In 2024, the 32 teams of the National Football League (NFL) generated a total revenue of approximately 21.2 billion U.S. dollars. This shows an increase of nearly one billion U.S. dollars over the previous year. How does the NFL compare to other major sports leagues? The NFL is the most profitable professional sports league in the United States. Apart from the decline in 2020 and 2021 caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the league’s total revenue grew steadily, rising by around 17 billion U.S. dollars between 2019 and 2024. In comparison, the revenue generated by Major League Baseball (MLB) teams amounted to around 12.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, while the revenue of the National Basketball Association (NBA) was 11.34 billion U.S. dollars in the 2023/24 season. NFL revenue streams In the list of most watched TV programs in the U.S., football games dominate the top spots. Duly, the NFL has a diverse array of lucrative revenue streams, such as sponsorships, media partnerships (both broadcasting and digital), ticket sales and concessions. As of February 2024, media deals between the NFL and networks in the United States alone accounted for over 10 billion U.S. dollars annually. Meanwhile, NFL league and team sponsorships provided nearly 2.5 billion U.S. dollars in revenue in 2024. Which team generates the most income? In 2024, the five-time Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys topped the rankings of NFL teams with the highest revenues. That year, the Cowboys were the only team to generate more than one billion U.S. dollars in revenue. The Las Vegas Raiders ranked second with approximately 832 million U.S. dollars in revenue. Meanwhile, the team with the most Super Bowl titles of the last 20 years - the New England Patriots - sat in fourth place with 762 million U.S. dollars in revenue.