Weak 14: Empty Seats Outnumber Fans in Many NFL Stadiums

[longknife]

This is NOT a pregame photo – you can see players on the sideline. And, for those who aren’t squeamish, this article has dozens of Tweets that show lots of empty seats and a lot of different games.

The Buffalo Bills said they had 59,119 spectators at New Era Field on Sunday (capacity 71,870 seat maximum) when the New York Jets came to town. Some thought that estimate seemed high when looking at the empty seats.
Announced crowd of 59,119 for #NYJvsBUF. (@its_bistis on Instagram: “Yep, that's my view today” + Instagram post by Erik • Dec 9, 2018 at 8:15pm UTC) pic.twitter.com/gJZEyiVvQ8 — Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) December 9, 2018
The Cleveland Browns also announced their crowd size — 59,392 at FirstEnergy Stadium (capacity 67,895) — as the Browns bested the Carolina Panthers in a 26-20 final. But some photos seemed to show a lot of empty seats:

"@DonkeyBoner44: @[me] can I get a shot from CLEVELAND? Corners look pretty barren." (Peter Ostapowicz on Instagram: “Go Browns!” + @adventuresaroundcle on Instagram: “Perfect weather for a December game!”) pic.twitter.com/2y1eNzNZ2n — Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) December 9, 2018 Watching the Panthers at Browns. There’s at least 20,000 empty seats there. Is the NFL going under?? — Geoff Doucette (@geoffdoucette) December 9, 2018
Many, many more @ Weak 14: Empty Seats Outnumber Fans in Many NFL Stadiums

 

[JoeB131]

Yes, why pay $200 bucks to see something you can see on TV, where it's warm and you can get all angles...

But tell yourself it's because people are kneeling...

 

[Correll]

Team sports are all about identifying with the team. The league siding with the players insulting the fans, is committing suicide.

 

[WinterBorn]

Ticket sales are only a minor part of the money each team makes.

And whether the seats are empty isn't the issue. It is whether the seats are paid for. Which do you think a team would rather have, 71,000 fans getting in for free? Or 71,000 fans paying $250 for a ticket and not showing up?

If the stadium in the OP sells out, at $250 per ticket, that equals just under $18 million in revenue. Fox is paying the NFL $60 million for each game they broadcast.

 

[Correll]

Ticket sales are only a minor part of the money each team makes.

And whether the seats are empty isn't the issue. It is whether the seats are paid for. Which do you think a team would rather have, 71,000 fans getting in for free? Or 71,000 fans paying $250 for a ticket and not showing up?

If the stadium in the OP sells out, at $250 per ticket, that equals just under $18 million in revenue. Fox is paying the NFL $60 million for each game they broadcast.

How long are networks going to be paying that much, when it is clear the league is actively driving away fans?

 

[WinterBorn]

Ticket sales are only a minor part of the money each team makes.

And whether the seats are empty isn't the issue. It is whether the seats are paid for. Which do you think a team would rather have, 71,000 fans getting in for free? Or 71,000 fans paying $250 for a ticket and not showing up?

If the stadium in the OP sells out, at $250 per ticket, that equals just under $18 million in revenue. Fox is paying the NFL $60 million for each game they broadcast.

How long are networks going to be paying that much, when it is clear the league is actively driving away fans?

As long as they are making money.

According to this link: The NFL gets some good news. Its TV ratings are up. - CNN the rating are up. An average of 15.6 million viewers.

And this link: Ratings success for Week 14 of the NFL season says ratings are up for Week 14 to highs not seen since late 2016.

 

[Correll]

Ticket sales are only a minor part of the money each team makes.

And whether the seats are empty isn't the issue. It is whether the seats are paid for. Which do you think a team would rather have, 71,000 fans getting in for free? Or 71,000 fans paying $250 for a ticket and not showing up?

If the stadium in the OP sells out, at $250 per ticket, that equals just under $18 million in revenue. Fox is paying the NFL $60 million for each game they broadcast.

