Tailgate Wars: The Top 5 NFL Tailgating Teams

If you consider yourself an NFL fan, then you better be able to talk tailgate. No questions asked. We’ve put together a list of the top 5 tailgating fans when it comes to NFL football. Did your team make the cut?

Tailgate Criteria

Here at HangNout.com we put together the most scientific and authoritative categories on how to achieve this rank of world’s greatest tailgate teams in the National Football League. Some of the metrics this list is based upon take into account things such as:
• Weather: can the fans run around buck naked without spilling a drop of beer on the slippery ice?
• Tailgating gear: How creative are the fans? Did they convert an old VW bus into a giant chicken rotisserie so they could serve hundreds at a time?
• Win or Lose: Do they show up week after week despite their quarterback retiring and then coming back, season after season? Sorry Brett Farve.
• What kind of beer they drink: A person’s character is highly dependent on this one factor alone?
• Generosity: Do they involve each other, share, and have a spirit of comradery or do they just like to fight?
Along with these factors and several other HangNout proprietary and very secret polls, we have conducted our hugely scientific approach to ensuring we got this list right. So without further delay, the top 5 NFL tailgating teams………

Top NFL Tailgaters

At #5 this team sits in the cold for hours at a time huddled around burning trashcans and sizzling meats just to catch a glimpse of their heroes in Yellow and Black.

That’s right, the Pittsburg Stealers come in at #5. Now some of you Stealers fans just through your Penn Pilsner at your computer screen. A tough bunch who doesn’t take any bull from anyone…. despite their 1 good season. All hale the iron curtain! These guys are creative of sorts. I once saw a tailgate fan in the Penn lot roasting marshmallows on a car’s radio antenna with a gas mask and a mini flame thrower. Pretty inventive beer fueled creativity, so points for that. It’s no 3 Rivers Arts Festival but artistic none the less.

At #4 is an NFL team that sucks so bad, I don’t think these fans have ever realized it, or they are just plain stupid.

The Chicago Bears. You have to hand it to these NFL tailgate fans. They take a beating year after year and they still manage to pull out these iconic characters like Butkus, Bill Swerski, Singletary, etc. yet, sadly they still loose (especially to the Packers) Hats off to these fellas and their poor frozen nuts. Die Hard come to mind as they endlessly weight for a win. Just one win. Trash talk aside, we love these guys for their up against the odds tailgating pride. A group of hard core men and women taking tailgating to the next level. Forget the beer cozies these guys drink straight from the keg itself. They made the #4 spot for the fact that every time HangNout is at Soldier Field we see their lips on the nozzle of a keg. At least it’s not the tailpipe of their Buicks. And yes, they love meat. Just not Brats.

At #3, these guys no how to party tailgate style.

Maybe they made #3 by purchasing the most HangNout trash bag holders for NFL tailgating than any other football team, but let’s be honest, a little grease never hurt. Just ask the windy city folks at #3. The Greenbay Packers. A hardy bunch of football lovers. They paint everything green and gold. In fact, if you walk into a paint store around Super Bowl season don’t even ask for those hues. They are sold out! Their cholesterol fueled thinking causes them to jump in snow banks naked with a win or hell, even a loss. Powered by Bratwurst and light beer like the Leinies or Miller these guys can tailgate pretty hard. In fact, I think it is just one long tailgate through the whole season of football up there in the frozen Midwest. Looks like the Packers beat the Bears in another comp.

At #2 is a restless bunch of tailgating super fans.

The awkward yet adorable bunch of stoners and craft brew aficionados, the Denver Bronco tailgaters. I don’t know if it is the Rocky Mountain air or what but these fans are friendly and fierce. I saw a 9 year old girl flip me the bird because I was wearing the opposing teams snuggie and then she yelled sorry and hoped in her soccer Mom’s van. WTF? Seriously though, they have a great time winning or losing. (Not like the Bears)

And our #1 pick with a bullet. The Houston Texans.

Everything is bigger and better in Texas and these guys mean it when it comes to tailgating. Their ingenuity to NFL tailgating itself put them over the top. After all it is where the HangNout NFL tailgating trash can was invented along with the foxiest of cheerleaders. The attitude in the Texan lot is friendly and competitive no matter how sunburned they get. Parking is open 4 hours before the game and it is first come first serve, so get there early if you want a prime spot. Oh and the BBQ. Be prepared to gorge yourself on the best brown sugar licked cuts of beef in the world.

Tailgate Gear

If you disagree with this list or had a great time reading our take on the top 5 NFL tailgate teams leave us a comment or add your favorites below. We want to hear from you! Good, the bad and the ugly. Obviously there are several ways in which to judge this sort of thing and right or wrong it is all in good spirits! Long live football! Don’t forget to pick up your trash can for tailgating, HangNout.