05-16-2023, 06:43 PM
(05-16-2023, 02:13 PM)ochocincos Wrote: As much as some of us may hate it, viewership is one of the most important factors in decisions about primetime/nationally-televised games.
And popularity/fan base plays a big part in viewership.
Bengals don't have the same popularity as most other teams because of location and lack of championships.
Bengals can't do much about the market unless they were able to relocate, so they'll need to win Super Bowl(s) to start gaining more popularity.
We didn't start seeing the Chiefs featured much until Mahomes took them on a 5+ year dynasty of being a perennial top contender to the AFCCG and multiple SB wins.
The chiefs were on primetime a whole lot when Alex Smith was the starter, so that point was completely false.
Second, the bengals are being disrespected. The Indianapolis colts were given the primetime keys when Peyton got there. They kept putting colts/pats on Sunday night every year, even though before 2006, Peyton didn’t even reach a super bowl. Plus that “rivalry” was totally one sided. Oh, and Indianapolis isn’t a big market.
Burrow’s bengals in 3 years have accomplished more than Peyton’s colts have in their first 3 years. But the colts were propelled to the front of the league. The bengals are near the middle when it comes to exposure
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