How long are networks going to be paying that much, when it is clear the league is actively driving away fans?

As long as they are making money.

According to this link: The NFL gets some good news. Its TV ratings are up. - CNN the rating are up. An average of 15.6 million viewers.

And this link: Ratings success for Week 14 of the NFL season says ratings are up for Week 14 to highs not seen since late 2016.

And every time some asshole kneels during the anthem, it is a fresh insult to every fan.


This little spike, might be the worst thing for the League, giving them the false idea that this is past.

 

[WinterBorn]

Ticket sales are only a minor part of the money each team makes.

And whether the seats are empty isn't the issue. It is whether the seats are paid for. Which do you think a team would rather have, 71,000 fans getting in for free? Or 71,000 fans paying $250 for a ticket and not showing up?

If the stadium in the OP sells out, at $250 per ticket, that equals just under $18 million in revenue. Fox is paying the NFL $60 million for each game they broadcast.

How long are networks going to be paying that much, when it is clear the league is actively driving away fans?

As long as they are making money.

According to this link: The NFL gets some good news. Its TV ratings are up. - CNN the rating are up. An average of 15.6 million viewers.

And this link: Ratings success for Week 14 of the NFL season says ratings are up for Week 14 to highs not seen since late 2016.

And every time some asshole kneels during the anthem, it is a fresh insult to every fan.


This little spike, might be the worst thing for the League, giving them the false idea that this is past.

If you choose to be insulted because athletes are protesting against racism (their perception), that is not anyone's problem but yours.

 

[evenflow1969]

Any body here understand foot ball? Wanna understand empty seats you will find a direct correlation with the teams records.

 

[Correll]

Ticket sales are only a minor part of the money each team makes.

And whether the seats are empty isn't the issue. It is whether the seats are paid for. Which do you think a team would rather have, 71,000 fans getting in for free? Or 71,000 fans paying $250 for a ticket and not showing up?

If the stadium in the OP sells out, at $250 per ticket, that equals just under $18 million in revenue. Fox is paying the NFL $60 million for each game they broadcast.

How long are networks going to be paying that much, when it is clear the league is actively driving away fans?

As long as they are making money.

According to this link: The NFL gets some good news. Its TV ratings are up. - CNN the rating are up. An average of 15.6 million viewers.

And this link: Ratings success for Week 14 of the NFL season says ratings are up for Week 14 to highs not seen since late 2016.

And every time some asshole kneels during the anthem, it is a fresh insult to every fan.


This little spike, might be the worst thing for the League, giving them the false idea that this is past.

If you choose to be insulted because athletes are protesting against racism (their perception), that is not anyone's problem but yours.

Every American is insulted when some one insults the symbol of the nation as a whole.


Some Americans are anti-American enough to not care.

 

[kiwiman127]

It seems that it's only the ignorant Little Trumpsters who easily fell for Trump's obvious racist analogy that are all pissed off..
Nike Sales Increase 31% After Kaepernick Ad Despite Backlash

 

[Correll]

It seems that it's only the ignorant Little Trumpsters who easily fell for Trump's obvious racist analogy that are all pissed off..
Nike Sales Increase 31% After Kaepernick Ad Despite Backlash

What "racist" analogy?

You asshole.

 

[kiwiman127]

It seems that it's only the ignorant Little Trumpsters who easily fell for Trump's obvious racist analogy that are all pissed off..
Nike Sales Increase 31% After Kaepernick Ad Despite Backlash

What "racist" analogy?

You asshole.

Oh boy, another easily manipulated Little Trumpster and probably just another small-minded racist.
People who actually looked up to why the kneeling occurs, knows that the kneeling is a symbolic prayer in regards to protest police brutality and racial inequality in the United States and is an act of Freedom of Speech.
Kneeling is much better than raising a clenched fist during the anthem, now that is an act of defiance.

 

[Tax Man]

I have not seen any player kneeling in the last 5 or 6 games.

