In Forbes annual World’s Most Valuable Sports Teams list, the NFL led the way with 29 teams making the list, followed by basketball, soccer, and baseball. The Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, and Cincinnati Bengals were the only NFL franchises not to make the 50-team cut. No NHL franchises made the list.
For the third consecutive year, the Dallas Cowboys earned the title of most valuable sports team with a value of $4.8 billion. The five-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, led by Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, were the second-ranked NFL team, and appear sixth overall on the list with a total value of $3.