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Interesting... Any particular markets stand out? And how does it compare to (recent) historical ratings?

No Manning, no Brady... Might that be an issue?

The fact viewership is way down ... almost 20% in some markets ... there has been a lot talk about why. People are talking about flooded markets, more options etc. The one thing I haven't seen anyone speak about is people being annoyed with the disrespect of the National Anthem. this is a real thing.

Is the National Anthem even shown on broadcasts?  I can't recall seeing it outside of the Super Bowl.

How would people at home even know who is standing/kneeling for that game?

I've always taken TV ratings with a grain of salt. There is absolutely no way to know the number of people watching a game on TV. I haven't heard anyone say they are not watching games but I expect there are some casual NFL fans who may be put off enough by anthem protests that they are staying away.

season ticket holders of the Dolphins wrote them and told them they were renewing unless Ross stopped it. I realize no on this board cares but many people in this country have great respect for it, the flag and the national anthem.

The Patriots' opener against the Cardinals had the second highest ratings in franchise history. And the Patriots' blowout of the Texans Thursday night drew a bigger audience than the corresponding TNF game last year.

So apparently Patriots fans don't give a crap about the anthem or the flag, right?

season ticket holders of the Dolphins wrote them and told them they were renewing unless Ross stopped it. I realize no on this board cares but many people in this country have great respect for it, the flag and the national anthem.

season ticket holders of the Dolphins wrote them and told them they were renewing unless Ross stopped it. I realize no on this board cares but many people in this country have great respect for it, the flag and the national anthem.

1. The NFL’s ratings decline merits watching. It’s hard to deny that the league has something to worry about with TV ratings declining significantly in all the primetime windows. To me, I think there are three factors at play, and none that involve the concussion issues or the anthem situation. First, for a number of reasons (massive job turnover in some franchises vs. very little in others), parity isn’t what it once was. Four teams have made the playoffs for five straight seasons, and 10 have missed them five years running. Six have made it and 12 haven’t the past three years in a row. The result: fewer compelling teams. Second, the scarcity issue that Mark Cuban referenced is real—the fact that there was less of the product has been a huge built-in advantage for the NFL forever. More might be less. Third, the younger generation just consumes content differently, and is less likely to sit on the couch for 12 hours to watch games, which the NFL is trying to get out in front of by working with entities like Twitter and Yahoo to stream games.
So how concerned is the NFL? Well, something interesting is happening. We’ve obtained a memo that went out to all 32 teams that reflected that, starting Oct. 12, clubs are subject to a new fine schedule for exceeding the limits on video and any moving content. Those are particularly strict during the 60 minutes leading up to games, and through games, with clubs largely limited to re-posting from the NFL’s own accounts (with some allowance for approved content on Snapchat). The memo says that first time offenders will be fined up to $25,000, a second offense will warrant a fine of up to $50,000, and a third offense will merit a fine of up to $100,000 and loss of rights to post league controlled content. To put that in perspective, Broncos S Darian Stewart was fined $18,231 for his high hit on Cam Newton in the opener. Under this policy, if Denver had posted video of the hit, the team could incur a heavier penalty for a first-time offense. And it’s also interesting that the memo went out last week, rather than during the offseason. The NFL, for their part, says the new enforcement measures are unrelated to the ratings issue, but it is—at least—a sign that the league is being increasingly careful with its most valuable content.

Now that the election excuse is over, it'll be interesting to see if the ratings spike.

This was a very good week of close games.  Even with the Dolphins playing well, I'm finding it harder and harder to devote an entire day to it.  I almost never watch the night games on Sunday or Monday.  Or Thursday, for that matter.

And the SB rematch on Monday Night was very good as well, 11% better than last years' week 10 MNF game (although that was Viking - 49ers, so hardly the best of matchups).

The SEA-NE SB rematch was on Sunday night, not Monday night.
Last year's MIN-SF game was the week 1 Monday night game, not week 10.

Do you mean to compare the 2016 week 10 SEA-NE SNF game to the 2015 week 1 MIN-SF MNF game, or the 2016 week 10 CIN-NYG MNF game to the 2015 week 10 HOU-CIN MNF game, or something else entirely?