Where 49ers fans rank against other NFC West teams
By Peter Panacy
Worst fans in the NFC West: Arizona Cardinals
Alright, so they may not be totally annoying, pompous or boisterous. But Arizona Cardinals fans aren’t exactly mentioned towards the top of any list of NFL fanbases out there.
Case in point, Yardbreaker’s Chris Mueller’s 32-team ranking of fanbases entering 2022 placed Cardinals fans where?
Dead last.
His rationale:
"They got themselves a shiny new stadium, albeit in Glendale, won their division a few times, were two minutes away from beating the mighty Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII and even drafted and kept a surefire Hall of Famer in Larry Fitzgerald. Despite those successes – and Kyler Murray’s promise – fans still don’t seem to care. State Farm Stadium is routinely taken over by visiting fans, and really, when is the last time you thought, “Goodness, Arizona Cardinals fans sure do love their team? These folks are rabid!” Exactly."
Pretty fair points.
The greater Phoenix, Arizona area is a transplant living space with people flocking to the desert from all over the country, bringing their own fanbases with them. And when thinking about which celebrities out there fully endorse the Cardinals, the only name who might come to mind is country music superstar Blake Shelton.
That’s about it. And even when the Red Birds have been good, the fanbase hardly seems to notice.