CodeMonkey Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 https://deadline.com/2017/10/titans-beat-colts-monday-night-football-ratings-fall-season-low-nfl-espn-1202189784/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 1) Capricious and erratic enforcement of rules by officials makes many of these "primetime games" unwatchable 2) The "average Joe" is turned off by players making $20 million per season who sit out because they have a sore ankle or tummy ache 3) The protests turned some people off 4) The announcers typically suck balls...everything is over-analyzed in a politically correct way and done so as not to offend the Patriots 5) Far too many commercials 6) Commercialization of the product (beer, cleats, towels, underwear, gloves, golf carts, headphones, etc). 7) Parity But yeah, I still watch it when nothing else is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM2009 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Sunday is the big game now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaviorPeterman Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Aside from political nonsense with the Anthem, I think it's because they have a lot of terrible matchups. Every team (yes including the Bills) should get a MNF game regardless of what their record was the year before or what the pundits believe. Also for a lot of people, especially working families, it's hard to stay up late in most parts of the country because of the time the game is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Anthem protests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 A bit of all of the above, plus a few other things like officiating, lack of flow due to stoppages, over advertising, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Cord cutting. I don't have ESPN in my Fios package. I don't know that I would watch it anyway after a day of football though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 They're getting close to saturation IMO. Monday Night used to be special because it was, well...Monday night. Now you've got Sunday Night, Thursday Night, etc...it's not a marquee spot anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Lack of interest in the teams playing. Who really watches the anthem? I don't. Taking the game to ESPN is probable a big reason ratings are down. Ratings have been slumping for a while. well before this stupid anthem garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) Lack of interest in the teams playing. Who really watches the anthem? I don't. Taking the game to ESPN is probable a big reason ratings are down. It has nothing to do with people watching or not watching the anthem. It has to do with many conservative Americans turning away from the NFL due to a perceived disrespect of the anthem and therefore the military, by some NFL players. In reality, I believe it is a combination of all of the above. The product on the field is watered down and the NFL owners seem a bit out of touch. Is it only MNF that has lower numbers? I am under the impression that ratings and attendance are down across the board. Edited October 17, 2017 by buffaloboyinATL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 It's all of the above. The NFL did a great job of locking in the hard core viewer and luring in the casual fan. You push push push on fans and eventually you push them out. The core football fans will put up with almost everything - ticket prices, idiot players, dumb penalties, terrible guys/gals calling the game, hideous online coverage, bad leadership/decisions by the league, etc. However the casual fan can break away easier and find something else to do. The anthem thing is damaging and it's not even about that actual act but within that act is a disdain for the fans/customer. The owners and commissioner quickly recognized this and are trying to put a stop to it but the players want it. They are mad that they aren't allowed to upset the customer and just don't get it. What Sterling Sharpe and Greg Jennings said last night was absolutely ignorant. They literally cannot understand how the fans are linked in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Mainly #1, but personally really don't care about any team outside the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Mainly #1, but personally really don't care about any team outside the Bills. This^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) It has nothing to do with people watching or not watching the anthem. It has to do with many conservative Americans turning away from the NFL due to a perceived disrespect of the anthem and therefore the military, by some NFL players. In reality, I believe it is a combination of all of the above. The product on the field is watered down and the NFL owners seem a bit out of touch. Is it only MNF that has lower numbers? I am under the impression that ratings and attendance are down across the board. conservative Americans perceived disrespect Q how long has the anthem been part of this great game? 2001? Fun Fact ( I hope this is a valid story) http://dailysnark.com/nfl-teams-didnt-stand-national-anthem-2009/ NFL Teams Didn’t Stand For The National Anthem Until 2009 http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/25/us/nfl-national-anthem-trump-kaepernick-history-trnd/index.html While the anthem continued to be a game-day fixture, NFL players typically stayed in the locker room for it. There were exceptions, of course -- players observed the anthem after 9/11, and during Super Bowl games. Edited October 17, 2017 by ShadyBillsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticketssince61 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 For me it is NFL Red Zone. After watching a Sunday full of football with no commercials or downtime, it is almost impossible to watch a regularly televised game. I think Red Zone is also taking away from game attendance and Sunday viewership as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Aside from political nonsense with the Anthem, I think it's because they have a lot of terrible matchups. Every team (yes including the Bills) should get a MNF game regardless of what their record was the year before or what the pundits believe. Also for a lot of people, especially working families, it's hard to stay up late in most parts of the country because of the time the game is on. in the same post as saying you think a lot of games are being tuned out because of some terrible matchups, you actually contradict yourself in saying that every team should get a Monday night game. If that wasn't the dumbest thing I've ever heard of I have no idea what it. There are plenty of teams that don't deserve to be on prime time. The only reason why they would be is because it's a division game and the NFL sometimes throws bad teams and bad towns a bone. Other than that, it's not happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 conservative Americans perceived disrespect Q how long has the anthem been part of this great game? 2001? Fun Fact ( I hope this is a valid story) http://dailysnark.com/nfl-teams-didnt-stand-national-anthem-2009/ NFL Teams Didnt Stand For The National Anthem Until 2009 its fake and bull ****. Guess you never went to a game pre 2009. 2001 players held a giant flag over the field, the size of the field, before the game. Jets or Patriots were opponents. And several times I remember watching them on the sidelines. Other times they came out after. I remember lawyer Milloy bills/pats was anthem after players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 This article says yesterdays game had low ratings, not that every MNF game this year does. Who seriously wanted to watch yesterdays game? I couldnt make it past the 3rd quarter. Better matchups dont have lower ratings than the games last year. Everyones trying to find reasons, I think its simply the quality of play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romie Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I feel like the refs have too much control of the outcome of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 conservative Americans perceived disrespect Q how long has the anthem been part of this great game? 2001? Fun Fact ( I hope this is a valid story) http://dailysnark.com/nfl-teams-didnt-stand-national-anthem-2009/ NFL Teams Didnt Stand For The National Anthem Until 2009 http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/25/us/nfl-national-anthem-trump-kaepernick-history-trnd/index.html While the anthem continued to be a game-day fixture, NFL players typically stayed in the locker room for it. There were exceptions, of course -- players observed the anthem after 9/11, and during Super Bowl games. this is all false. Did you not watch Super Bowl 25 and all the Bills standing on the sidelines. Images of hundreds and hundreds of people crying as Whitney Houston sang the best version of the National Anthem ever? How about every Super Bowl before that or after? You don't go to many games do you? Because I've had season tickets since 2006 and I've been going to games since the late 80s and I can say that I have ALWAYS seen them play the anthem and be on the sidelines for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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