During one of the most turbulent weeks in recent memory for fans of the Arizona Cardinals, here’s an interesting news item they can chew on ahead of their team’s next game at the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Oct. 18:
According to a massive Reddit survey conducted by ActionNetwork.com from August 2025 through September 2026, Cardinals fans rank among the NFL’s Top 5 as both the most positive and the most foul-mouthed fan bases.
Yeah, as if Cardinals fans didn’t already have enough reasons to pull their hair out.
Anyway, an analysis of over 2.5 million comments from the subreddits of all 32 NFL fandoms revealed the Cardinals were found to be the second most positive group in the league, with 51.11% of their comments having carried a positive tone.
They ranked just behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (51.71), with the Denver Broncos in third (50.75), followed by the Kansas City Chiefs (50.60) and the Tennessee Titans (50.13).
Meanwhile, Cardinals fans came in No. 4 among the most foul-mouthed groups, with 14.48% of their comments having included swear words. The top three foul-mouthed fan bases in this category were the New York Giants (14.98), Indianapolis Colts (14.88) and Cleveland Browns (14.72), with the New York Jets ranking fifth (14.34).
The most negative fan bases were the Colts, with 26.32% of comments having carried a negative tone, followed by the Jets (25.76), Cincinnati Bengals (25.63), Cleveland Browns (25.58) and Dallas Cowboys (25.42).
The most polite fan bases were the Buffalo Bills, with just 10.70% of comments having included swear words, followed by the Buffalo Bills (10.70), Rams (10.98). Green Bay Packers (10.98) and Seattle Seahawks (11.09).
According to ActionNetwork.com, a total of 2,570,728 comments were analyzed, with a minimum of 40,000 comments collected from each of the NFL’s 32 teams.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Cardinals fans are Top 5 in positive and foul-mouthed comments, study says
