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The NFL’s Most Exciting Season Ever Is Also Its Most Boring

November 14, 2015   ·     ·   Jump to comments

The NFL has never been more exciting to watch—so how come this is the most boring season ever?
You've felt it, right? How it seems like every game is up for grabs, all the way to the finish? How no lead ever feels safe?
You're not imagining it. 
According to SportsBusinessRadio.com, the average NFL game is being won by just 10.28 points this year, the smallest margin since 1970. We've also been treated to 14 overtime games through Week 9, the second-most in history. As a result, NFL football is the hottest thing on TV: The 12 highest-rated telecasts since the regular season kicked off have all been NFL games.
We've had more close shaves and fewer blowouts, more dramatic finishes and fewer snoozers. As a TV show, the NFL has never been better.
But the NFL has also never been so boring.
There are a record three undefeated teams through nine weeks: The Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots are all 8-0. Together with th...

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