The ratings for the NFL are crashing. This past Sunday, Major League Baseball (granted, the World Series) crushed the NFL Sunday Night Football game featuring the Eagles and Cowboys by a staggering 32 percent. Guess what, the NFL is getting exactly what they are asking for, and have been asking for these ratings issues for an extended period of time.
Just how did we get here? I will take a look at a couple factors that I believe have lead to the issues surrounding the league and their plummeting ratings.
First off, and while I’m not saying this is the most important, I recognize it as such.