Despite threat of boycott, attendance increases at Sunday NFL games

[Safety]

Seems like the Veterans day boycott didn't have the desired effect many wanted it to have at the stadiums....

• Buffalo: Average 68,944; Sunday: 67,501
• Chicago: Average 61,779; Sunday: 61,285
• Jacksonville: Average 59,553; Sunday: 67,164
• Detroit: Average 63,367; Sunday: 64,646
• Indy: Average 63,801; Sunday: 66,146
• Tennessee: Average 67,356; Sunday: 67,432
• Tampa: Average 60,894; Sunday: 57,911
• Washington: Average: 77,451; Sunday: 74,476

Now, this is just for the attendance to the games, and not the tv viewership at home.


https://sports.yahoo.com/despite-threat-boycott-attendance-increases-sunday-nfl-games-234459264.html

[Superbadbrutha]

Oh hell don't tell them that.

[leekohler2]

Huh, imagine that.

[Cannons Front]

Seems like the Veterans day boycott didn't have the desired effect many wanted it to have at the stadiums....
• Buffalo: Average 68,944; Sunday: 67,501
• Chicago: Average 61,779; Sunday: 61,285
• Jacksonville: Average 59,553; Sunday: 67,164
• Detroit: Average 63,367; Sunday: 64,646
• Indy: Average 63,801; Sunday: 66,146
• Tennessee: Average 67,356; Sunday: 67,432
• Tampa: Average 60,894; Sunday: 57,911
• Washington: Average: 77,451; Sunday: 74,476

Now, this is just for the attendance to the games, and not the tv viewership at home.


https://sports.yahoo.com/despite-threat-boycott-attendance-increases-sunday-nfl-games-234459264.html

You list 8 games 4 of which have lower than average attendance, Jacksonville alone exceeded their average by nearly 8000, yet the 8 games listed only exceeded by 3000 total.

Why does your list not have the other 4 games that played Sunday?

[barb012]

People that love football care about the sport. Most could care less about the political statement that some of these players are currently doing. Most people are wondering why they chose this year to make a stand when all years prior they had no problem with standing for the National Anthem.

[Abby08]

People that love football care about the sport. Most could care less about the political statement that some of these players are currently doing. Most people are wondering why they chose this year to make a stand when all years prior they had no problem with standing for the National Anthem.

All the years prior, Trump wasn't President..... protesting law enforcement brutality, my aunt fanny.

[Chris]

Mixed results @ NFL viewership down and study suggests it’s over protests (https://theundefeated.com/features/nfl-viewership-down-and-study-suggests-its-over-protests/).

[Safety]

All the years prior, Trump wasn't President..... protesting law enforcement brutality, my aunt fanny.

Kaepernick was kneeling when Obama was president. The others decided to join in when the president made it an issue.

[leekohler2]

Kaepernick was kneeling when Obama was president. The others decided to join in when the president made it an issue.

Exactly. It wasn't even an issue anymore until The Orange One opened his mouth and basically threatened players. I was against Kaepernick when he initially did this. But after idiot opened his mouth and said people like Kaepernick should be fired, I've been behind the players all the way. Any decent American should be. F*** Trump. As president, he had no right to even suggest such a thing.

[Safety]

Exactly. It wasn't even an issue anymore until The Orange One opened his mouth and basically threatened players. I was against Kaepernick when he initially did this. But after idiot opened his mouth and said people like Kaepernick should be fired, I've been behind the players all the way. Any decent American should be. F*** Trump. As president, he had no right to even suggest such a thing.

In any other situation, the right would be chomping at the bit to challenge the government. Imagine Obama saying that someone should be fired for something done in the private sector, the cons here would be having a feeding frenzy over it.

[Chris]

Kaepernick was kneeling when Obama was president. The others decided to join in when the president made it an issue.


Funny how both Presidents took sides that their followers appreciate.

[jimmyz]

You list 8 games 4 of which have lower than average attendance, Jacksonville alone exceeded their average by nearly 8000, yet the 8 games listed only exceeded by 3000 total.

Why does your list not have the other 4 games that played Sunday?

The OP was just BOOMED! You won't get an answer from Safety.

[Hal Jordan]

The OP was just BOOMED! You won't get an answer from Safety.

Threadbanned at OP Request.

[Tahuyaman]

Seems like the Veterans day boycott didn't have the desired effect many wanted it to have at the stadiums....

• Buffalo: Average 68,944; Sunday: 67,501
• Chicago: Average 61,779; Sunday: 61,285
• Jacksonville: Average 59,553; Sunday: 67,164
• Detroit: Average 63,367; Sunday: 64,646
• Indy: Average 63,801; Sunday: 66,146
• Tennessee: Average 67,356; Sunday: 67,432
• Tampa: Average 60,894; Sunday: 57,911
• Washington: Average: 77,451; Sunday: 74,476

Now, this is just for the attendance to the games, and not the tv viewership at home.


https://sports.yahoo.com/despite-threat-boycott-attendance-increases-sunday-nfl-games-234459264.html


Attendance was was up in some places and down in other places. What's the point?

[Cannons Front]

I think I found out why they only listed 8 games, It seems that only 5 teams are having above average overall attendance attendance this year, 13 are at average or above for home games, but 18 are below on home games.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/attendance/_/sort/homePct

[Tahuyaman]

I think I found out why they only listed 8 games, It seems that only 5 teams are having above average overall attendance attendance this year, 13 are at average or above for home games, but 18 are below on home games.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/attendance/_/sort/homePct

So you are saying that the data was cherry-picked? Still based on the data presented in the OP, I'm curious as to what point was being made?

[Captdon]

I think I found out why they only listed 8 games, It seems that only 5 teams are having above average overall attendance attendance this year, 13 are at average or above for home games, but 18 are below on home games.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/attendance/_/sort/homePct

Uh, the NFL doesn't have 36 teams.

[Grokmaster]

I think I found out why they only listed 8 games, It seems that only 5 teams are having above average overall attendance attendance this year, 13 are at average or above for home games, but 18 are below on home games.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/attendance/_/sort/homePct



Uh-oh. Lookout for the OP to request a "thread ban" for presenting the WHOLE TRUTH, which, as we all know, NEVER SUPPORTS THE LEFT's POSITION...

[Cannons Front]

Uh, the NFL doesn't have 36 teams.

Sorry, maybe my posting confused you. There are different stats posted. Overall only 5 teams have at or above average attendance (home and away combined).
On home games only 13 are at or above average with 18 below, 31 teams, one team the chargers have no numbers listed but they can't sell out a 27,000 seat stadium.

[Hal Jordan]

Uh-oh. Lookout for the OP to request a "thread ban" for presenting the WHOLE TRUTH, which, as we all know, NEVER SUPPORTS THE LEFT's POSITION...

Threadbanned at OP request.

[Mister D]

Huh, imagine that.

Apparently, that's what he did. lol

[Safety]

Attendance was was up in some places and down in other places. What's the point?

The point was that it was an article I saw on Yahoo about the NFL attendance numbers.

[Tahuyaman]

The point was that it was an article I saw on Yahoo about the NFL attendance numbers.


Ok. And what did you conclude from a complete analysis of the data?

[Captdon]

Sorry, maybe my posting confused you. There are different stats posted. Overall only 5 teams have at or above average attendance (home and away combined).
On home games only 13 are at or above average with 18 below, 31 teams, one team the chargers have no numbers listed but they can't sell out a 27,000 seat stadium.

Okay, my mistake.

[The Xl]

I'd think TV ratings are just as important, if not more so.