Dallas Cowboys TV ratings plummet in blowout loss

[superonyx]

The league brought this on themselves.
I love the part about how the ratings decline may not have happened if Zeke played and the game was closer. You can’t blame this on the Anthem Protest.

https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-co...-TV-ratings-plummet-in-blowout-loss-110801823

The Dallas Cowboys are typically the NFL's main ratings draw, but in the wake of yet another blowout loss with practically half of their roster sitting out (some of which is by the NFL's own design), their TV ratings are beginning to take a serious tumble.

According to Barry Horn of The Dallas Morning News, the Cowboys drew a 30.0 rating in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Sunday. In a normal game, this would be an excellent rating, but by Sunday Night Football standards for the Cowboys, it is miserable. It is the fourth lowest rating the Cowboys have drawn on NBC's Sunday Night Football, and as a point of comparison, their Week 1 tilt with the New York Giants in that primetime slot drew a rating of 36.5.

The game still did well nationally, beating every other Sunday Night Football Game this season except for the Cowboys-Giants opener with a 13.5 rating, but losing such a large number of viewers in Dallas for a marquee game is hardly ideal for a league that is suffering through a ratings crisis as it is.

The Cowboys also lost viewers a week ago against the Atlanta Falcons, another blowout. That game got a rating of 27.4 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with all four of their other games played in that 4:25 PM time slot drawing a rating better than the 30.0 the Cowboys got against the Eagles.

Perhaps if Ezekiel Elliott had been able to play, the Cowboys would have kept the game closer and more fans would have watched. That was the NFL's decision, and now they are forced to suffer the consequences of it. It's hard to blame national anthem protests for declining ratings in this one.

 

[Gameover]

Don't think Zeke makes up that difference. He didn't versus a lesser Broncos team.

I know how shallow thinkers think though

 

[Sarge]

The game is in big trouble.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

The game is in big trouble.

Good.

It needs to be.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

The quote about Ezekiel Elliott isn't accurate, in my opinion.

Zeke is a great player, no doubt, but the problems right now are the offensive line and the defense. Elliott may have helped the Cowboys score a few more points last night, but all things considered they still would have lost.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Oh well. NFL is just getting exposed for what they are. NFL owners are selfish and don't care about the players. You have guys like Jerry Jones and Houston's Bob McNair showing their true colors, players are upset, fans are upset, concussions......sucks for the NFL.....all of their problems have hit them in a 2 year span......all at once.

 

[Aven8]

Lol, blaming the ratings on the NFL now? How about this team sucks and the fans are tired of this same old bit??!!

 

[Stash]

The game is in big trouble.

With no end in sight.

This Commissioner and these owners have managed to kill the golden goose.

I just don't want to hear or read any questions from anybody ever wondering why.

 

[superonyx]

Lol, blaming the ratings on the NFL now? How about this team sucks and the fans are tired of this same old bit??!!

I think the article is blaming the NFL for weakening your biggest draw.
It’s funny how some people get so charged up and angry that they become single track minds who will attack any though that could be down a different tract in fear it will dominate their single track focus..

 

[Zordon]

Oh well. NFL is just getting exposed for what they are. NFL owners are selfish and don't care about the players. You have guys like Jerry Jones and Houston's Bob McNair showing their true colors, players are upset, fans are upset, concussions......sucks for the NFL.....all of their problems have hit them in a 2 year span......all at once.

I swear every problem with the league can be tied back to the greedy *** owners despite what some might think.

 

[superonyx]

The quote about Ezekiel Elliott isn't accurate, in my opinion.

Zeke is a great player, no doubt, but the problems right now are the offensive line and the defense. Elliott may have helped the Cowboys score a few more points last night, but all things considered they still would have lost.

We can’t know.
I don’t think the article even said we would have won. It’s more about how the writer thinks the nfl messed up by weakening the appeal of their biggest drawing team.

2 lowest rating games are the 2 without Zeke. That means something. Especially in a time where the league has a falling ratings problem.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Lol, blaming the ratings on the NFL now? How about this team sucks and the fans are tired of this same old bit??!!

Well....in their defense the ratings have been down all over. Cowboys use to can get away with being 5-11 and still have their ratings be high. And even if the Cowboys suck......last night's game was a big one and they were 5-4.

 

[ShortRound]

With no end in sight.

This Commissioner and these owners have managed to kill the golden goose.

I just don't want to hear or read any questions from anybody ever wondering why.

Millionaires and billionaires, ruining a money machine. We're the fools here.

 

[Idgit]

Interesting game of chicken Jerry might end up in here. Suspend players, take picks? Would having the Cowboys be uncompetitive be a smart thing right now? Not really.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

We can’t know.
I don’t think the article even said we would have won. It’s more about how the writer thinks the nfl messed up by weakening the appeal of their biggest drawing team.

2 lowest rating games are the 2 without Zeke. That means something. Especially in a time where the league has a falling ratings problem.

Okay, I see that now. Maybe this is a way for us to "get back" at the NFL for it's unfair treatment of a fan favorite.

Let's hit them where it hurts. I can still enjoy football. All the college bowl games are just a few weeks away.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I swear every problem with the league can be tied back to the greedy *** owners despite what some might think.

Zordon, I agree 100%. A prime example is Jerry. He opens his mouth when he doesn't have to. For instance, his team just got spanked by the Packers and after the game what does he talk about? Not how his team needs to bounce back from his loss......no, he talks about something his own players wasn't even partaking in. We give these guys so much credit because they are billionaires but they lack simple common sense.

 

[Stash]

Millionaires and billionaires, ruining a money machine. We're the fools here.

Only if we let ourselves be. We all have choices.

And more and more conversations I have with fellow fans tell me that they're voicing their opinions and making those choices for themselves.

Many are saying "no more".

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

We can’t know.
I don’t think the article even said we would have won. It’s more about how the writer thinks the nfl messed up by weakening the appeal of their biggest drawing team.

2 lowest rating games are the 2 without Zeke. That means something. Especially in a time where the league has a falling ratings problem.

I mean its clear what's going on. All people have talked about is this team can't do anything without Zeke. This has been going on for weeks. They've pushed this narrative and its coming to fruition. Sure, Lee and Tyron are a big part in why we are losing...probably even bigger than Zeke when you factor in what Zeke has behind him and what those guys have behind them.

But there are some fans who are front running fans and they hear Zeke is out and that its over. I'm sure that's a big part of people not tuning in.

 

[ShortRound]

Only if we let ourselves be. We all have choices.

And more and more conversations I have with fellow fans tell me that they're voicing their opinions and making those choices for themselves.

Many are saying "no more".

It sucks for the average fan, most of us would have to save up to take a family of four to a ball game. We use words like pride, history and tradition. And it means squat to these players and owners. It's all about money. I feel like a fool for caring about this sport.

 

[Aven8]

I think the article is blaming the NFL for weakening your biggest draw.
It’s funny how some people get so charged up and angry that they become single track minds who will attack any though that could be down a different tract in fear it will dominate their single track focus..

I didn't read the article to be honest, but if people are turning off TV's it's because the product usually sucks. I love that he's calling the NFL out however.