When asked which NFL coaches are the biggest trash talkers, the top pick was Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots. The Philadelphia Eagles ranked #1 for trash talkers that will leave you speechless, the most savage trash talkers, and the most intimidating trash talkers. The New England Patriots landed on almost every list, ranking #1 for biggest trash talkers, #2 for most intimidating trash talkers, and #3 for funniest. The Dallas Cowboys landed in the top 5 of every list, and ranking #1 for the fans that cannot back up their trash talking. The Green Bay Packers landed on a few lists, ranking in the top 5 for both the biggest trash talkers and the funniest trash talkers.
Finally, we asked fans to rank the fans that cannot back up their trash talking. We also asked fans to rank the funniest trash talkers, the most intimidating trash talkers, the most savage trash talkers, and the fan bases that leave them speechless with their trash talking. The New England Patriots came out at #1, followed by the Dallas Cowboys, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Green Bay Packers. We asked fans to rank the NFL team fan bases that are the biggest trash talkers.
Also, 44% think it is rude to trash talk at a game. Interestingly, even though the overwhelming majority of sports fans have trash talked, only 7% think it actually impacts a game. When asked why, most (76%) say it’s because they had a bad play, 55% say they were annoyed at a player, 49% say they were mad at them for losing, and 43% say they were annoyed at the coach. You may be surprised to hear that 53% of sports fans admitted to trash talking about their own team. Almost one third (32%) say they direct their smack talk at referees, 28% aim it toward players, 14% talk smack to other fans, and only 2% say they trash talk the coaches. When it comes to who the trash talking is directed at, it’s actually spread pretty evenly. Other reasons that fans cited for trash talking were because they were invested in the outcome of the game (28%), wanted to tick off rival fans (23%), wanted to encourage their team (15%), and wanted to discourage the other team (11%.) When asked the top reasons why they trash talk, the top choice was for fun (56%), followed by a bad call that was made (52%), and to let off some steam (28%). Only 1 in 4 sports fans say they’ve never trash talked before. Three quarters (75%) say they have taken part in trash talking while watching an NFL game.
We also asked how frequently they talk trash as well as which players and coaches run their mouths the most in the league. But which fan bases are guilty of running their mouths the most?Īt VegasInsider, we surveyed more than 1,000 sports fans to find which fan bases are the biggest trash talkers in the NFL. Sometimes it’s just to make fun of your rivals, and other times it’s spurred out of pure passion for your team. Throwing shade, talking smack, put downs, disses–whatever your go-to term is for trash talking in sports, we are all guilty of doing it.