Winning a Super Bowl and building a franchise worth billions are separate achievements in today's NFL. Forbes' latest annual valuation list puts every one of the league's teams at $8 billion or more. That floor covers the club that lifted the trophy last season. It also covers a club that has not won it in more than half a century.
The broader numbers show how far values have climbed. Forbes puts the average NFL team at $9.5 billion, a 34% rise from 2025. The Los Angeles Rams rank second at $13.5 billion, though they fall outside this selection. The San Francisco 49ers, at $10.5 billion, round out Forbes' top five and are also not covered here.
On-field results offer little guide to where a team lands in the ranking. The Seattle Seahawks, the reigning Super Bowl champions, sit 14th at $9.6 billion. That is slightly above the league average. Further down, the Cincinnati Bengals are valued at $8 billion. That leaves them last on the list for a fifth straight year.
This piece looks at NFL team values alongside title droughts for five franchises. They are the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants, the New England Patriots, the Chicago Bears and the New York Jets. They are a selection from the Forbes list, not its complete ranking. Their most recent championships range from seven to 57 years ago.
The gaps vary widely. For the Cowboys, Bears and Jets, the wait for another Super Bowl title now runs to decades. The Giants and Patriots have shorter dry spells measured in years. Both of those franchises are valued well above the league average.
Each team entry stands on its own terms. It sets out the valuation available for that franchise, the Super Bowl it last won and how long ago that game was played. For the Bears and the Jets, Forbes' list places each at or above the $8 billion floor. The reporting does not give a precise figure for either team.