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Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins most valuable NFL teams, Forbes says

All 32 NFL franchises made Forbes magazine's list of the world's 50 most valuable sports teams for 2012. It's also no surprise the top two teams are heated rivals from the league's highest-profile division, the NFC East.

Jerry Jones' Dallas Cowboys ($1.85 billion) trump Daniel Synder's Washington Redskins ($1.56 billion) by a considerable margin for No. 1 overall. The Super Bowl champion New York Giants aren't far behind at No. 4 valued at $1.3 billion. The Philadelphia Eagles round out the division's financial prowess at No. 7, coming in at $1.16 billion.


Pulling just the NFL clubs from Forbes' overall top 50, here is how they rank from 1-32 (team, value, owner):

1. Dallas Cowboys, $1.85 billion, Jerry Jones

2. Washington Redskins, $1.56 billion, Daniel Snyder

3. New England Patriots, $1.4 billion, Robert Kraft


5. New York Jets, $1.23 billion, Woody Johnson

6. Houston Texans, $1.2 billion, Bob McNair

7. Philadelphia Eagles, $1.16 billion, Jeffrey Lurie

8. Chicago Bears, $1.09 billion, McCaskey family


10. Baltimore Ravens, $1.09 billion, Steve Bisciotti

11. Indianapolis Colts, $1.06 billion, Jim Irsay

12. Denver Broncos, $1.05 billion, Pat Bowlen


14. Miami Dolphins, $1.01 billion, Stephen Ross

15. Carolina Panthers, $1 billion, Jerry Richardson

16. Seattle Seahawks, $997 million, Paul Allen



19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, $981 million, Malcolm Glazer

20. Cleveland Browns, $977 million, Randy Lerner

21. New Orleans Saints, $965 million, Tom Benson

22. Tennessee Titans, $964 million, Bud Adams

23. San Diego Chargers, $920 million, Spanos family

24. Arizona Cardinals, $901 million, Bill Bidwill

25. Cincinnati Bengals, $875 million, Mike Brown

26. Detroit Lions, $844 million, William Clay Ford

27. Atlanta Falcons, $814 million, Arthur Blank

28. Minnesota Vikings, $796 million, Zygi Wilf



31. Oakland Raiders, $761 million, Davis family

32. Jacksonville Jaguars, $725 million, Shad Khan

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