The National Football League or NFL of America has released its seasons game schedule. All the games are set to be played as normal. Some experts would call this optimistic given the nature of the Coronavirus as they see it. The fans however are overjoyed, a sense of normality fills them all. As one of the biggest staples of American National sports prepares for their 2020 season.
History
The NFL was originally founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association with the goal of elevating the support. It renamed itself the NFL for the 1922 season and has remain such ever sense. Prior to 1933 champions were determined based on season stats, this was changed to a playoff system culminating in championship game. The system was again changed in 1967 when the NFL merged with the American Football League creating the system that is used today. The first Super Bowl was held in 1967 and has remain the culminating game of every season since. The Super Bowl serves as the final championship game between the champion of the NFL and the champion of the AFL. The NFL is the most popular national sports league in the United States. The Super Bowl consistently ranks as one of the top sporting events in the world.
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2020 Season
This season has followed the pattern set by previous years. Three games a week one on Monday night, one on Thursday night, and one on Sunday night. The same National television networks will air the games day they did last year. The only major video broadcasting change or rather edition is Amazon prime which will be live streaming every game. The streaming giant first started airing the games last year. The fact that they are again streaming games this year marks a success to the experiment of Live streaming sports games for Amazon Prime.
Of particular note are the teams of the Broncos, Patriots, Cowboys, Chiefs, Packers, 49ers, and the Rams have been each given five games during the season. This season is shaping up to be quite an entertaining one several with high-profile matches have been set up early on in the prime-time slots. Soon fans will begin debating on which players will break records and which teams are going to make it to the playoffs or all the way to the Super Bowl.
Overly optimistic?
Some experts would say it is overly optimistic to schedule the season as if there will be no interruptions. Consistent reports indicate the Coronavirus will have a resurgence in cases during the fall months which coincides with the football season. On the other hand, other experts have pointed to new evidence suggesting that the Coronavirus is no more dangerous than the Flu. It appears the NFL has decided to schedule the season upon the advice of the more optimistic experts. Regardless by the time the season begins proper social distancing protocols should be in place to ensure the safety of the fans and the teams.
Why Is It Number One
The NFL is the most popular sports league in the United States and by extension American Football is the most popular sport. A trend that’s many fans, when asked, say began back during the 70s or 80s when football began to supplants baseball as America’s past time. Though Baseball is still one of the top four sports in the United States it no longer has the same popularity as the NFL and American Football. Another way to look at it is that American football is to the United States what Hockey is to Canada, Soccer is to the United Kingdom, and Cricket to India. While this puts into perspective the popularity, it doesn’t explain why it’s so popular in the United States.
Aggressive game play
While many possible explanations exist, some of the more popular ones point to the two most notable aspects of football. First the teamwork that is required and seconds the fierce almost combative nature of play. In order for a team to win it has to work together as a well-oiled machine. Each member needs to know what they have to do and also trust that their teammates know what they’re doing. The game is played in a very aggressive way with players on both sides actively trying to tackle or physically check other players. Though the combination might be common enough, the combination in this game is fairly unique.
In hockey you have teamwork but the fights that break out are not supposed to be part of the game. The same holds true for any sort of physical contact in Soccer, Baseball, or Cricket. Some have even compared American Football to the ancient gladiatorial spectacles of Rome. Though not as fatal as those ancient games the analogy is not inaccurate. In fact, the only notable differences are the lack of weapons and the improved nature of the Colosseum’s. In any event most of the fans are looking forward to another season of the NFL and the sense of normality that comes with it.