Everybody has their theories as to why ratings are off.
1. Thug players
2. Games too long. Why does it take 3 1/2 hours to play a game nowadays?
3. Why do they go to a commercial right after the kickoff, when they already took a long commercial break right before the kickoff?
4. Why does it seem as if the replay reviews take forever?
In Britain, English Premier League ratings are off 20% from a year ago.
I think online streaming has a lot to do with it. Can’t remember the last time I watched a sporting event on my TV.
And they replay the replay over and over analyzing it over and over while the real play is happening.
I started watching something else when the Colts were up 23-9 with 7 minutes to go.
I changed the channel back and the Texans had won in OT.
Thankfully I have DVR, so I was able to rewind it and find out how that happened.
An amazing comeback win.
Judging by the fact that about half of the Texans fans had already left, no real surprise that this ended up being lowly rated.
Betcha they thought it was a lost cause at that point.
They are all correct. The NFL football game now is terrible to watch.