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> explain the popularity Besides the hits, 1. The short season You're always left wanting more. There's an order of magnitude fewer NFL games compared to th
by brandonmenc 11y ago
> explain the popularity
Besides the hits,
1. The short season
You're always left wanting more.
There's an order of magnitude fewer NFL games compared to the NBA, MLB, or NHL. And it's convenient - you can follow pro football and have most of the year off and, during the season, most of the week off.
2. The action
Yeah, the ball is only in play for a few minutes, but there are 60-70 plays per game - that's a lot of punctuated action compared to the snail's pace of baseball or the constant back and forth of the other sports. And the plays are more likely to be do-or-die drive or game changers than in the other sports. It's way more edge-of-your-seat.
Those two features are somewhat "drug-like," imo.
- flying_kangaroo 11y ago> There's an order of magnitude fewer NFL games compared to the NBA, MLB, or NHL Strongly agree. I've tried many a time to 'get into' baseball, but every day is just way too much. It also tends to increase the importance of each individual game, which (ignoring the quasi-nihilistic "it's just a sport, man") is another reason for the popularity.