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Written by Melissa Lavigne-Delville
Published 01/29/2025
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The culmination of football season is upon us, and fans are already donning their lucky jerseys and getting ready to whip up some wings. Each team has its game day superstitions—unwashed jerseys and a rabbit’s foot for the Eagles®, and red underwear and lucky helmets for the Chiefs®—and each comes to the big game with its own mission: Eagles® fans are eager to reverse their luck from 2023, whereas Chiefs® fans are hoping to hold on to their title for a third year in a row.
In the spirit of revving up some good old fashioned pregame rivalry, we took a look at how each fanbase stacks up when it comes to different metrics for health and happiness, according to a 2025 Hims study.
While some categories were a photo finish, here’s where Philadelphia and Kansas City win.
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Philadelphia ranks higher than Kansas City on happiness (66% vs. 63%), confidence (65% vs. 59%), and emotional stability (62% vs. 58.5%), while Kansas City ranks higher than Philadelphia on stress (30.5% vs. 27%) and insecurity (19.5% vs. 16%).
While the differences between the rankings on each attribute aren’t all highly significant, the data paints a picture of Kansas City walking into the big game with more nerves than Philadelphia. However, despite feeling more jittery, Kansas City may have more tricks up their sleeves than Philadelphia: 57% of Kansas City residents rank themselves as experimental, as compared to 51% of those in Philadelphia.
Cheesesteaks and hoagies aside, Philadelphia residents say they are feeling healthy and fit: 58.5% of Philadelphia fans say they are extremely healthy (a 4 or 5 on a 5-point scale) as compared to 54% of Kansas City fans.
Furthermore, a quarter of people in Philly (25%) say they are 100% at their weight goal as compared to just 16% of those in Kansas City—and Kansas City residents name reaching their ideal weight as their top 2025 resolution whereas it falls at number three on Philadelphia’s list.
Statistically speaking, Kansas City reports being way more type A than Philly. More than 2X as many Kansas City residents rate themselves highly as type A vs. Philadelphia (46% vs. 22% respectively). They also report being more (39% vs. 31%) and patriotic (56% vs. 48%).
What could this mean for the big game? Expect Kansas City fans to come prepared. They’ll know each team’s passing and rushing yard stats, and their respective tackles, turnovers, and sacks. Pregame parties will be well-prepped with tailgate snacks and game day gear will be laid out days in advance.
What Philly fans may lack in meticulous preparation, they’ll likely make up for in socialization. Philadelphians report being just a touch more extroverted (47% vs. 46%), and only half as likely to rate themselves as lonely, with only 14.5% describing themselves as such, as compared to a full 27% of Kansas Citians.
Also, folks in Philly are 2X more likely to live with friends and roommates than in Kansas City (5% vs. 2.5%), meaning they have a built-in crew to watch the game with.
Friendships and fandom run deep in Philadelphia, so fans may be more likely to show up on Sunday with friends, roommates, neighbors, cousins, second cousins, and in-laws in tow.
While Philadelphia is feeling fit, Kansas City is feeling hot. Maybe it’s a byproduct of Travis and Taylor’s love affair, but more people in Kansas City (53%) say they feel sexy—a 4 or 5 on a 5-point scale—as compared to fewer than half (48%) in Philadelphia. On the flip side, Philadelphia is more romantic (59% vs. 49%).
Kansas City residents are also more sexually experimental than those in Philly (53% vs. 45%) and are more likely to look for a sexy partner than a committed partner (39% for KC vs. 22% for Philly).
When it comes to relationships, lust ranks 2X higher for Kansas City (20%) than for Philadelphia (10%). Can Kansas City’s passion in relationships translate to more passionate game play? We’ll see on Sunday.
This study is based on a 7,100-person online survey, which included (1) 5,000 18-to-65-year-old respondents in the top 50 metropolitan areas (100 respondents per city); (2) 5,000 18-65-year-old respondents in each of the 50 states (100 respondents per state); and (3) a nationally representative sample of 500 18-to-65-year-old respondents to contextualize results. These three categories are not mutually exclusive; some respondents fall within more than one category. The study was fielded in January 2025. Data highlighted in this article is based on respondents in Philadelphia and Kansas City, specifically.
Findings were analyzed by 190 demographic and psychographic cuts, including city, region, gender (when we refer to “women” and “men,” we include all people who self-identify as such), age, race and ethnicity, relationship status, parenting status, sexual orientation (heterosexual, bisexual, gay, lesbian, pansexual, asexual, queer, etc.), fandoms (music, sports, etc.), and fitness and diet preferences, among other areas of interest.
Metropolitan populations were determined by 2022 U.S. Census data. In order to represent as many states as possible within the study, 5 cities that did not fall in the top 50 metropolitan locations were selected in place of cities in states already represented. Cities added to the study included New Orleans, LA (51); Providence, RI (53); Little Rock, AR (59); Honolulu, HI (68); and Omaha, NE (71). Cities replaced in the study included West Palm Beach, FL (39); Jacksonville, FL (41); Grand Rapids, MI (42); Harrisburg, PA (44); and Greensboro, NC (45).
Percentages for each attribute are based on respondents answering the following question with a 4 or a 5 on a 5-point scale: "On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is ‘Not at all me’ and 5 is ‘Very much me,’ how much do you feel each of the following describes you, personally?"
All data in this study are from this source, unless otherwise noted. Independent research firm, Culture Co-op, conducted and analyzed research and findings.
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