The Annual Media-driven "New America's Team" Debate

Dallas has almost double the followers on social media that Pittsburgh has. That would include a large part of the 16 to 35 demographic.

Even if the 16 to 35 year olds aren't watching TV, someone is. Dallas had the top rated game in 2024 and they were playing the Giants. The audience tuned in to see Dallas, not NY. And just go back and look at the ratings. Dallas will have the most watched games in the top 10 year after year.

The reason Dallas is "America's Team" is because of those who root against Dallas every week. Combine that with those that root for Dallas and you will get the largest viewing audience.

I go to the sports bar to watch all the games and do the same when I have traveled across the country. I have experienced the same response from fans. The fans at the bar only root for their team, but the whole bar roots against Dallas irregardless of team allegiance. Dallas elicits a response from everyone, that's "America's Team".
I get it. It's 2025 though.

I just can't see that many people watching dallas games to watch them lose. There is so much else to do online.

Maybe because sports are good background noise for males who's attention is online, but have the TV going for noise?

I don't know, I just don't see why so many tune into the Cowboys national games in 2025.

That's my argument. It doesn't make sense to me.
 
Every year this topic comes up and the media loves to hate on the Cowboys because they know it generates a lot of clicks and views, and let's face it, 30 years of post-season failure makes them an easy and justifiable target.

Every year they designate some other team as the real "America's Team". Their easy-in-the-moment picks were the Patriots for years with more recently it being the Chiefs every other year and sometimes the Eagles because they have a great year every so often.

There were even some media pushing for the Detroit Lions becoming America's Team over the last couple of years after they finally won their first playoff game in 30+ years.

As long as the Cowboys generate high TV ratings, dominate the news and continue having a lot of people loving or hating them more than other teams, the Cowboys will remain "America's Team".

If/when the Cowboys ever win another Super Bowl, the "America's Team" title debate will reset immediately and sports media will be saturated with "America's Team is back!" headlines.

Until then, the media will continue to generate clicks and views from Cowboys homers and haters while many Cowboys fans try their best to guilt the Jones family into making big changes by supporting the, "Dallas Cowboys are no longer America's Team" narrative.

Personally, I don't care who claims ownership of the "America's Team" title.

The only thing I care about is winning Super Bowls and one day it would nice for the Cowboys to win one or more of those again to justify the unwavering support by millions of Cowboys fans after 30 years of failed seasons.
Follow the money.
 
...so dumb. The sheer fact its mentioned and brought about again. Makes Dallas case stronger.

No team, comes close to the attention Cowboys get. But the hate is real.
The hate is a part of the fan base. They watch our games and help with our ratings.
 

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