Too bad the author of this article didn't do a little research before getting the Tumptard crowds eyeballs rolling around their heads.  NFL viewership is up 2% over last year at this time.  Viewership overall has been on a decline for about 6 years and much of it has to do with people cutting cable.  In the last 8 years cable viewership has declined by over 19 million households.  Monday night games are now strictly cable (ESPN)  Who wants to fork over 100 bucks/month to watch Faux Spews or the Golf Channel.