Author Archives: Patrick Cooper

Steeler Nation fan culture — group of Pittsburgh Steelers fans waving Terrible Towels at North Shore tailgate with Acrisure Stadium behind them
Steeler Nation: The Fan Culture, Traditions, and Identity That Outlasted the Dynasty

I’ve been in the North Shore lots at 7am before a noon kickoff, watching Pittsburgh...

18
Jun
Green Bay Packers fans approaching Lambeau Field Atrium on Wisconsin autumn game day — Cheesehead hats visible, Rodgers #12, Favre #4 and Love #10 jerseys from behind, Go Pack Go banners, orange autumn trees
Green Bay Packers Fan Culture: What Makes the Cheeseheads Different From Every Other Fanbase in Professional Football

There’s a detail about the Green Bay Packers that most NFL fans know abstractly but...

23
May
Philadelphia Eagles fans in midnight green jerseys walking toward Lincoln Financial Field — Hurts #1, Dawkins #20, Brown #11, Kelce #62 jerseys visible, Fly Eagles Fly banners on light poles
Philadelphia Eagles Fan Culture: What Makes Eagles Nation Different From Every Other Fanbase in the NFC East

There’s a moment at Lincoln Financial Field that happens in every home game, usually sometime...

20
May
Dallas Cowboys fan culture — tailgate at AT&T Stadium, fans in Cowboys gear gathered before kickoff
Cowboys Nation: Fan Traditions, Culture & the America’s Team Identity

There is no neutral position on the Dallas Cowboys. You find this out fast. Wear...

07
May
Chiefs Kingdom fan at Arrowhead Stadium raising fist in crowd — 60 years of tailgate traditions and fan culture in Kansas City
Chiefs Kingdom Isn’t Built on Wins — It’s Built on Kansas City

It’s third down, late in the fourth quarter, November at Arrowhead. The kind of cold...

06
May