Study: NFL games only have 11 minutes of action

We ran a similar study across multiple sports a few months ago. If I remember right there is actually more game action in a baseball game than football. Which is interesting because we think of football as a fast and exciting sport, and baseball as slow and dull.

I saw a similar study and was surprised at how close the game action time was.

We ran a similar study across multiple sports a few months ago. If I remember right there is actually more game action in a baseball game than football. Which is interesting because we think of football as a fast and exciting sport, and baseball as slow and dull.

I just don't see how that's possible -- but I guess it depends on how you define "action" and at which point you begin to measure it. If the action in baseball begins when the ball leaves the pitcher's fingertips, and if most of the time the ball goes directly into the catcher's mit, then the total "action" for that play would last only for like 1 or 2 seconds (maybe not even that).

When a hit occurs, obviously the action time goes up. But I wonder how many times on average someone gets a hit compared with the number of pitches thrown in a typical game?

Just saying the word baseball makes me yawn.

heard on sports reporters the other day (they were speculating) that the best time to watch games without commercials is the start of the 4 o'clock game on sundays b/c tv stations dont want to start playing commercials until all the 1 o'clock games have ended and all the viewers are switched over to the 4 o'clock game.

There's more action in Baseball because there's less physical contact. Despite there being only 11 minutes of action, playing in the NFL is more hazardous than any other sport. And the history of player injuries supports this fact. On Sports Science they compared a Ray Lewis bull rush to Swat team battering ram. Conclusion, Ray Brings 1000 pounds of force per hit, a battering ram 800 pounds. Imagine being a running back playing against the Ravens, and being hit by Ray Lewis almost the entire game. Nothing compares to the punishment of the NFL. The only other sport is MMA and Hockey.

YouTube - Sports Science: Ray Lewis Vs. Battering Ram (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8krW5z-MO4)