>On a day full of criticisms from Donald Trump, political protests, linked arms, players taking a knee or not coming on the field during the National Anthem and renewed pleas for unity from the league NBC and the NFL took a hit last night on Sunday Night Football.
>In metered market numbers, the primetime match-up between the 27-10 winning Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders snared an 11.6/20.
>The worst SNF has performed this season so far, that’s an 8% dip from the early numbers of last week’s Atlanta Falcon’s 34-23 win over the Green Bay Packers.
Watch hockey instead. It's 1000 times more exciting and it's the white man's sport.
Cooper Peterson
They're making the friggin frogs gay...
David Cruz
Time to start memeing advertiser boycotts. It's not just TV commercials, the NFL gets shekels for all the corporate logos on all their merchandise and plastered all over their stadiums. Got to get some work done but will try to make list of NFL ad sponsors later.
Jeremiah Campbell
>more right-leaning fans than left-leaning fans >left-leaning fans continue to watch >many right-leaning fans refuse to watch >non-fan virtue signaling lefties take to Twitter with support for the protests but won't actually start watching the sport either It can only be bad for the NFL, honestly. Not saying all right-leaning fans are gonna stop watching, but there's absolutely nothing about this that will actually increase viewership. Controversy often does, but it was already so big without it that it's sort of capped off already, and can only got he other way.
Jaxon King
Why do they STILL act like Trump is one man with an outlandish opinion? 63 million people voted for him. I'm betting the majority of NFL customers did too.
Connor Myers
>b-but my few thousand nerds on the internet are cord cutting and streaming!
Ryder Sanders
Niggers ruin everything. Fuck niggerball.
Isaiah Fisher
We are another day closer to a Civil War.
Christian Wright
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Lincoln Long
kek
Charles Cox
this
Adam Gonzalez
I'm sure Putin and Bush had something to do with this...
Camden Brown
>Washington Redskins vs Oakland Raiders
Two teams that nobody outside of their respective markets gives a shit about.
Also, Week 3 usually has a turndown because the weather is still nice as the "hey football season has started euphoria has died away.
Bentley Morales
Exactly take away the circuses and watch the plebs fight
Cameron Edwards
They either don't know, or are lying. Either way, that makes them untrustworthy, and it's a reason not to listen to a word they say.
Austin King
Good, the only reason these spoiled babies get to earn way too much money for playing a fucking sports game is because they live in America
Aiden Ortiz
I mean desu it was probably because it was a prime time game featuring the Redskins
Blake Brown
College Football is better anyways. Root for real American teams like Army, Navy, and Air Force academy's.
Kayden Johnson
>lowest ratings of the season >of the season >33% percent chance of that happening anyway wow its fucking nothing
Jeremiah Ward
>the NFL isn't in rapid decline
wew lad
Tyler Long
>Football coaches are the highest paid state employees
Trump lost before he even began
Connor Phillips
Hockey is about to start. Would be lulzy if white Americans switched en mass to NHL fandom.
Asher Phillips
Redskins vs Oakland. With a team with an upset fan base leaving town. As a neutral, why would I watch this potentially shitty game?
Jaxon Mitchell
college football isn't the NFL. teams and coaches are more important than players since 99% of them suck.
Kevin Bennett
They will lose millions because of this. Trump is killing our economy for his Russian masters.
Zachary Davis
>Root for these zogbots traitors, goyim
Kayden Mitchell
NFL Threatens Fines Against Players Who Wanted to Commemorate 9/11
In September 2016, three NFL players planned to wear cleats in honor of the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on America. The NFL put a stop to it with threats of fines.
NFL Fines Player over Headband
In 1986, an NFL player was fined $5,000 for wearing a headband with a company logo on it.
NFL Fines Player over Breast Cancer Advocacy
In 2015, the NFL fined a player $5,757 for wearing eye black that read “Find the Cure” in support of breast cancer awareness.
NFL Orders Players Not to Honor Fallen Police Officers
In July 2016, in honor of five police officer murdered in cold blood by a Black Lives Matter activist, the Dallas Cowboys wanted to honor the slain officers with a small helmet decal. The NFL put a stop to it.
NFL Fines Player for “Thrusting”
Just last year, NFL player Antonio Brown was fined $23,309 for expressing himself on the field by “thrusting.”
