The NFL season kicks off this year with teams in all but a handful of franchises seeing a path to the playoffs. Add in the allure of gambling and fantasy football, and it’s no wonder that football is Americans’ favorite sport to watch at 31%, roughly three times basketball (11%), baseball (10%) and soccer (9%), per Gallup’s latest survey.
All those eyeballs mean money—lots and lots of money.
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