re: What is the least interesting city for a NFL franchise?

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Kansas City

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Tyga, I agree with you more than not, but no chance. KC isn't even in the top 7 or 8 of this list - it certainly lives up to its reputation as one of America's more underrated tourist destinations.

Charlotte, as mentioned. The Jacksonville area has some cool things going on but way too spread out and not really accessible. Arizona Cardinals outside of a few times a year (which aren't football season) - PHX / Scottsdale is rather bland after a few days. Tampa. Cincinnati. Detroit. Cleveland. Indianapolis.

Minneapolis really ain't that great in my opinion, and frankly I hate Vegas outside of 48 hour stints. I've never been to Green Bay proper but I have been to northern Wisconsin a decent bit, and there is no chance it is more interesting than KC.

As far as interesting cities go, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, DC, New York, New Orleans, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, and LA are clearly in a tier or five above KC.

Denver, Seattle, Dallas, Houston, and Atlanta are almost also certainly more interesting but all those places have a certain blandness that's masked by hyper-charged recent growth.

Green Bay is kind of its own beast as it's much, much smaller than all other NFL markets, but it pulls all of Wisconsin as a direct market and a good chunk of the rest of the Upper Midwest, so not really comparable. Buffalo is kind of similar as well + Buffalo direct market pulls in a decent chunk of Great Lakes Canada.

Green Bay feels like an easy answer, but it was so different from the day to day I was used, I really liked the trip.

Jacksonville is the biggest city in Florida but Tampa, Orlando, Miami are all better.

I would rank the cities i've been to for games best to worst time for the weekend

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Boston
4. Tampa
5. Nashville
6. Houston
7. Milwaukee
8. Kansas City
9. Dallas
10. Cincinnati
11. Indianapolis
12. Minneapolis

Best Atmosphere for the Game

1. Green Bay
2. Kansas City
3. Chicago
4. Minneapolis
5. Indianapolis
6. New York
7.Nashville
8. Dallas
9. New England
10. Tampa
11. Cincinnati
12. Houston


I have New Orleans Pre Covid behind New York on the weekend and behind Chicago for game atmosphere.

Atlanta is the only answer.

Houston’s gotta be up there.

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Lots to do in Jacksonville and surrounding area all the way through the superbowl. Amelia Island, St.Augustine, Beaches

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Largest city in the lower 48 and you mention leaving it, almost instantly

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I'd put Charlotte above Indy on this list.

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Good place to live but I wouldn't want to visit there.

I don't get all of the Jacksonville hate in this thread. It's got lots of stuff to do, but then again, I'm a history buff.

It sure beats the frozen concrete jungles of the NE.

Landover Maryland

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Charlotte is a bland, garbage, new money hell hole

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Yeah, but it isn’t Green Bay, Buffalo, Cleveland…

I agree, though. Charlotte is so cookie cutter, manicured, and “new”….very little character excluding the NoDa neighborhood. That said, there’s a helluva lot worse places.