My father says that one of the reasons football is so popular is because it is low scoring. In high scoring games, the best team on the day tends to win. In l

My father says that one of the reasons football is so popular is because it is low scoring. In high scoring games, the best team on the day tends to win. In low scoring games, there are more upsets, as a single moment can have a greater impact. Therefore even if your team is objectively worse, you go to the game with some hope in your heart. Making football into a high scoring game could ruin it.