RalphWilson'sNewWar Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 https://deadline.com/2019/02/super-bowl-ratings-patriots-rams-marron-5-worlds-best-cbs-1202548893/ Defense! Defense! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Just now, RalphWilson'sNewWar said: https://deadline.com/2019/02/super-bowl-ratings-patriots-rams-marron-5-worlds-best-cbs-1202548893/ Defense! Defense! ???? I think it's more "Rams! Rams!" than "Defense! Defense!" The Rams-Cowboys game in LA was for all intents and purposes a Cowboys home game, and the ratings for the Pats-KC game blew away the Rams-NO game. If the Saints had been in the SB, the ratings would have been a lot higher. It's hilarious to me that the league thinks that a team in LA improves their ratings. It very clearly doesn't as of yet because people in LA largely don't care about the Rams - at least not enough to regularly watch them. Just wait until the Chargers make the SB - then you'll see the lowest ratings of all time!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 minute ago, dave mcbride said: Just wait until the Chargers make the SB - then you'll see the lowest ratings of all time!! Mercifully, I'll die before THAT happens. Much as I love Rivers, he's a choker. Also, I'm SHOCKED that the OP posted this thread. SHOCKED, I say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Toll Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) People are tired of the same old Patriots script. You had to know after the neutral zone call to save them in the AFC Championship game that the NFL wasn’t going to let them lose the Super Bowl. I didn’t bother to watch as I’m sure millions of others felt the same way. Edited February 4, 2019 by Troll Toll 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphWilson'sNewWar Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 The only hope we really have for fellow Buffalo Fans to snap them out of this Defense Matters Crutch...is for Josh Allen to light it up in 2019. Only when Buffalo has an offense for the first time in the 21st Century...hopefully the old guard of defense defense defense will fade away and we can start enjoying football in the 21st Century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 who cares the beast won it has not been slain yet it's was just juking us all regular season the opposite effect of the Bama football and Virginia hoops teams.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Ironically LA as a football city might be the smallest ‘market’ in The league- Lots of people but most of them don’t care. Patriots must be the most reviled team in the game. Game it’s self was boring and slow with few big name stars and not much in the big play dept. The ratings miss isn’t a surprise. First Super Bowl I stopped watching in a very very long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Troll Toll said: People are tired of the same old Patriots script. You had to know after the neutral zone call to save them in the AFC Championship game that the NFL wasn’t going to let them lose the Super Bowl. I didn’t bother to watch as I’m sure millions of others felt the same way. It has little to do with the presence of the Patriots. They've been in a ton of highly rated SBs, including last year's. It's the presence of the Rams that's the problem. Edited February 4, 2019 by dave mcbride 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Who cares who wins as long as we score a ton of points! The narritive is is getting old. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Ironically LA as a football city might be the smallest ‘market’ in The league- Lots of people but most of them don’t care. Patriots must be the most reviled team in the game. Game it’s self was boring and slow with few big name stars and not much in the big play dept. The ratings miss isn’t a surprise. First Super Bowl I stopped watching in a very very long time. LA *only* got a 44.6 rating, which was LOWER the national average. That's terrible because LA had a team in the freaking game! https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/02/04/super-bowl-53-patriots-rams-low-ratings The SBs in which the Pats' faced off against Seattle and Philly were extremely high. Again, LA is the problem. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, dave mcbride said: It has little to do with the presence of the Patriots. They've been in a ton of highly rated SBs, including last year's. It's the presence of the Rams that's the problem. wouldn't have cared that much if the Pats weren't in it i wasn't going to watch the Saints or Rams just because Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ko12010 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, RalphWilson'sNewWar said: The only hope we really have for fellow Buffalo Fans to snap them out of this Defense Matters Crutch...is for Josh Allen to light it up in 2019. Only when Buffalo has an offense for the first time in the 21st Century...hopefully the old guard of defense defense defense will fade away and we can start enjoying football in the 21st Century. I love watching great defensive play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessAccepted Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, dave mcbride said: It has little to do with the presence of the Patriots. They've been in a ton of highly rated SBs, including last year's. It's the presence of the Rams that's the problem. It was the first SB in 17 years that I didn't watch. It was due to the Patriots, and I know other people felt the same way. