After analyzing stadium parking lots, overall tailgating

	environment, fan enthusiasm and the sales of tailgating

	accessories like in-car live TV and mobile programming, an

	alliance of tailgating experts has released for the first

	time America's Best Football Tailgating Cities Index, a

	ranking of the "tailgating-friendliness" of the 31 U.S.

	cities with NFL teams, plus L.A.

	
	AMERICA'S BEST FOOTBALL TAILGATING CITIES INDEX

	A Ranking of the Most 'Tailgating-friendly' Cities in the U.S.

	by KVH Industries, DIRECTV and professional tailgaters

	
	1.   Baltimore                 17. Nashville,Tenn.
	
	  2.   Denver                    18. New York  (tied)

		
	  3.   Houston                   18. Pittsburgh  (tied)

		
	  4.   San Diego                 18. Boston  (tied)

		
	  5.   Cincinnati                21. San Francisco

	
	  6.   Miami                     22. Cleveland

	
	  7.   Tampa, Fla.               23. Charlotte, N.C.

	
	  8.   Kansas City               24. Los Angeles
	
	  9.   Buffalo, N.Y.             25. Minneapolis

	
	  10.  Philadelphia (tied)       26. Dallas
	
	  10.  Phoenix  (tied)           27. Chicago

	
	  12.  Washington, D.C.          28. Atlanta

	
	  13.  Green Bay, Wisc.          29. New Orleans

	
	  14.  Jacksonville, Fla.        30. St. Louis

	
	  15.  Oakland, Calif.           31. Detroit
	
	  16.  Indianapolis              32. Seattle

	
Rankings are based on ratings by nationally recognized

	tailgating experts Joe Cahn, Andrew Kulyk and Peter

	Farrell after visits to every NFL stadium; an evaluation

	of stadium parking lot sizes, fees, accessibility,

	operating hours and tailgating programs/facilities; and

	the sale of DIRECTV NFL SUNDAY TICKET(TM) packages and KVH

	TracVision in-car TV systems for cars and RVs in 2006-2007.