Skip to content
GeekDad

GeekDad

Raising Geek Generation 2.0

Shop Fat Brain Toys - A Smarter Way to Play!
  • Gaming
    • D&D Adventures
    • Family Gamer TV
    • GeekDad Approved
    • Tabletop Games
    • Re-Spawn
    • Re-Roll
    • Tabletop Game Review Index
    • Videogames
    • View All in Gaming
  • Entertainment
    • Books
    • Columns
      • 10 Things Parents
      • Architechnologist
      • Cosplay Family Spotlight
      • DC This Week
      • Gadget Bits
      • Life of the Party Comic
      • Same Geek Channel
      • Stack Overflow
      • Word Wednesday
      • View All in Columns
    • Comic Books
    • Events
      • Birthdays & Anniversaries
      • Hacking the Holidays
      • People
      • Places
      • View All in Events
    • Geek Culture
    • Movies
    • Podcasts
      • BAFS
      • Bounded Enthusiasm
      • Bristol Banter
      • Dice Section
      • Gameroom Junkies
      • Great Big Beautiful Podcast
      • Hey You Geeks
      • Novel Ideas
      • Sunday Evening With Captain Owen
      • Radio Free Hipster
      • The GeekDads
      • We Are Entertained
      • View All in Podcasts
    • Television
    • Theater
    • Videos
    • Web Comics
    • View All in Entertainment
  • Products
    • Apparel
    • Audio Gear
    • Gadgets
    • Gift Guide
    • Kickstarter
    • Reviews
    • Toys
    • View All in Products
  • Health & Leisure
    • Hobbies
    • Leisure
    • Parenting
    • Sports
    • Travel
    • Projects
    • Sports
    • Travel
  • Science & Tech
    • Education
    • Electronics
    • Engineering
    • Robotics
    • Science
    • Software
    • Space & Astronomy
    • Internet
    • View All in Science & Tech
  • Shop
    • Daily Deals
    • GeekDad Merch
  • Info
    • About GeekDad
    • Advertise on GeekDad
    • Crowdfunding Review Guidelines
    • PR/Product Review Enquiries
    • Privacy Policy
    • RSS
    • Weather Stations
  • Visit GeekMom

Tag: NFL

How Much Action Is in an NFL Football Game?

October 3, 2018October 2, 2018Dave Banks1

Over the course of an NFL game, how much time is the ball in play — and how many commercials are you exposed to? I revisit a timed experiment from ten years ago.

Continue Reading

Madden 17 Ads: Parodies As Poetry

January 9, 2017Nivi Engineer

EA Sports and NFL stars Antonio Brown, Von Miller, and Rob Gronkowski promote ‘Madden 17’ in a series of new parodies that shine.

Continue Reading
draft day

Let’s Go Draft Day: 6 Ways to Participate

April 29, 2016Nivi Engineer

Here are some tips on what you can do to take part in this weekend’s NFL Draft.

Continue Reading

The Cliffs of Insanity: Quitting the NFL?

September 12, 2014Corrina Lawson1

The NFL is a business and it’s becoming an increasingly callous one. My fandom is wavering.

Continue Reading

This GeekMom Loves Football

January 20, 2014Judy Berna1

The Super Bowl is on the horizon. Are you a crazy football fan? Find out how GeekMom writer Judy became one.

Continue Reading

Newton's Football: Science Through the NFL

December 16, 2013Corrina Lawson

This is a book that will inform scientists about football, football fans about science, and entertain fans of both.

Continue Reading

Win a Retro EA Sports Tee from Sportiqe

September 10, 2012December 16, 2017Z

I am by no means the sportiest pop on the GeekDad crew. Nor, I dare say, am I even the biggest sports gamer, but I will admit that Electronic Arts’ NHL series has occupied a significant amount of my console …

Continue Reading

Winner of the Football Fan Cave!

September 4, 2012Corrina Lawson

I loved reading all the responses of how people started watching football and I’m glad to know I’m not the only mom who passed her love of football down to her children. It sounds, for most people, that somewhere along …

Continue Reading

Win a Football Fan Cave!

August 27, 2012Corrina Lawson

If you’re geeky about the NFL, V-Tech is offering a chance to win a Fan Cave basket to really get into the start of the season.

Continue Reading

Yes, That’s A Girl Behind Those NFL Stripes! Shannon Eastin Becomes First Female NFL Referee

August 10, 2012Judy Berna

The San Diego Chargers play the Green Bay Packers on Thursday, and if you’re paying attention, you’ll see something you’ve never seen before. Shannon Eastin will be one of the referees.

Continue Reading

Are Concussions a Necessary Degree of Realism in Madden 2012? (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)

April 9, 2011Admin

For nearly three decades, the video game faithful have been able to live out their dreams of gridiron glory through the excellent football simulation Madden NFL. A game that was once little more than Tecmo Bowl on a maintenance dose …

Continue Reading

Are Concussions a Necessary Degree of Realism in Madden 2012?

April 5, 2011Dave Banks

For nearly three decades, the video game faithful have been able to live out their dreams of gridiron glory through the excellent football simulation Madden NFL. A game that was once little more than Tecmo Bowl on a maintenance dose …

Continue Reading

GeekDad Puzzle Of The Week Solution: Are You Ready For Some Hand-Egg?

September 18, 2010Dave Banks

Puzzle: Chalk it up to apathy or a busy weekend (we spent a lot of time building a compressed air rocket), but I didn’t realize until pretty late in the afternoon on Sunday that this was the first weekend of …

Continue Reading

GeekDad Puzzle Of The Week: Are You Ready For Some Hand-Egg?

September 13, 2010Dave Banks

Chalk it up to apathy or a busy weekend (we spent a lot of time building a compressed air rocket), but I didn’t realize until pretty late in the afternoon on Sunday that this was the first weekend of the …

Continue Reading

Super Bowl Geeks: How Much Action Is There Really In An NFL Football Game?

February 7, 2010Dave Banks

(This post originally ran on December 8, 2008) Sunday afternoon was cold and gray, the weekend was drawing to a close and all I wanted to do was veg out in front of the television and enjoy the roaring fire …

Continue Reading

Affiliate Links

Shop Fat Brain Toys - A Smarter Way to Play!

Tabletop Game Review Index

Get GeekDad via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 895 other subscribers

Masthead

Owner/Publisher, Editor-at-Large

Ken Denmead

Editor-in-Chief

Matt Blum

Managing Editor

Z

Associate Editors/GeekMom Partners

Jenny Bristol

Senior Editors

Jonathan H. Liu, Patricia Volmer, Sophie Brown

Associate Publishers*

David Michael, Gerry Tolbert, Andrew Smith, Ray Wehrs, Joel Becker, Scott Gaeta, Beth Kee, Joey Mills, talkie_tim, Danny Marquardt, Adam Bruski, John Bain, Bill Moore, Adam Frank, Lacey Hays, Peter Morson, James Needham, Matt Fleming, Adam Anderson, Jim Reynolds, Seiler Hagan, Bryan Wade, Petrov Neutrino, Jay Shapiro

Editor (Emeritus)

Chris Anderson

 Contributors

Paul Benson, Darren Blankenship, John Booth, Jenny Bristol, Rory Bristol, Robin Brooks, Tom Fassbender, Whit Honea, Rob Huddleston, Will James, Joey Mills, Brad Moon, Anton Olsen, Skip Owens, Mariana Ruiz, Derrick Schneider, Tony Sims, Dakster Sullivan, Mark Vorenkamp

*Thanks for your support on Patreon!

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Get the GeekDad Books!

Find us on Mastodon
GeekDad LLC | Theme: news-vibrant by CodeVibrant.