We have reached the moment in the NFL calendar where the chill in the air hits you square. The autumn wind that reminds one of those old-school NFL Films, narrated by the legendary John Facenda. (“Dick Butkus is a middle linebacker. Trained for nothing else but these coming moments of body contact. … Tacking is his means of self-expression. Violence is his lifestyle.”) The league, as always, continues to be watched by droves of football-hungry Americans. NFL games had averaged 17.6 million viewers through Week 10. That’s up seven percent over 2024 and 2023 — and the...

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