News: PFT: NFL attendance hits a 15-year low

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NFL attendance hits a 15-year low

More people are watching the NFL on TV. Fewer people are watching the NFL in person. According to David Broughton and Andrew Levin of Sports Business Daily, the NFL averaged 66,648 attendees at hom...

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[Aerolithe_Lion]

Oof. Those guys are huge,especially the lineman. They're gonna need a lottttt of foodstamps.

 

[MysteryIceGuro]

Too much money, especially to watch this team lead by Jerry Jones, which never fails to disappoint me year after year . Hopefully a HC change can fix that, if it ever happens.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Maybe if they'd lower the ticket prices, more people might go to the games. Just saying. I have a friend in San Francisco who won't go to an NFL game because it's so expensive even for nosebleed seats.

 

[gimmesix]

NFL attendance hits a 15-year low

More people are watching the NFL on TV. Fewer people are watching the NFL in person. According to David Broughton and Andrew Levin of Sports Business Daily, the NFL averaged 66,648 attendees at hom...

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Just another example of how Dallas is the bell cow for the league and should be treated better by it.

 

[ghst187]

I hope it tanks completely honestly.
Goodwill is the worst commish in history and has been clueless every time something happens.
Plus he childish and vindictive. They’ve made the rules incomprehensible on a lot of key items like the catch rule, PI, and despite raking in billions still having part time refs is making games brutal to watch and regularly ruins a good game. The way thy protect QBs is over the top and often arbitrary and selectively enforced. The rules have made the game extremely QB and HC centric which has helped the Pats dominate every year which also ruins fans excitement. Contracts are out of control....oddly enough most of the issues are pretty easily fixed with a co
Competent commish.

 

[pansophy]

Also why the Jones could sell the team after Jerry passes. Not sure if the NFL has a future long term.

 

[Sarge]

But for fantasy football, they’d really be in trouble. So much wrong with the game....irreparable.

 

[BlueStar22]

IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE! End of story.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

But for fantasy football, they’d really be in trouble. So much wrong with the game....irreparable.

I used to watch it all day Sunday and Monday night. Now for the most part just Cowboy games if that.

 

[Sarge]

I used to watch it all day Sunday and Monday night. Now for the most part just Cowboy games if that.

I watch more college football than anything and if I can catch a high school football game, especially on a Friday night, my wife and I will go.

 

[Jake]

TV ratings grew while attendance fell, so slow down on the death knell.

Games are too expensive to attend, and HD TVs get better and better.

 

[Reid1boys]

Maybe if they'd lower the ticket prices, more people might go to the games. Just saying. I have a friend in San Francisco who won't go to an NFL game because it's so expensive even for nosebleed seats.

that is little to do with the actual teams. Tickets are NEVER available from the actual teams. Most teams sell their tickets... to 3rd party companies who then pu tthem on stubhub and make a killing.

IN addition.... what is expensive for one is not expensive for another. Price and affordibility go hand and hand with how much money you make.

 

[Reid1boys]

Also why the Jones could sell the team after Jerry passes. Not sure if the NFL has a future long term.

lol...... are you nuts? I bet even with attendance dropping, revenues were up.

 

[Reid1boys]

IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE! End of story.

what would you say is a fair price to see a game at the 20 yard lin ein the lower bowl at AT&T?

 

[agk136]

It won't be long before you start seeing owners selling. The NFL has made it impossible for the average fan to be able to afford to attend a game. The next recession will be the end of the NFL. These 20 to 35 million dollar contracts are going to be the downfall of the NFL and the players union.

 

[viman96]

Does not surprise me game attendance is down. It is stupid expensive to go and home entertainment systems are so much better now. Having said that, I still like to go to games every 1-2 years.

 

[viman96]

ESPN just added an article stating TV ratings is up 5%

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28416957/on-eve-playoffs-nfl-boasts-tv-ratings-rise-last-season

 

[cowboy_ron]

Every owner should be fined by the NFL for every empty seat they host each game. I bet the Snyder's of the NFL would figure out how to provide a quality product quicker.

 

[tm1119]

This thread is a microcosm for how the entire news industry works in this country...

People read a purposefully misleading title and overreact without actually understanding the content they are responding to.