I now live in Ireland too Dave. But Ireland is not Europe, it's... Ireland! 😂 GAA (Gaelic football) and hurling, then rugby and soccer, will always be first and I agree it's unlikely "American Football" will ever catch up big time here. And you're dead right, the overwhelming amount and length of commercials is a total turnoff here. However, Germany and England can be very very into it. It will pick up there, and maybe some surprising countries like Spain. That being said, I find the NFL expanding into Europe a pretty horrifying prospect.
PS: PM me Dave, wouldn't that be cool to watch a Bills game in Ireland!!!