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Why football is terrible

It’s 3 p.m on a Saturday and you are standing around with friends in the blistering heat, or the bitter cold, watching other people stand around slightly below you.

If this behavior sounds strange, it shouldn’t. Everyone has done it at least once; it’s called attending a football game.

It is also one of the reasons that American football, to its core, is a terrible sport.

The average college or professional football game can last anywhere from two and a half to four hours. According to sportsgrid.com in the average NFL game, there are just 11 minutes of actual game action.