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, ProcessAccepted said: It was the first SB in 17 years that I didn't watch. It was due to the Patriots, and I know other people felt the same way. No offense, but that's a sample size of less than ten. See above about the ratings in LA. That's what is driving this. New Orleans only had a 26.1 rating, which is abysmal for a football-crazy city. I of course understand why they had low ratings there ... Brady vs. Brees would have resulted in sky-high ratings. Edited February 4, 2019 by dave mcbride 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, ProcessAccepted said: It was the first SB in 17 years that I didn't watch. It was due to the Patriots, and I know other people felt the same way. Most people I know who claimed not to watch this year, did so specifically because they were sick of watching the pats. Not that accounts for the majority, definitely part of it was due to the pats. Edited February 4, 2019 by teef 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatonka68 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 How many times can anyone stomach the Patriots in the Super Bowl. I did not bother to watch this garbage again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) 20 minutes ago, teef said: Most people I know who claimed not to watch this year, did so specifically because they were sick of watching the pats. Not that accounts for the majority, definitely part of it was due to the pats. football fans don't boycott the Super Bowl.... [or they don't realize they are acting like they don't care about the trophy girlfriend that just dumped them, so they are drinking to black out the last 21 nights, but they are over her totally] nobody watches the Stanley Cup or World Series unless the Yankees or their team is playing.... Edited February 4, 2019 by row_33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, Tatonka68 said: How many times can anyone stomach the Patriots in the Super Bowl. I did not bother to watch this garbage again. I bet you did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, row_33 said: football fans don't boycott the Super Bowl.... [or they don't realize they are acting like they don't care about the trophy girlfriend that just dumped them, so they are drinking to black out the last 21 nights, but they are over her totally] nobody watches the Stanley Cup or World Series unless the Yankees or their team is playing.... I certainly was more “meh” this year because the pats were playing, but it would never stop me from watching. I didn’t however, watch the ceremonies after. I have no desire to see that again. Last year I watched almost all of it when the eagles won. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 the Pats in the SB is not garbage the Bills bumbling and fumbling and stumbling for 20 years and counting, now that is garbage 9 minutes ago, teef said: I certainly was more “meh” this year because the pats were playing, but it would never stop me from watching. I didn’t however, watch the ceremonies after. I have no desire to see that again. Last year I watched almost all of it when the eagles won. i dig hopefully the AFC mans up and some team tries to beat them when it matters in the 2019 season.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 No surprise here! As exciting as re-runs. Add the tree huger commercials, and? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, Marv's Neighbor said: No surprise here! As exciting as re-runs. Add the tree huger commercials, and? high percentage of sucky baby football fans is understandable couldn't they watch until they fantasize the first holding call missed by the refs and then declare their disgust and turn it off? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 minute ago, row_33 said: high percentage of sucky baby football fans is understandable couldn't they watch until they fantasize the first holding call missed by the refs and then declare their disgust and turn it off? Not all of us are patriot fans like you are 33. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderweb Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 28 minutes ago, ProcessAccepted said: It was the first SB in 17 years that I didn't watch. It was due to the Patriots, and I know other people felt the same way. It was the first SB I didn't watch at all and until yesterday I had watched every one. I couldn't care less about the Rams, but it was NE that I cannot stomach any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) 43 minutes ago, dave mcbride said: No offense, but that's a sample size of less than ten. See above about the ratings in LA. That's what is driving this. New Orleans only had a 26.1 rating, which is abysmal for a football-crazy city. I of course understand why they had low ratings there ... Brady vs. Brees would have resulted in sky-high ratings. Not sure how much any of you were following the “Boycott Bowl” Festivities but... Edited February 4, 2019 by Kirby Jackson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 LOL. One of life's truisms: People who say "...I didn't watch it so nobody else must have either?" https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article225503050.html Buffalo, BTW, ranked second in the country--trailing only Boston (scroll down to bottom of the article)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayoffsPlease Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Lurker said: LOL. One of life's truisms: People who say "...I didn't watch it so nobody