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Week Two: NFL Stadiums Plagued by Thousands of Empty Seats
NFL Empty Seats



16 Sep 2018

We don’t yet know what the TV ratings for Week 2 of the NFL season will be. However, ratings aside, the league is still suffering very low attendance numbers.

Last week’s games for Sunday Night Football fell once again over the previous season with the September 9 slate of games down 9 percent over the 2017 season’s openers.

By Monday the numbers looked better for the league, but even as the ratings were rosier over 2017’s numbers, factoring in the fact that TV ratings were in the dumper across the board for the same weekend in 2017 because of Hurricane Irma, the numbers are less spectacular than they appear.

Meanwhile, Week Two also saw some empty stadiums across the league.

According to a post at the Twitter account, Empty Seats Galore, Los Angeles Rams fans “are already fed up” with the league and many empty seats were seen at Sunday afternoon’s game.

(1/X) RT @therichreport: @[me] Home opener for the LA Rams, but the fans are already fed up. #AZvsLA pic.twitter.com/eSCrzgOksf

— Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) September 16, 2018

Next, according to ESPN, the Washington Redskins had a crowd of 57,013 out of its 82,000 seating capacity at FedEx Field.

Per ESPN, announced crowd of 57,013 at FedExField today. #INDvsWAS (3rd pic: https://t.co/yY7OkW7El0) pic.twitter.com/magqxQGw4l

— Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) September 16, 2018

More than that… pic.twitter.com/dQBRTSf7CN

— DavidDunn (@ImDavidDunn) September 16, 2018

DC sports reporter RT @TheAOster: A lot of empty seats at FedEx today. #Redskins pic.twitter.com/gdgxRoq9TP

— Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) September 16, 2018

There also seemed to be quite a few seats open as the Buffalo Bills took on the Los Angeles Chargers at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

"@pbhockey04: @[me] I can’t take a pic of it but lots of empty steats for the Bills/ Chargers game… Bills fans fed up with the losing" (https://t.co/iuowo1TJUe) pic.twitter.com/agLBq1Pfjn

— Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) September 16, 2018

The Eagles and Buccaneers weren’t able to bring too many to Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium either, according to tweets.

(2/2) RT @yo_its_joe: Guess the “Fitzmagic” isn’t enough to fill these seats. Eagles @ Buccaneers. Tampa Bay #FedUp? @[me] pic.twitter.com/2a77LU79QQ

— Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) September 16, 2018

Eagles fan re: Tampa Bay crowd #PHIvsTB RT @JasonCCroft: @[me] Bucs fans pic.twitter.com/w4p1JQLOyE

— Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) September 16, 2018

Even the Titans and Texans showed a large number of empty seats in Nashville, Tennessee.

#NFL #HOUvsTEN RT @rdixon175: @[me] Titans/Texans pic.twitter.com/9jRK1tYmJz

— Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) September 16, 2018

Finally, hundreds of red-backed seats were also seen laying vacant as the Falcons faced the visiting Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

See, that wasn't so difficult ?? #CARvsATL RT @CarterBuffkin: @[me] This better? pic.twitter.com/BB0QMZOfzi

— Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) September 16, 2018

https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2018/09/16/week-two-nfl-stadiums-plagued-by-thousands-of-empty-seats/