We figured the Redskins wouldn’t be first. Maybe not even third, fourth or fifth. But 18th? That’s hard to fathom considering the supposed breadth of its fan base.
But that’s where the Redskins rank in the NFL when it comes to average number of listeners to their radio broadcasts during games.
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This from a franchise that once owned most of the south way back when, before the days of the Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans and Carolina Panthers among others.
Making the playoffs only three times since 1993 hasn’t helped, but that hasn’t prevented the stands from being mostly full.
The Redskins averaged 197,100 listeners a game this past season compared to 626,600 for first-place Chicago. The Redskins also were last among NFC East teams. New York (457,000) was second overall, Philadelphia (422,400) was third overall and Dallas was 15th (213,000). Detroit was fifth, but that likely stemmed from having some games blacked out.
