From a Blaze in Buffalo to Distress in Dallas, Football Fans Around the Country Feel the Burn

ALLEGAN, Mich., Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Between a 17-year football playoff drought and the endless amount of buffalo wings consumed each gameday, it's safe to say that fans in Buffalo experience their fair share of heartburn, or the combination of heartburn, anxiety and aggravation. In fact, according to rankings released by Perrigo Company plc, Buffalo ranked No. 1 among the 30 professional football cities as the most heartburn-inducing. While Buffalo ranked at the top of the list, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit and Jacksonville rounded out the top five cities in which fans are likely to feel more than your average indigestion.

Since stress can be a contributing factor for heartburn, Perrigo, in conjunction with STATS Insights, looked at statistics over the last 20 years for each professional football team, including win-loss record, losses in games projected as wins, player and coach turnover, among other factors, to determine which cities have the most stressed fans. Coupling those statistics with each city's favorite heartburn-inducing tailgating foods resulted in the "Home Team Heartburn Ranking" that graded each of the 30 cities to determine which are the mostly likely to feel the burn.  

From the losses experienced on the field to the foods consumed at the tailgate, the top three "Home Team Heartburn Ranking" teams have certainly earned their spots as heartburn-inducing:

• With its iconic buffalo wings and high coaching turnover, Buffalo can hang its helmet on winning something by being considered the top heartburn-inducing football city.
• Coming off a two-year stretch where they won one game in total, it's no surprise that Cleveland fans are feeling the burn from their football team.
• Entrenched in third, Dallas fans are feeling the burn due to a poor postseason record, 46 blown fourth-quarter leads and a love of chicken-fried steak sandwiches—the most heartburn-inducing tailgate food.

"Though football season is a time that fans look forward to, favorite team disappointments and popular tailgate foods may trigger heartburn. Frequent heartburn sufferers often find themselves sidelined and unable to enjoy all the game has to offer," said Mike Bachman, Marketing Director at Perrigo, distributor of Store Brand Omeprazole ODT***. "For relief** of frequent heartburn*, Store Brand Omeprazole is now available in a first-of-its-kind orally disintegrating tablet, which is a touchdown for sufferers thanks to its convenience, strawberry taste and the ability to take without water."

While it can't impact a team's performance on the field or how many chili dogs will be consumed at the tailgate, Omeprazole Delayed Release Orally Disintegrating Tablets 20 mg can help treat the heartburn of frequent sufferers*. Store brand Omeprazole ODT with MELTech™ is a 14-day course of treatment that melts in the mouth without water and is FDA approved for 24-hour relief** from the symptoms of frequent heartburn. The orally disintegrating tablet provides the same long-lasting treatment of frequent heartburn symptoms as the national brands, but for an average cost savings of 20 to 30 percent.

"After attending more than 1,000 tailgates over the course of my career, I've seen firsthand how integral a city's iconic foods and beverages can be to gameday and celebrating the local team," shares Commissioner of Tailgating Joe Cahn. "With the new store brand Omeprazole ODT, even frequent heartburn sufferers can partake in beers, brats and wings without the fear of paying for the enjoyment later."

Among the top ten "Home Team Heartburn Ranking" teams, there were a few standouts: Cincinnati reached the playoffs seven times in the past 20 years but can't seem to find any success in the postseason, securing its spot in the "Home Team Heartburn Ranking" top ten. On that note, Houston fans are no strangers to heartburn. The city reached 10 regular-season wins just twice in their existence and own the fourth-worst winning percentage over the past two decades. Detroit is a staggering 84 games under .500 – only Cleveland is worse – and became the first team in history to finish a season without a win. To add more heartburn, the team has only appeared in four playoffs over the past two decades and lost them all.

Full "Home Team Heartburn Ranking" List By City:
1) Buffalo, 2) Cleveland, 3) Dallas, 4) Detroit, 5) Jacksonville, 6) Oakland, 7) Washington, 8) Miami, 9) Cincinnati, 10) Houston, 11) Tennessee (Nashville), 12) Kansas City, 13) Los Angeles, 14) Atlanta, 15) Tampa Bay, 16) Chicago, 17) San Francisco, 18) Arizona, 19) Carolina, 20) New Orleans, 21) Minnesota (Minneapolis), 22) New York, 23) Seattle, 24) Green Bay, 25) Denver, 26) Philadelphia, 27) Indianapolis, 28) Baltimore, 29) Pittsburgh, 30) New England (Boston)

No matter your team's successes or failures on the field, or even if your city doesn't have a team at all, there are many factors that can lead to heartburn. Be sure to ask your doctor if you think you are experiencing frequent heartburn to see if store brand Omeprazole ODT is the right solution for you.

For more information on store brand Omeprazole ODT, please go to www.DissolveYourHeartburn.com. Consumers can also find store brand Omeprazole ODT at food, drug and mass retailers nationwide under each store's Own Brand label.

* Frequent heartburn occurs 2 or more days a week.
**This product is not intended for immediate relief; it may take 1-4 days for full effect. This product is a 14-day treatment program that is not to be repeated for four months. 
***Omeprazole Delayed Release Orally Disintegrating Tablet 20 mg

About Perrigo
Perrigo Company plc, a leading global healthcare company, delivers value to its customers and consumers by providing Quality Affordable Healthcare Products®. Founded in 1887 as a packager of home remedies, Perrigo has built a unique business model that is best described as the convergence of a fast-moving consumer goods company, a high-quality pharmaceutical manufacturing organization and a world-class supply chain network. Perrigo is one of the world's largest manufacturers of over-the-counter ("OTC") healthcare products and suppliers of infant formulas for the store brand market. The Company also is a leading provider of branded OTC products throughout Europe, as well as a leading producer of "extended topical" prescription drugs. Perrigo, headquartered in Ireland, sells its products primarily in North America and Europe, as well as in other markets, including Australia, Israel and China. Visit Perrigo online at (http://www.perrigo.com).

Methodology
The "Home Team Heartburn Ranking," commissioned by Perrigo Company plc, was calculated and compiled by STATS Insights, a global sports data and intelligence company and by a nutritionist. STATS evaluated the professional football cities based on a range of factors, covering the past 20 years, with each carrying varying degree of weight. Factors included:  1) Games over .500, 2) Close losses, 3) Blown leads, 4) Losses when favored, 5) Postseason game appearances, 6) "Big Game" wins, 7) "Big Game" losses, 8) Postseason games over .500, 9) Postseason blown leads, 10) Postseason losses when favored, 11) Star players, 12) Starting quarterback turnover, 13) Head coach turnover, 14) Team seasons per city, 15) Popular tailgating food likelihood of producing heartburn. Recipes were evaluated by a nutritionist based on likely points of dietary aggression known to cause heartburn, including fat content, pH measurement, spice content, buffer content and fried content.

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