NFL Fines Player for “Hopping”
Just last year, NFL player Trai Turner was fined $9,115 for expressing himself on the field by hopping.
NFL Players Fined for Mimicking the Taking of a Photograph
Just last year, NFL players Victor Cruz and Odell Beckham were each fined $12,145 for expressing themselves on the field by mimicking the taking of a photograph.
NFL Fines Player for Marching in Place
Just last year, NFL player Terrelle Pryor was fined $9,115 for expressing himself on the field by marching in place.
NFL Fines Player Over Raising Awareness for Domestic Violence
In 2015, NFL player William Gay was fined for wearing purple cleats meant to raise awareness for domestic abuse.
The funny part is that these numbers are from those that knew about the kneel shit. Expect more to follow after the recent showing
Gavin Cook
LMAO this list is incredible
Angel Gomez
>NFL coaches really thought the crying liberals were the ones watching sports from time to time
Luis Ortiz
>6 million
Andrew Harris
It's also down 10% from last year, which was down 10-15% from the previous year.
Joshua Williams
Seriously, how can we hurt the NFL in a concrete way?
Joseph Ross
Never liked televised sports. I liked playing them in school, but never saw the appeal in watching them. Always fat ass slobs like it the most.
Jaxon Morales
Indeed. 10% refused to watch alltogether. That's a huge fucking number. At least as many are saying fuck it after watching it. Its not going to get better. Its going to get worse. Losing 1/5 of your audience in a day is a serious fucking hit. Imagine if the DOW lost 10% in a day. You won't be able to sneak in a single interracial porn slide thread from all the Ron Paul habbening posts.
Aaron Ward
Sit back and watch. They can do enough damage to themselves on their own.
Zachary Price
10% might not sound like much, but sports have a much higher "sunk cost" than, well, "convential products". In sports, you have to pay the athletes and facilities up front, and rely on tickets, merchandise and advertising to foot the bill. So depending on the profit margin, loosing 10% of your fans, will hit much harder than apple selling 10%.
Logan Cruz
>People didn't watch the Redskins v Raiders game Nothing to do with Trump, those teams never draw
Isaac Hernandez
>when you can crash a whole industry with a couple of tweets How the fuck does he do it?
Kayden Bailey
I have the perfect Idea for a meme for this, but I lack artistic talent to make it happen.
Imagery:
The left side pic should be with NFL players having champagne after winning some big game celebrating.
Right side pic with wounded veterans at the funeral for a dead veteran. Preferably amputees, or someone with their face blown off.
In the center big bold letters "The NFL is punching down against veterans"
Basically all the advantages NFL players got over veterans...
Asher Perry
A big thing on the left is "Don't punch down", and that is EXACTLY what NFL players do to veterans.
Joseph Perez
Well, I guess the nfl is doing just fine then. >are the ratings up No >is this the lowest ratings the nfl has ever gotten at the start of the season? Yes
>doing just fine
Juan Edwards
It's ironic because the main attractive aspect of mainstream sports is the simulation of tribal conflict, the emotional thrill of "us vs them", nationalism on a small scale. In their rebellion against the greater patriotic sentiment, the players are only subverting themselves.
Henry Myers
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Asher Jackson
not just lowest ratings of the season. All three weeks have is down 10%+ off of last season's numbers. By next week it will be 15%. by next season it will be 25%
Jayden Young
what's the next step in the NFL's master plan?
Nicholas Evans
>what's the next step in the NFL's master plan? the coaches will have to start letting the players have sex with their wives and daughters
Jose Jenkins
black knees matter (not)
Lucas Morales
Raiders have a national fanbase you fucking retard
Christian Perez
Heh.
Landon Garcia
Football fans don't care which two teams are playing when it's the only game on >dumbfuck
Josiah Baker
the problem with the NFL is the same problem boxing had. It's just not as good as it used to be. The players seem softer and the games and rivalries are less intense.
Lucas Phillips
This is actually far worse than it seems. Ratings and game attendance were already way down last season. Coming into the 2017 season the drop increased.
And now there's this. You can bet your ass that the NFL is shitting bricks. This is no joke. This is a loss of millions in ad revenue.
Brayden Wright
I doubt they do, I read an article about a tailgate party about a conversation with some football fans and you could tell whoever wrote it just made the story up in their head with the way these guys were talking to each other and their word choice i only made it through the first paragraph.
