Do you spend your Sundays donning your favorite football jersey while
glued to the television? Does it ever feel like you spend more time
seeing beer-bellied fans in the stands and endless replays than actual
live football action? Well, you’re not hallucinating because a new
Wall Street Journal study reveals that, during the 174 minutes of a
typical NFL broadcast, only 11 minutes shows live action.
The WSJ research team (not a bad gig) found that the other 163 minutes
of game time is made up of 75 minutes of commercials, 67 minutes of
players standing around, 17 minutes of replays, 11 minutes of coaches
shots and only 3 seconds of scantily-clad cheerleaders.
Why do football players always look so sweaty then? Is it the tight pants?