How Much Action Is in an NFL Football Game?
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.
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Madden 17 Ads: Parodies As Poetry
EA Sports and NFL stars Antonio Brown, Von Miller, and Rob Gronkowski promote ‘Madden 17’ in a series of new parodies that shine.
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Let’s Go Draft Day: 6 Ways to Participate
Here are some tips on what you can do to take part in this weekend’s NFL Draft.
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The Cliffs of Insanity: Quitting the NFL?
The NFL is a business and it’s becoming an increasingly callous one. My fandom is wavering.
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This GeekMom Loves Football
The Super Bowl is on the horizon. Are you a crazy football fan? Find out how GeekMom writer Judy became one.
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Newton's Football: Science Through the NFL
This is a book that will inform scientists about football, football fans about science, and entertain fans of both.
Continue ReadingWin a Retro EA Sports Tee from Sportiqe
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 ReadingWinner of the Football Fan Cave!
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 ReadingWin a Football Fan Cave!
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.
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Yes, That’s A Girl Behind Those NFL Stripes! Shannon Eastin Becomes First Female NFL Referee
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 ReadingAre Concussions a Necessary Degree of Realism in Madden 2012? (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
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 ReadingAre Concussions a Necessary Degree of Realism in Madden 2012?
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 ReadingGeekDad Puzzle Of The Week Solution: Are You Ready For Some Hand-Egg?
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 ReadingGeekDad Puzzle Of The Week: Are You Ready For Some Hand-Egg?
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 ReadingSuper Bowl Geeks: How Much Action Is There Really In An NFL Football Game?
(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 …
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