Ayden Campbell
>6 million but have those remaining taken any land yet?
Parker Ortiz
They toned down the rivalries too much. Pete Carrol refused to call the 49ers the Seahawks rival and said some shit about respecting all the Teams and just hoping for a good game... NFL is cucked. And Boxing fucked themselves over with obviously paid judges, they dont even hide it.
Parker Cox
this is beautiful, needs to be blasted from the mountain tops
Daniel Wilson
this one, this one needs to be blasted
Evan Cooper
wtf I love the cia now
Parker Fisher
that should of been expected. Packers/Falcons played last SNF. That game was was yuge. Last night sucked. Tonights game will be the true signal.
Josiah Rivera
>Being so deluded you think an 8% dip is caused by your non-leader Holy shit I wish the public could see how deluded you Trumpsters can get.
Jose Nelson
But wait i thought no hispanics supported drumph!
Ayden Kelly
I was never much of a fan. Went for the food pretty much for when my buddies would host a watching party. What finally killed it for me was beyonce's half time black power panther bullshit. Bleached hair and skin trying to be black. After that, I just filled that food time with other useful activities
Chase Moore
This really is the best time for this kind of stunt. The NFL is going to alienate their right-leaning viewers at the same time that the CTE epidemic is being exposed in a big way. Lefties will be all thats left and they will start feeling empathy for the poor shines that need diapers at 40 to keep their $50,000 couch stain free. NFL will see ratings tank, cheerleaders with adams apples and flag football rules enacted by 2024.
Henry Johnson
Ah. So it IS an agenda.
Adrian Hernandez
>Trump calls out lack of respect for our Anthem and Flag >Niggers further disrespect the Anthem and Flag >People wake up and had enough. >Tons of videos of fans burning gear >Twitter has to censor #boycottthenfl
Theres certainly no connection there shill. Not a single one.
Cooper Phillips
I just thought of something to add to this, I'm pretty sure that the NFL refused to allow teammates to commemorate Pat Tillman with a decal on their helmets for the anniversary of his death, on mobile at work or i'd search for it
Luis Williams
this needs a bump
Gabriel Young
Truth.
William Gomez
why the fuck do liberals ALWAYS inject themsevles in activities they care nothing about? no liberal even gives a fuck about football until now
>deer hunting in West Virginia AHHH THE POOR DEER FUCK THOSE REDNECK HUNTERS
Angel Evans
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Noah Morris
I know you're a leaf, this is one of the few posts you are allowed to make with your geographic flag unashamed.
Landon Harris
That 10% is your entire rural flyover white trash demographic. Its actually a good thing weeding them out, I don't want to share a sport with these people. Adjust the rates curve and move on
Blake Bailey
>NFL Fines Player for “Thrusting” >Just last year, NFL player Antonio Brown was fined $23,309 for expressing himself on the field by “thrusting.” >NFL Fines Player for “Hopping” >Just last year, NFL player Trai Turner was fined $9,115 for expressing himself on the field by hopping. >NFL Players Fined for Mimicking the Taking of a Photograph >Just last year, NFL players Victor Cruz and Odell Beckham were each fined $12,145 for expressing themselves on the field by mimicking the taking of a photograph. >NFL Fines Player for Marching in Place >Just last year, NFL player Terrelle Pryor was fined $9,115 for expressing himself on the field by marching in place.
These fines were hilarious because the players are so fucking rich they didn't mind losing ten grand, as long as they got to do whatever silly celebration they had cooked up during practice week. The didn't give two fucks, they were dancing god dammit.
The rest of the list is actually terrifying and fucked up and agenda driven to the extreme.
Ayden Bennett
>He thinks anecdotal evidence of 3 hillbillies burning their NFL gear is equivalent to 8% rating drop.
Let me emphasize the word delusion. Because apparently you think there's enough of you guys that you could cause an 8% drop in ratings, which is comically misinformed.
Additionally, nice job calling me a shill. Doubling down on delusions like that are not gonna save you for when reality hits.
Ryan White
How long until they cave and attempt to bring back viewers? How long until it can be interpreted as intentionally going against the bottom line?
Easton Torres
It's fucking child's play for him.
Samuel Walker
They can still become rappers
Brayden Martin
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Kayden Adams
The only way to insure the uniform rules are not deemed racist is to police the rule harshly for even minor infractions.
