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Ratings tumble: NFL's Sunday Night Football sees an eight percent decline in viewers following...
Daily Mail UK ^ | September 25, 2017 | Alex Raskin Sports News Editor For Dailymail.com

Posted on 09/25/2017 1:38:48 PM PDT by Morgana

FULL TITLE: Ratings tumble: NFL's Sunday Night Football sees an eight percent decline in viewers following a weekend of criticism from President Donald Trump

The NFL’s Sunday Night Football ratings were down again after a weekend in which President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized the league’s players for kneeling during the national anthem.

On a day when around 200 NFL players engaged in some form of protest against racial inequality in America by kneeling, sitting, locking arms, or raising a fist during the playing of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ the league endured its worst ratings for Sunday Night Football this season. The Washington Redskins’ 27-10 win over the visiting Oakland Raiders netted an 11.6 rating, which is the worst of the three Sunday night games this season, according to Deadline.com.

That’s down eight percent from the Week 2 Sunday night matchup between Atlanta and Green Bay and down 10 percent from the NFL’s Week 3 game a year ago.

The Raiders-Redskins game peaked with a 12.5 in the second quarter, according to Deadline.com.

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Sports
KEYWORDS: flag; nfl; trump
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To: dfwgator

Heh. Well, they can still make money, but they can’t sway elections by propagandizing the Chinese on gun control and gay marriage.


21 posted on 09/25/2017 2:01:31 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: Morgana

Which NFL teams have the most player arrests? Bengals, Broncos among longest rap sheets since 2000
Updated May 12, 2017

NFL players have been arrested 855 times since 2000. That includes 215 DUI charges, 99 drug charges, 96 domestic violence cases and 71 assaults. It even includes two murders.

But which teams have had their players arrested the most? The following list was compiled based on stats reported on USA Today, and goes in order from least to most arrests while a player was currently employed by the team.
(AP PHOTO)

http://blog.masslive.com/patriots/2017/05/nfl_arrests_which_teams_have_t.html


22 posted on 09/25/2017 2:04:46 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: Fantasywriter

“The wife of one of the Titans says...”

Now the players are hiding behind their wife’s skirt.

True men.


23 posted on 09/25/2017 2:18:26 PM PDT by moovova
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To: Lurkinanloomin

It’s going to get much worse for the NFL.

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That’s right. No matter what they do from now on won’t matter. The NFL can go to Hell and stay there.


24 posted on 09/25/2017 2:19:20 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Morgana

When it gets up around 20% I’ll get excited.


25 posted on 09/25/2017 2:19:30 PM PDT by Vinnie
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To: vpintheak

I will still attempt to watch Vikings games until I hear them acting like fools too.

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What about the opposing teams? What if they disrespect the flag while the Vikings act properly?


26 posted on 09/25/2017 2:23:20 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: moovova

That’s a good point. If this report is true, let the players confirm it. Otherwise take it with a large grain of salt.


27 posted on 09/25/2017 2:29:48 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Inernet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Vinnie

An 8% drop represents more than a billion dollars to the NFL’s combined purse if it keeps up. Another 8% drop, and the NFL will be forced to cut a lot of players because the owners will pass the costs onto the players.


28 posted on 09/25/2017 2:31:57 PM PDT by Smedley (It's a sad day for American capitalism when a man can't fly a midget on a kite over Central Park)
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To: Vinnie

I’d love to see 25% drop tonight for MNF.


29 posted on 09/25/2017 2:32:27 PM PDT by Salvavida (The Missouri citizen's militia sends its regards.)
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To: Morgana

One step at a time, boycott one game at a time.

Talk to your friends—boycotting is fun!

We have the power—time to use it.


30 posted on 09/25/2017 2:33:16 PM PDT by cgbg (Hidden behind the social justice warrior mask is corruption and sexual deviance.)
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To: Morgana
That’s down eight percent from the Week 2 Sunday night matchup between Atlanta and Green Bay and down 10 percent from the NFL’s Week 3 game a year ago.

Soon they'll be down to no viewers, and Bob Costas and Mike Tirico can sit and question WHY? To no audience...

31 posted on 09/25/2017 2:44:47 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: laplata

That’s why I make the attempt. If I see it, it’s off.


32 posted on 09/25/2017 2:46:07 PM PDT by vpintheak (Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
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To: Morgana
Let's make it 80%!!
33 posted on 09/25/2017 2:49:11 PM PDT by Dick Bachert
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To: Morgana

Wouldn’t you like to see some ‘fly-over’ school district, ban the wearing of NFL gear ?


34 posted on 09/25/2017 2:59:35 PM PDT by 11th_VA (Kudos to President Trump for denouncing ALL violence)
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To: Morgana

I hope tonight’s game is an even bigger slide in viewership.


35 posted on 09/25/2017 3:08:27 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: dfwgator

But the thing is that they will not contaminate our minds with their poorly thought out rationales for human behavior and disingenuous PAID COMMERCIAL supportive opinions. Find out and live the realities of life, tune those PAID acting humans out, and make them disappear from the airwaves.


36 posted on 09/25/2017 3:10:24 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find)
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To: vpintheak

I understand. thanks.


37 posted on 09/25/2017 4:08:57 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Smedley

An 8% drop represents more than a billion dollars to the NFL’s combined purse if it keeps up. Another 8% drop, and the NFL will be forced to cut a lot of players because the owners will pass the costs onto the players.

>><<

It will probably happen.

Thanks for that good information.


38 posted on 09/25/2017 4:12:17 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: KeyLargo
Which NFL teams have the most player arrests? Bengals, Broncos among longest rap sheets since 2000...NFL players have been arrested 855 times since 2000.

I am curious, proportionally, what percentage of white players and what percentage of black players...

39 posted on 09/25/2017 4:36:42 PM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea ((I am a Tea Party descendant...steeped in the Constitutional Republic given to us by the Founders))
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To: jmaroneps37
Now WHY would it be first announced as 10% but shrink to 8%?

Down 8% when compared to the game the week before; down 10% when compared to last year's week 3 game.

40 posted on 09/25/2017 4:40:12 PM PDT by Go Gordon (Barack McGreevey Obama)
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