else must have either?" https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article225503050.html Buffalo, BTW, ranked second in the country--trailing only Boston (scroll down to bottom of the article)... The Bills are the third most important reason the Pats have had this 16 year run , after HC and QB. Of course we are interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 too bad - it was a good game. The final result notwithstanding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessAccepted Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 44 minutes ago, teef said: Most people I know who claimed not to watch this year, did so specifically because they were sick of watching the pats. Not that accounts for the majority, definitely part of it was due to the pats. I even live in Atlanta and didn't check out any of the week's activities. No desire to wade into the sea of #12 and #87 jerseys. Can't wait to see how many of their die hard fans bail after Belichick's retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Like the Packers before them, the Patriots prove one thing about cold weather cities: long term success is predicated on exceptional coaching and player selection. No matter what you may lose to free agency because you're a cold weather city, and even if you have little to offer such as Green Bay, what you bring in and how you coach it up is what matters most. The Pats continually pick late in the draft, yet they come up with guys like Michel, who become major contributors early on. It's a lesson for any city considered somewhat unattractive, lest we forget the Levy/Kelly years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 People don't care about the pats. I watched 2 minutes then went back to family guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessAccepted Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 51 minutes ago, dave mcbride said: No offense, but that's a sample size of less than ten. See above about the ratings in LA. That's what is driving this. New Orleans only had a 26.1 rating, which is abysmal for a football-crazy city. I of course understand why they had low ratings there ... Brady vs. Brees would have resulted in sky-high ratings. I agree the ratings would have been higher but I still believe that there's a lot more people than you think who couldn't be arsed watching Brady in the Superbowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, RalphWilson'sNewWar said: https://deadline.com/2019/02/super-bowl-ratings-patriots-rams-marron-5-worlds-best-cbs-1202548893/ Defense! Defense! ???? Quote To put that in the starkest light of day, that’s a dip of more than 5% from Super Bowl LII February 4, 2018 Defense! Defense! may have hit the rating #'s in the later time slots. With the expectations of a 33 to 30 type game people would have kept watching. With a 0 - 0 score at the half, then people would turn the channel. Los Angeles is supposed to be THE biggest TV market. So what happened? I'd venture to say that the ratings were bad because America is sick and tired of watching Tainted Tom Brady and Bill Belicheat all the time Edited February 4, 2019 by ShadyBillsFan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 ?♂️ I watched the first half, turned to something else through the halftime show, and watched the second half until the 4th quarter pick. It was pretty enjoyable football to watch while it was still in reach for both teams. I cant say any of the commercials were memorable, and I had absolutely 0 interest in the halftime show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Thats because non fans are easily bored without high scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagon127 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) First super bowl I did not watch in over 20 years. Basically since I was in middle school. It was awesome grocery shopping in such a quiet store. Just watched Netflix when I got home. The Patriots could have lost 50-0 and I still would have been happy I didn't watch it. So sick of the Patriots, and don't want them in the Super Bowl win or lose. Edited February 4, 2019 by wagon127 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I’m sick of the kneeling! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 hour ago, RalphWilson'sNewWar said: The only hope we really have for fellow Buffalo Fans to snap them out of this Defense Matters Crutch...is for Josh Allen to light it up in 2019. Only when Buffalo has an offense for the first time in the 21st Century...hopefully the old guard of defense defense defense will fade away and we can start enjoying football in the 21st Century. did you watch the game yesterday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Lurker said: LOL. One of life's truisms: People who say "...I didn't watch it so nobody else must have either?" https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article225503050.html Buffalo, BTW, ranked second in the country--trailing only Boston (scroll down to bottom of the article)... Isn't this traditionally the way it goes? Buffalo is top 5 every year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homey D. Clown Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I never even turned it on. First superbowl I haven't watched since i was a kid. I knew the cheatriots were going to win, and i'm very sure theyre still doing something dirty ti win. call it sour grapes, i don't care. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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