Is the NFL delusional on the polls they are sharing

[cpollock]

According to all the polls I have seen they are not the same as the ones that are being reported ..

The other thing is that they keep saying that the ratings for Thursday are up from last year ..

Oddly enough I would think that they are up because last year games were ONLY on the NFL network so moving it to CBS would definitely help increase the ratings ..

but looking at an article about the Thursday night ratings for the FIRST 3 games they are as follows

Week 1 16.8
Week 2 13.7
Week 3 8.5

will the trend continue to fall

 

[tapeANaspirin2it]

I think the week 3 ratings had to do with nobody caring about Tampa and it being a blowout from the start. The college game on ESPN was better. There were 2 ranked teams in a close game.

 

[Punxsutawney]

I think the week 3 ratings had to do with nobody caring about Tampa and it being a blowout from the start. The college game on ESPN was better. There were 2 ranked teams in a close game.

Pretty much this.

The opener always draws the superior ratings, and last night's game was terrible from a competitive standpoint and really was not an appealing matchup to begin with. With that being said, 8.5 is still a ridiculously good primetime rating.

One has to wait a few more weeks to conclude if there's a trend indicative of anything.

 

[Yinzerlyn]

I think the week 3 ratings had to do with nobody caring about Tampa and it being a blowout from the start. The college game on ESPN was better. There were 2 ranked teams in a close game.

That was a great game. Too close for comfort for me, but it was good.

 

[pittbull]

Good point about the game moving to CBS. Suspect that would make a big difference. Yes the Auburn game drew viewers, but can't discount the major network impact.

 

[Drink IRON City]

I'm sure many here have noticed, it's NOT just the poles, that the NFL is delusional over.



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