CINCINNATI—As the NFL gets ready to start its new season, football fans and car enthusiasts across the country think “Teslas” would make a good name for a new professional franchise.
That’s what Swapalease.com’s annual NFL & Cars Survey found. The report polls thousands of drivers across the country asking them to pair up certain cars and features with their favorite NFL teams.
NFL relocation and expansion is on the minds of football fans. According to the survey, most women feel Mustangs, Challengers and Vipers would make the best car name for an NFL franchise, whereas most men said Teslas, Vipers and Mustangs. Additionally, when asked to describe which car feature reminds them most of their favorite NFL team, women said "voice command" and "blind spot monitoring," while men said "collision avoidance" and "vibration sensor notification."
More survey responses:
Which NFL team reminds you of a car with a whiny belt?
Women: Chicago Bears, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks
Men: Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots
Which NFL team reminds you of a driverless car?
Women: Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns
Men: Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, New York Jets
Which NFL team reminds you of a Tesla?
Women: Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers
Men: Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks
Which NFL team reminds you of a stolen car?
Women: Houston Texans, New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders
Men: New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Oakland Raiders
Which NFL team reminds you most of a Volkswagen?
Women: Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings
Men: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots
What is your favorite car feature?
Women: blind spot monitoring, large LCD touch display, auto parallel park, web radio
Men: blind spot monitoring, collision avoidance, large LCD touch display, driverless car
Respondents were also asked which team they think will win the next Super Bowl: Most women (11%) think Green Bay will win; most men (18%) say New England