How many minutes is the ball actually in play during an NFL broadcast?
Sports hard Data from 2010
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The answer
11 minutes
Roughly 11.
A three-hour NFL broadcast contains about 11 minutes of actual ball-in-play action. Roughly an hour goes to players standing around between plays, and about 20 minutes to replays. The average broadcast shows more commercials than football.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Wall Street Journal broadcast analysis |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2010 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | minutes |
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