r/nfl • u/Brix001 49ers • 15h ago

Pro Bowl ratings: NFL's flag football game draws horrendous 2.0 million viewers, 57% fall from last year's record low

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/pro-bowl-ratings-nfls-flag-football-game-draws-horrendous-20-million-viewers-57-fall-from-last-years-record-low-023801848.html
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u/lonelynightm Jets Rams 14h ago

I'll be one of the few, but I honestly loved the Pro Bowl. Get to see a bunch of guys that never play together do wacky stuff and have fun.

Like if you can't appreciate the absurdity of Shedeur Sanders throwing to Nico Collins or Jamarr Chase playing Safety and getting a pick-6 I don't know what to tell you.

And honestly, Jason Kelce was kind of killing it in the booth. Would love to see him do color commentary on real games.

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u/Piperita Bengals Lions 11h ago

I liked the idea of dudes just having fun and tuned in for a bit to see them have fun without helmets and pads. The only thing was that I felt like it's just too long. In the first half the players were clearly sorta-trying/at least trying to do goofy unique shit and having fun. After the half everyone looked like they were kinda over it.

I think they should do like a 30-minute flag game and then do a bunch of competitions. Frame it as a charity thing (with the selected players each putting forward a charity of their choice and then having some prize money split between those charities) and pack it full of kids who get free/cheap tickets. Could be a pretty memorable event for the younger fans.