Oh it's definitely too early to celebrate. I absolutely put more stock in the ratings drop than I do in the ticket prices, for the reasons you mentioned.
Right now, a ton of people are angry about the refs, so the NFL could still turn things around. It isn't until those people become apathetic that they have a real problem.
I heard that tickets were cheap because it's so tough to get a hotel room in New Orleans during an event like this.
Maybe that's total bullshit, but either way I'm wary of dunking on the NFL because of slight dip in interest.
Oh it's definitely too early to celebrate. I absolutely put more stock in the ratings drop than I do in the ticket prices, for the reasons you mentioned.
Right now, a ton of people are angry about the refs, so the NFL could still turn things around. It isn't until those people become apathetic that they have a real problem.