When it comes to professional sports, few states have the embarrassment of riches that Pennsylvania does, with seven Super Bowls, Stanley Cups and World Series winners apiece in the two major cities in the region.
While the Terrible Towel might be a national (and international) symbol, its creator (the Pittsburgh Steelers) is not the most popular team in their home state, with the Philadelphia Eagles taking home that honor in 2024.
To determine such a statement, we pulled each pro sports team in the stateās search volume totals to stack up which one is the most popular statewide, which is how we determined that the Eagles flew higher than the Steelers this year.
National Sports Day is Oct. 16. PennStakes.com - your home for Pennsylvania sports betting coverage - was curious what professional sports teams are favorites among Pennsylvania residents. Using SEMRush.com, we ranked the top five most searched professional Pennsylvania-based sports teams.
Pennsylvaniaās Favorite Professional Sports Teams
Rank | Team | Search Volume |
1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2,240,000 |
2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1,830,000 |
3 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1,000,000 |
T4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 673,000 |
T4 | Philadelphia Phillies | 673,000 |
Which PA Pro Team Is No. 1?
Overall, the Eaglesā search volume total of 2,240,000 finished well ahead of the Steelersā total, which finished up at 1,830,000, well ahead of the next closest franchise in the Keystone State.
That No. 3 team was the NL Centralās Pittsburgh Pirates, who garnered an even 1,000,000 in search volume during the period in question to beat out the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Phillies, who tied for fourth with search volume totals of 673,000 each.
Two āBig Threeā (MLB, NHL & NFL) teams in the state failed to crack the top five, in the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA and the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL, speaking to the lofty standards expected of teams in the state.
As for on field, ice or court prospects, the team at Bet365 Pennsylvania has the Eagles as the top Super Bowl contender statewide, at +1400 (ranking eighth overall), while the Steelers are listed at +5000.
Thatās where youāll find the Penguins on the Bet365 Stanley Cup odds board as well, ranking in a tie with the Flyers and Washington Capitals for 21st in the 32-team league.
Both the Phillies and Pirates have been eliminated from World Series contention, with Philly making it to the NLDS before getting knocked out by their NL East rival, the New York Mets, in four games.
