Around the NFL - 2016

[Rome]

VORP!

[General_Failure]

Can someone help me out and show me all these good teams that Brady beat?

[QB Eagles]

The only good QB the Patriots played against all year was Russell Wilson and they lost to him.

Big Ben in the AFCGC is their only chance of seeing another one before the SB.

[MDS]

the steelers have also been very shaky...theyd be out of the playoff if antonio brown didnt have superhuman strength

wouldnt be surprised if the super bowl is the packers/cowboys game, though atlanta never having to play outdoors will make them a factor. cant see penn charter boy pulling off 3 playoff wins, though.

[ice grillin you]

Can someone help me out and show me all these good teams that Brady beat?

theres no good teams in the nfl so its hard to get good wins...so i guess we can go to losses....carr had more than brady and worse numbers with better talent...spin away as you wish but theres zero argument for carr to get the mvp over brady...except that you just hate tom brady and/or the patriots and/or bill belichek

[smeags]

[ice grillin you]

im not normally a conspiracy guy but its going to be interesting to see how the cowboys are treated by the refs in the next few years...if the commish was anyone else i would think it ludicrous but i would not put it past goodell to do everythign within his power to ensure the cowboys are at worst relevant but ideally superbowl favorites for as long as possible

According to Bloomberg, total NFL ratings for the 2016 regular season were down 8% compared to last year. While that number still isn't great, it's much better than what it could have been and what it was through the first half of the season. Through Week 9, NFL audiences were down 14% versus last year.

The major reason? The success of the Dallas Cowboys. The franchise has proven itself to be "America's Team" this year, at least when it comes to viewership totals. The Cowboys had five of the six most-watched games of the season, including their Thanksgiving clash with the taterskins, which turned out to be the most-watched regular season game since 1995.

Through week 16, five of the six most-popular games featured "America's Team" and its rookie stars, rushing leader Ezekiel Elliott and quarterback Dak Prescott, according to ESPN. In the second half of the season, the Cowboys averaged 23.7 million viewers — more than last year's World Series (23.4 million) and NBA Finals (20.2 million), according to data from Fox, which carried Dallas games the most. Late-season games showed double-digit gains.

"There's not another brand in American sports that delivers that kind of impact," said Michael Mulvihill, Fox Sports' executive vice president of research. The Cowboys "have always been the most popular team. Now we have a resurgence, and that's great."

It was looking much worse for the NFL this fall. Through week nine, the league's TV audience was down 14 percent and the networks were forced to give away free commercial time to make up for one of the worst declines in a decade. Once the election was over, fans returned to popular teams with compelling records, including Dallas, Green Bay, Seattle and New England. For the 2016 regular season, NFL viewing finished down 8 percent.

[Rome]

I thought lil guy said ratings were good?

[General_Failure]

Ratings are down for just about everything. The difference between what percentage the NFL lost compared to everything else might be important, but it doesn't change the fact that television is dying.

[PhillyPhreak54]

farg Dallas

With that being said we know that corksucker Blandino parties with Jerry so there's something

[MDS]

theres nothing. the cowboys have always generated bigger ratings than everyone else. this is the first time in forever they were incredibly good. its not like the side judge calls DPI against dez because dean told him to go easy on the cowbous because he likes partying with jerry.

dean is a POS just like goodell but the refs call what they see.

I thought lil guy said ratings were good?

they were fine post election...mnf really hurt them because espn is down due to cord cutting. with parity, its insanely hard to predict what will be a good game for november when the schedule is made in april.

[ice grillin you]

ratings have always been good even when dallas was bad...ratings this year down and way down without dallas being great....i dont think its going to happen but with goodell who cares 100% about money and 0% about the product i wouldnt put it past him

[ice grillin you]

this is a good read....

http://www.si.com/nfl/2017/01/05/packers-giants-2007-nfc-championship-game-oral-history

[MDS]

wapo also did one that was pretty good

[MDS]

say hello to the la chargers