 

[Correll]

It seems that it's only the ignorant Little Trumpsters who easily fell for Trump's obvious racist analogy that are all pissed off..
Nike Sales Increase 31% After Kaepernick Ad Despite Backlash

What "racist" analogy?

You asshole.

Oh boy, another easily manipulated Little Trumpster and probably just another small-minded racist.
People who actually looked up to why the kneeling occurs, knows that the kneeling is a symbolic prayer in regards to protest police brutality and racial inequality in the United States and is an act of Freedom of Speech.
Kneeling is much better than raising a clenched fist during the anthem, now that is an act of defiance.
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1. You can shove your race baiting up your ass, you piece of shit.

2. Kneeling when standing is done to show respect, is obviously an expression of disrespect.

3. And if there were any doubt about that, and there is not, the leader of this little movement was kind enough to verbally state that his intent was to NOT show respect to the nation.


4. YOu are a moron and an asshole.

 

[WinterBorn]

Ticket sales are only a minor part of the money each team makes.

And whether the seats are empty isn't the issue. It is whether the seats are paid for. Which do you think a team would rather have, 71,000 fans getting in for free? Or 71,000 fans paying $250 for a ticket and not showing up?

If the stadium in the OP sells out, at $250 per ticket, that equals just under $18 million in revenue. Fox is paying the NFL $60 million for each game they broadcast.

How long are networks going to be paying that much, when it is clear the league is actively driving away fans?

As long as they are making money.

According to this link: The NFL gets some good news. Its TV ratings are up. - CNN the rating are up. An average of 15.6 million viewers.

And this link: Ratings success for Week 14 of the NFL season says ratings are up for Week 14 to highs not seen since late 2016.

And every time some asshole kneels during the anthem, it is a fresh insult to every fan.


This little spike, might be the worst thing for the League, giving them the false idea that this is past.

If you choose to be insulted because athletes are protesting against racism (their perception), that is not anyone's problem but yours.

Every American is insulted when some one insults the symbol of the nation as a whole.


Some Americans are anti-American enough to not care.

Some Americans recognize that not everyone sees thinks the way they do.

Some Americans decide that anyone who doesn't agree with them must be anti-American.

Some Americans do not have to prove their patriotism via hostility and hate.

 

[WinterBorn]

Why is kneeling disrespecting every American, but avoiding paying respects to the thousands who died defending us because it was raining gets a pass?

 

[Marion Morrison]

Maybe if the Dolphins didn't suck and tickets and food weren't crazy overpriced...

That they're kneelers doesn't help, either.

 

[WinterBorn]

Maybe if the Dolphins didn't suck and tickets and food weren't crazy overpriced...

That they're kneelers doesn't help, either.

Now you are talking about reasons not to go to a game. At least the first sentence, anyway.

 

[kiwiman127]

It seems that it's only the ignorant Little Trumpsters who easily fell for Trump's obvious racist analogy that are all pissed off..
Nike Sales Increase 31% After Kaepernick Ad Despite Backlash

What "racist" analogy?

You asshole.

Oh boy, another easily manipulated Little Trumpster and probably just another small-minded racist.
People who actually looked up to why the kneeling occurs, knows that the kneeling is a symbolic prayer in regards to protest police brutality and racial inequality in the United States and is an act of Freedom of Speech.
Kneeling is much better than raising a clenched fist during the anthem, now that is an act of defiance.
View attachment 234185

1. You can shove your race baiting up your ass, you piece of shit.

2. Kneeling when standing is done to show respect, is obviously an expression of disrespect.

3. And if there were any doubt about that, and there is not, the leader of this little movement was kind enough to verbally state that his intent was to NOT show respect to the nation.


4. YOu are a moron and an asshole.

When has the man, who's ass your face is buried in, ever get as agitated about White Supremacists and Neo Nazis, as he has about Black athletes kneeling?
Man, I am absolutely thrilled I am not you. Also, please don't have children.
Now put on your cute little sheet and prance around your trailer park.