped them ahead of Buffalo only because of their unparalleled streak: Every 10 years or so, they rip the intestines out of their fans. Happened in 1975 (the Hail Mary), 1988 (Darren Nelson), 1998 (Gary Anderson) and 2009 (12 men). ... By the way, none of those were the four lost Super Bowls. Not even the Red Sox annihilated their fans at such a consistently efficient pace.
Just read Bill Simmons' column about the most tortured fanbases and the reader emails from after the '09 NFC Championship to see why. Not like I'm scorned or anything.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100129&sportCat=nfl
Minnesota Vikings
Last Title: Never.
Last Truly Devastating Defeat: This past Sunday.
Rock Bottom: Hard to top four Super Bowl losses in eight years. (Although we just topped it with the Bills, so I guess it's not THAT hard.) But since there were so many rock bottoms, let's go with the first one: Super Bowl IV, when the Vikes were favored by 12 and ended up losing by 16 to the Chiefs. Before the game, a Vikings mascot tried to take off in a hot air balloon, failed and nearly crashed into the stands. Don't believe me? Go to the 20-second mark of this clip. It's like a deleted scene from a Christopher Guest movie. Not a good omen for the Vikes and big games. Call it a retroactive rock bottom.
Additional Thoughts: As Geoff said on my podcast, "If there's any upside [from Sunday's loss], it's that no city will be willing to lure the Vikings away." I bumped them ahead of Buffalo only because of their unparalleled streak: Every 10 years or so, they rip the intestines out of their fans. Happened in 1975 (the Hail Mary), 1988 (Darren Nelson), 1998 (Gary Anderson) and 2009 (12 men). ... By the way, none of those were the four lost Super Bowls. Not even the Red Sox annihilated their fans at such a consistently efficient pace.
