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NFL Broadcast Ratings Rise as Patriots' Perfect Year Lures Fans
By Aaron Kuriloff and Erik Matuszewski
Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The New England Patriots' quest for an undefeated season is as big a bonanza for the National Football League as for the team's fans.
While building a 14-0 record, the Patriots have attracted the largest audience in cable television history and the most viewers ever for a Sunday night NFL game. The team also generated the biggest TV audience for a Sunday afternoon game in at least two decades for the most-watched U.S. sports league. Sales of team merchandise are up, too.
``They are just a steam engine going down the tracks,'' said CBS Sports President Sean McManus, whose network is televising this weekend's New England game against the 1-13 Miami Dolphins in Foxborough, Massachusetts. ``The Patriots have been a great story for us. They're the driving force behind our ratings.''
New England is moving toward becoming the second team in the 88-year history of the league to win all of its games. The 1972 Dolphins were the first, taking three postseason games after going 14-0 during the regular season.
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True. And I love it. It means we have the cash on hand to pay out large signing bonuses. That kind of flexibility helps with cap management.
As the article says, the TV and jersey sales revenue is shared so the Pats don't get extra cash that the other teams don't get. Kraft's extra cash comes from $125 seats, $40 parking fees and concessions selling $10 beers and especially from our infamous Red Seat friends who shell out the big bucks. The hated (by me) Patriots Place stores, hotels, bars and restaurants will further increase his cash flow. That cash = up front signing bonus money that other teams have trouble matching, e.g. Buffalo.
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Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.
This is known as "bad luck." RAH
NFL Broadcast Ratings Rise as Patriots' Perfect Year Lures Fans
By Aaron Kuriloff and Erik Matuszewski
Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The New England Patriots' quest for an undefeated season is as big a bonanza for the National Football League as for the team's fans.
PFT is talking about this, too, noting:
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If anything, the cheating scandal that unfolded in September has increased interest in the team's exploits. The 2007 Pats have polarized NFL fans, with the number of folks who have no strong opinion about the franchise shrinking every day.
To paraphrase someone else, "There's still room to jump on the Dark Side bandwagon. Don't forget: we have supermodels."
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"Momentum was quickly snatched away by New England, who once again proved that any Patriot, at any moment, can make a play." —Inside the NFL, Packers v. Patriots
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Its true that the Pats don't earn extra money directly, but the increased sale and increased viewership raise the CAP figures either now or in the future.
Its true that the Pats don't earn extra money directly, but the increased sale and increased viewership raise the CAP figures either now or in the future.
The ratings, if they continue make the TV folks BIG bucks but in the future as you say this could translate into an even more lucrative multi-billion dollar TV contract for the NFL next time. Kraft happens to be the league's TV contract guy.
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Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.
This is known as "bad luck." RAH
I wasn't really refering to cash for the Pats organization per se. What I was saying was that the Pats are big money for television and the league in general. These games are hot commodities in terms of advertising. Auggie Bush, Pete Coors, Bill Ford jr, Steve Jobs etc etc .. you want to advertise your products to some of the largest audiences on television in the sweet spot demographic? Submit to the Patriot Regime and PAY UP SUCKAS!!!!
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Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.
This is known as "bad luck." RAH
Lets face it, PATS = CASH COWS
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