Cowboys most valuable franchise in NFL; Raiders most worthless

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I promise, Raiders fans, "most worthless" is not a qualitative judgment on my part, it's a statistical fact. Forbes ranked all NFL franchises in their total monetary value, and the Cowboys came out on on top, worth $1.65 billion. The Raiders were dead last, at $797 million.

If the NFL were a Monopoly board, the NFC East properties would all be located on the home stretch. All four NFC East teams are in the top seven, with the Cowboys and Redskins at one and two respectively, the Giants at four, and the Eagles at seven.

The NFL's poormouth division would be NFC West, with no team ranked higher than 20, and no team topping the $1 billion mark. The Seahawks are closest at number 20, with a value of $994 million. The Cardinals are 23rd, the Rams 25th, and the 49ers 27th.

For the Raiders, the Baltic Avenue of the NFL, the news gets even worse. Not only are they bringing up the rear on the current value list, they're also last on the "One-year value change" list, with their value having dropped a staggering seven percent over the last year.

It's not something that can be blamed on the nation-wide poor economy, either. Only eight teams dropped in value over the past year, with the Colts and the Lions also wallowing near the bottom at minus five percent.

Check out the entire Forbes list here.

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1. Posted by Greg B Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:05 pm EDT
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the Baltic Avenue of the NFL
I LOLed
2. Posted by Mercedes Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT
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I always preferred the property around the go to jail spot, it was either jail or in one of my hotels.
3. Posted by ErikV Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:32 pm EDT
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It cheers me up to know that although we have things bad, the cross town Raiders have it worse. Thanks Al Davis, except maybe you were right about Cashtree. Who needs him anyway? GO NINERS.
4. Posted by Danny Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:37 pm EDT
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Hahaha Those kids understand how everyone is feelin about the Raiders.
5. Posted by Dale Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:44 pm EDT
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Al Davis is still living in the '70's. He needs to stay out of the locker room and off the phone to the sidelines and let the coach do his job. Every time he sticks his nose in there they lose. You can't play '70's football nowadays. It doesn't work!! My message to him is to stay at home with his mom! And I'm a long time Raiders fan tired of losing.
6. Posted by Anton Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:44 pm EDT
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Wait for it......wait for it.....Raider fans get pissed!!! lol.
7. Posted by FrankC Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:44 pm EDT
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AH HAHAHAHA Garbage a$$ Raiders
8. Posted by FrankC Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:44 pm EDT
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AH HAHAHAHA Garbage a$$ Raiders
9. Posted by FrankC Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT
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AH HAHAHAHA Garbage a$$ Raiders
10. Posted by Anton Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:46 pm EDT
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Wait for it......wait for it.....Raider fans get pissed!!! lol.
11. Posted by NELSON Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:46 pm EDT
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HA HA!!! Look at those kids. PATHETIC!!
12. Posted by rbdal34 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:51 pm EDT
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You missed the obvious 'Go to Jail' card joke for the Raiders....
13. Posted by Guerro Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:04 pm EDT
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Actually the 'Go To Jail' card is for the Bengals, since d@mn near all their players have done time.LOL!!!!!
14. Posted by Guerro Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:05 pm EDT
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Actually the 'Go To Jail' card is for the Bengals, since d@mn near all their players have done time.LOL!!!!!
15. Posted by Scott E Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:25 pm EDT
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Yes - great Monopoly analogy. Now which franchise is closest to Jail? Hmmm... And I can just hear those poor kids: Daaaadd, but I don't wanna haveta goto da game! Please! I'll do my homework...
16. Posted by GregC Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:37 pm EDT
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so the Chargers are the light blue properties right next door?
17. Posted by NELSON Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:38 pm EDT
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HA HA!!! Look at those kids. PATHETIC!!!
18. Posted by Mr. BIG Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:46 pm EDT
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Maybe Al is trying to pull off the ol Major League and move back to LA.
19. Posted by Bill Brasky Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:52 pm EDT
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This just proves just how far douchebag Cowboys fans will bend over for season tickets.
20. Posted by the truth Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:24 pm EDT
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Who cares!
21. Posted by -SMASHMOUTH- Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:01 pm EDT
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I barely got through the article. I was too busy laughing about the looks on the Raiders kids' faces!
22. Posted by Chargerz all the way Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:31 pm EDT
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I guarantee that when the Chargers move to LA in the next few years, that will be near the top of that list.
23. Posted by brian b Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:54 pm EDT
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Wow worse than the Lions?
24. Posted by brian b Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:03 pm EDT
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Forbes is retarded. They have 7 teams at 1 billion and one of them being the Browns. The Browns aren't worth a Billion dollars. Anytime your team is last it sucks but being last in Value means dick. Your not a fan because of how much the owner makes.
25. Posted by ctapbts Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:18 am EDT
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I do have to admit, those kids look like they're being forced to be Raider fans by mom and dad... hey it could be worse kids they could be forcing you to be Dallas fans/Indy fans or even Pats fans.... so cheer up