Brock Purdy has the best weapons in the NFL. He has had multiple chances to go win games in the fourth quarter and has given the ball away.

One of the most impactful last 3 weeks in NFL history
 

People always say things like “this year is just so much different due to xyz going on” but if they say it every year how can it be true? I’m guessing every year it’s basically the same. About half to 2/3 of the teams are split between being good and bad with the other remaining being in the middle.

I took a random season 2004 and compared winning % to this season.

In 2004, 9 teams were above .600. 8 this season.

In 2004, 11 teams finished between .400 and .599. 15 like that this season.

In 2004, 12 teams under .399. 9 this season.

I suspect the only real difference is teams that otherwise would finish under .399 are now trying harder with the extra playoff spot being much more proactive in preventing the team from completely folding by bringing in QBs. Think teams like the Vikings and Browns this season who may have folded in previous seasons.

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I was looking into it and the Chiefs were pretty heavily represented in the top 20 until I stopped caring enough to keep reading. I want to say LVII and the AFCCG against the Bengals were the two most watched games of 2023.

I remember the Eagles v Chiefs rematch being there as well as the Christmas Day debacle against LVR.

It's wild to see it laid out like that.

And that is why spring football continued to be tried.

Also, it is why the NFL doesn't fix any of the issues. The nation keeps watching.

Football is king which is why the NFL continues to raise prices and outsource their broadcasts (such as Peacock). Owning a NFL franchise is one of the easiest ways to print money that there is.

That's a result of steering games to keep things interesting....

My takeaway: How it the **** is the Academy Awards in the top 100? Bunch of old people and women?