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    Ever Watch An NFL Game And Feel Like You're Not Actually Watching A Lot of Football?

    That's because you're not.

    Unless you're a fan of players standing around, then you're in luck.

    Shots of players standing around: 67 minutes

    Commercials: 63 minutes

    Shots of Coaches, Crowd, Cheerleaders etc. : 35 minutes

    Replays: 15 minutes

    Game Action: 11 minutes

    This is why Soccer is my favorite sport to watch.

    I still love football, but I feel like we're being ripped off.

    I can't imagine how it is for the Superbowl.

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    Yep. Exactly..it's ridiculous.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveKerrsJunk View Post
    Yep. Exactly..it's ridiculous.
    This is why I usually follow bets on the ticker.

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    sorry seaweed there is 60 minutes of game action. sometimes more

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    Its called usa based sports. All commercial.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyTall View Post
    sorry seaweed there is 60 minutes of game action. sometimes more
    False TonyTall. Actual game action is a mere 11 minutes

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    Quote Originally Posted by lakerboy View Post
    Its called usa based sports. All commercial.
    NCAA is better than NFL in this regard

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    agree
    commercials between scoring and kickoff and first snap of drive and people get injured all the time so more commercials, many of which are for the nissan rogue

    soccer is very relaxing tv product (but am just not as into it)

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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyTall View Post
    sorry seaweed there is 60 minutes of game action. sometimes more
    60 min running time os while there in the huddle walking to the line of scrimmage ect. is included in the 60 min

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    There has been an excessive amount of commercials during the playoffs... I would DVR the games during the regular season but I'm too into it with my Niners to wait

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seaweed View Post
    That's because you're not.

    Unless you're a fan of players standing around, then you're in luck.

    Shots of players standing around: 67 minutes

    Commercials: 63 minutes

    Shots of Coaches, Crowd, Cheerleaders etc. : 35 minutes

    Replays: 15 minutes

    Game Action: 11 minutes

    This is why Soccer is my favorite sport to watch.

    I still love football, but I feel like we're being ripped off.

    I can't imagine how it is for the Superbowl.
    exactly. thats why i cant even watch that shit anymore unless i have money on it.

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    ok i get what you are saying but in football a lot of that downtime is important, look at manning, hes basically playing the game at the line of scrimmage for 20 seconds.

    football still the best to bet on by far

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    Just gives me more chances to LIVE bet.

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    11 minutes of actual playing time is generous. it's more like 8 minutes. you can't count time time that lops off walking back to the huddle or those ridiculous gyrations manning goes through on every play. i put a stop watch to a game once from the time the ball is snapped to when the tackle was made or pass was incomplete or player went out of bounds. 8 min 41 seconds of actual playing time. no nfl player should ever be tired playing in a football game.
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    I enjoy the shots of coaches, crowds, cheerleaders, etc

    Good way to spend 35 minutes

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    it's become a very exciting game with this constant scenario

    common 2nd quarter

    2:17 Touchdown............................... .........................COMMERCIAL
    2:06 Kickoff................................. ..............................COMMERCIAL
    2:00 run ball, two minute warning................................. .COMMERCIAL
    1:45 completed pass, offensive time out.........................COMMERCIAL
    1:37 completed pass, 4th down, defense time out............COMMERCIAL
    1:24 punt....receiving team takes a knee., end of half.......COMMERCIAL
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    As an Australian, who prior to watching the NFL and NBA was used to getting at least 40 minutes of consecutive action without a break longer than 30 seconds it can be incredibly frustrating to watch some NFL sequences.

    Player injured --> 3 minute break --> Next play Field Goal --> 3 minute break --> kick off for a touchback --> 3 minute break.

    Can drive you insane.

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    yeah i tried watching football but cant, its literally drives you insane as guy above said


    i once tried watching 2-3 games at the same time, and there were so many commercials in the games that they overlapped and most of the time i would just sit there and watch 3 different commercials at the same time

    i just cant do it, this stuff is unwatchable, and all us sports just like that, unwatchable because of all the stoppage time and commercials

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    Avg play is what, like 8 seconds multiplied by something in the range of 130-150 snaps if you're lucky.

    Thats a whole lot of filler to get through in a 3.5 hr timeslot.

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    Beer

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    Quote Originally Posted by Domestic View Post
    As an Australian, who prior to watching the NFL and NBA was used to getting at least 40 minutes of consecutive action without a break longer than 30 seconds it can be incredibly frustrating to watch some NFL sequences.

    Player injured --> 3 minute break --> Next play Field Goal --> 3 minute break --> kick off for a touchback --> 3 minute break.

    Can drive you insane
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    My sentiments excatly.

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    Live football is for idiots. Move into 2014 and get a DVR. I didn't watch the last Super Bowl until July.

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    well now you know how they can afford to give 100 million contracts to talentless hacks

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    Quote Originally Posted by slacker00 View Post
    Live football is for idiots. Move into 2014 and get a DVR. I didn't watch the last Super Bowl until July.
    ill take you one step further, hire a guy that will go through the recording, delete commercials, timeouts, stoppage etc and leave you with pure game to watch

    i wonder what would be the demand for a channel that showed porn during breaks instead of commercials

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    Quote Originally Posted by slacker00 View Post
    Live football is for idiots. Move into 2014 and get a DVR. I didn't watch the last Super Bowl until July.
    Ive got a DVR smart ass.

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    Kind of like my sex life.

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    Quote Originally Posted by packerd_00 View Post
    Ive got a DVR smart ass.
    If you can't figure out how to use it, it's not my fault.

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    Quote Originally Posted by slacker00 View Post
    If you can't figure out how to use it, it's not my fault.
    I dont watch games on DVR, thats your thing.

    I prefer not to have someone spoil it for me,before I get a chance to watch it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by irishstuey View Post
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    this

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    actually for the regular season, if you have NFL RED ZONE, there is no reason not to leave that on from 1:00-7:30. no commercials ever, switch from game to game is fluent and organized. host knows his stuff. there has never been anything better in the history of televised sports than this service if you can follow all those games at once.

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    Quote Originally Posted by packerd_00 View Post
    I dont watch games on DVR, thats your thing.

    I prefer not to have someone spoil it for me,before I get a chance to watch it.
    You clearly don't know how to use a DVR.

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    I just saw this on Reddit yesterday. Not news at all I always knew the ACTUAL playing time was low as hell.

    I completely agree on the soccer comment though, by far the best sport to watch IMO.

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    I watch football for the commercials.

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    Quote Originally Posted by unusialsusp5 View Post
    actually for the regular season, if you have NFL RED ZONE, there is no reason not to leave that on from 1:00-7:30. no commercials ever, switch from game to game is fluent and organized. host knows his stuff. there has never been anything better in the history of televised sports than this service if you can follow all those games at once.
    Right here.

    Great for fantasy.

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    Whats it like being there live? must be torture without the commercials just riding bikes and chatting amongst eachother

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