Which are the best football towns?
Former Colts quarterback Peyton Manning recently credited the late Jim Irsay as making Indianapolis a football town. Manning's comment gave us an idea.
On Tuesday's PFT Live, we did a draft of the best football towns.
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It's a subjective analysis, based on a variety of quantitative and qualitative factors. It's based on what we've seen and what we've heard over our years of following pro football.
To those who made the list, congrats. To those who didn't, we apologize.
For the full list, check out the video. But be advised: One of the teams picked, however, currently doesn't have an NFL team.
Even if it should. Maybe it will again, one of these days.
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