New England Patriots Are Least Popular Sports Dynasty of Modern Era

The list was ranked in order of net favorability -- the share of respondents who had a favorable view of each team minus the share of respondents who had an unfavorable view -- and the Patriots, at minus 1 point, were the only team to score negatively with the general public. Even its nearest neighbors on the list, the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys, were all double digits above water.

“The Patriots are a good team to boo,” said Daniel Durbin, director of the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media and Society, noting that the AFC giant’s nearly 20-year staying power was starting “to wear thin on people.”

“The dynasty that is strong now is almost always going to be the one that is least favorable,” he said. ”People have a more powerful rooting interest against them.”

Pro sports’ other reigning dynasty at the moment, the Golden State Warriors, finished middle of the pack in popularity. The Bay Area franchise, which has won three titles since 2015, came in at No. 7 on the list with a net favorability of 15 points.

ncG1vNJzZmiooqR7rrvRp6Cnn5Oku7TBy61lnKedZK6zwMico56rX6OyuHnEp56lmZ6ZerGt06ugqKyjYq6zsYylnJqrpGK9sLzUpZirZaOlvLPA0mabsqaRqMG6ec6fZKanlJq%2Fr3nEq5g%3D