Comparison of actual game time of NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA

[Cladyclad]

Which is why going to live football games sucks depending on who’s playing.

If i spend between $100-1000

I dont want that shyt to end in less than a hour and a half

 

[Won Won]

I remember this being broken down ages ago and the NFL was like 13 minutes of action

 

[CP3.]

But Americans will still say football/soccer is boring

Ohhh its too low scoring... yeah, that's cause people actually play defence. Not even that low scoring when you consider some American sports add lots of points for one score. If football was like your football where one score = 6 points then football games would finish like 18-12 and suddenly y'all would love it

 

[Remote]

going from NBA to FIBA is jarring as fukk for new fans fr

Elaborate

 

[VegetasHairline]

What about tennis and golf?

 

[CHICAGO]

NAH YOU CANT SAY
FREE THROWS ARENT ACTUAL BASKETBALL....

THEY AINT SLICK.
THEY JUST WANTED HOCKEY
AT THE TOP.

EVERYBODY GOT 3 CATEGORIES
BUT THE NBA



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[broller]

"The lion's share of camera time, about 75 minutes worth, is devoted to players standing around on the field. Getting up after a tackle. Jogging back to the line of scrimmage (loping if you're Randy Moss). Huddling up before the next play. When you watch football, this is what you're mostly watching."

This is why NFL players get owned whenever they face Rugby players.

What do you mean by that?

 

[Regular Developer]

Is this why tailgate >>> watching in-person?

Or so I've heard

On WFAN they found out one of the other hosts goes to Giants stadium () for the tailgate, at like 9, then comes back home to watch the game and calle dhim a genius, lol

 

[MurderToCassette]

 

[TheNig]

Did a report on this in a marketing class about 15 years ago. Average amount of time football was actually being played was about 11 total minutes. Baseball was about 8 minutes.

Couldn't measure hockey, soccer, or basketball because the pace is ongoing.

 

[IIVI]

Not even surprising.

The craziest thing I heard recently though was that NBA Basketball averages a stop in action every 40 seconds because of all the whistles/clock stoppages and timeouts. That's crazy and I'm sure throws off a lot of pacing. We rarely ever get a full minute of straight NBA play without an interruption of some kind.

Part of me thinks it's because the league doesn't want games to be too quick and if that's the case, then they should increase downtime between quarters rather than disrupt action.

 

[staticshock]

Hockey is fukkin amazing I wish it was more accessible for lower income kids like other sports

 

[young3000]

College football may the worst to watch on tv. 4hr games, reviewing every play, over turning calls

 

[ISO]

Don’t show this to NBA fans who hate the NBA

 

[Trojan 24]

Which is why going to live football games sucks depending on who’s playing.

Idk the plays come quick when you're in the stadium. I remember watching them Chip Kelly Ducks once and the pace was crazy. But I would definitely say Football on TV > In person