The NFL, NBA, and even MLB have all made changes to rules to increase scoring. It follows that there would be more lopsided games score wise. I believe the changes are a consequence of lower attention spans, fast action video gaming, and decrease in social interaction on a personal face to face basis of our younger fans. It’s not your grandfathers game anymore.
"Chicks dig the long ball." Sports has been bending over backwards to get more females to watch.