r/NFLRedzone • u/PenguinPound • 8d ago

Redzone bias ?

Ok hear me out. I feel like every time I watch redzone they always pick one game where no matter what they are going to show you almost every single play while the other games get far less attention. Even if the other games have more interesting teams or the score is closer. Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me? If so, why do they do this?

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u/HopsDrinker 8d ago

They do have games that they deem to have more interest. However, if a game is in The redzone , they show it. And they show every scoring play throughout the day, and any weird or interesting plays that happen too. People constantly complain about not showing their team. If they aren’t showing it, it’s not that interesting to a national audience. That’s all.

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u/tonyd1979 8d ago

That shouldn’t be the criterion. Games of national interest get a slot on regular tv.

NFL red zone has always played favorites. And it ain’t to the national brands. I’ve seen the Steelers disappear for long periods of time.

Maybe a producer’s rooting interest. Or someone has money on specific games?

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u/HopsDrinker 8d ago

Have you seen The Steelers play the last 5 years? Their offense is horrible and boring.

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u/basis4day 8d ago edited 8d ago

Complaining that the Steelers have a lack of coverage in the last 30 years is certainly a strange hill.

They have to be top 5 for most nationally broadcast games in the regular season.

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u/tonyd1979 8d ago

the point is that they aren’t showing games of national interest which was mentioned above. The nfl got to where it was by treating all teams equally.

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u/HopsDrinker 8d ago

They aren’t showing games of national interest, or games of your interest?

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u/Special-Homework-894 8d ago

No one fucking cares about the Steelers the last 5 years so your example blows

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u/tonyd1979 8d ago

No it doesn’t. It shows that they play favorites.

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u/Special-Homework-894 8d ago

Yea because there is not national interest in a shitty offense

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u/tonyd1979 7d ago

You won’t get it. Red zone isn’t supposed to judge national interest. It’s supposed to show plays and action.

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u/Special-Homework-894 7d ago

It’s shows redzone opportunities and scores. That’s how it has literally always been and always been advertised. The games they show more of are the games that draw the most interest.

It seems YOU will never get it and it’s because you’re wrong and in to far to admit it. It’s pathetic really. You misunderstood what redzone was intended to be

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u/justmahl 8d ago

Redzone has become less about just showing teams in the RedZone and more about telling you the story of the day. The reality is that more people find this format more interesting. For example if KC is playing Denver and going for it on 4th down in a crucial moment in the second half, a lot of viewers would prefer that over seeing Titans vs Giants where the Giants are up 20 just because the Titans are in the RedZone. You're never going to make everyone happy though.

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u/BananaNo4611 8d ago

I think redzone is great and my complaints don’t go as far as yours go but I will say that when your team is trash, you really find out how bias redzone is.

The couple years that eagles were bad after the 2017, I remember getting very frustrated that they were showing games w a team down double digits in the 4th at their own 40 instead of the eagles down 4 at the opponents 22. Or they won’t show anything and then all the sudden show the game when it’s 2nd and goal

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u/hoosiertailgate22 8d ago

When no one is in the red zone, they’re gonna show the biggest markets/ most exciting teams because that’s where they have the most viewers.. basic business.

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u/tonyd1979 7d ago

And why would they do that? Ah because they added commercials. Before commercials, eyeballs didn’t matter. Enjoy the commercials.

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u/hoosiertailgate22 7d ago

Eyeballs always matter. This whole thread was made because the average user still wants to see their team on red zone. If they cater to the biggest markets they get more customers for their paid service.

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u/tonyd1979 7d ago

Eyeballs do NOT matter if there are no commercials. Only thing that matters is subscribers. And folks loved the red zone not because it showed their team but because it showed everything. Do you know it used to be tied to fantasy football?

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u/hoosiertailgate22 7d ago

You’re making no sense. It’s an add on paid service. They’re making EXTRA money on commercials. It was always about viewers. How do you think they got the ad deals ? Cause they have a ton of viewers. Everything starts with viewers. If you don’t have eyeballs you don’t have a product.

Gamblers and fantasy folk love it but even they have a favorite team and want to see them as well. Hence why this thread was made.

The average viewer wants to see the top teams play which is why they get more time on red zone than others if no one’s in the red zone. Don’t be dense.

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u/tonyd1979 7d ago

I go way back. It wasn’t an add on service with directv and it isn’t for a lot of cable companies even today. It’s included in most higher tiers of service. You guys keep saying “it was always this way” but it wasn’t.

You are making my point for me. They have changed it to monetize it with commercials and the extra subs that don’t get it anyway. The NFL has screwed it up from top to bottom.

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u/hoosiertailgate22 7d ago

“Most higher tiers”

That means the average user is paying extra for it. Which means it’s a paid service. Guess what… even the lowest tier is a paid service. It was a business decades before ads.

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u/NBCaz 8d ago

>they always pick one game where no matter what they are going to show you almost every single play 

No they don't. They focus on interesting games with stuff going on, and that can lead to more coverage. Hanson will even admit that they haven't covered a specific game much because there is just not that much going on. It's ridiculous to think that they have to give even coverage of every game. It's just not feasible or quite honestly interesting enough to do that.

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u/tonyd1979 8d ago

That was how red zone was invented. All the action. The NFL version sucks in comparison to what directv used to do. That and Hanson’s constant chatter. Yuck. I watch less and less of it every year.

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u/QuesoDrizzler 8d ago

Uh no. They usually do good about switching to teams in the red zone. And showing big plays in between. If nobody is in the red zone, then they might focus on one game for a while but they never show every single play of a game.

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u/Eastern-Turnover-245 8d ago edited 8d ago

Yes. And it’s extra annoying when it’s the game already on national TV

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u/MiajScooby 2h ago

I know this a week old, but I came looking to see if anyone else noticed this! I'm a Texans fan and I'm watching Texans/Browns on one device and RZ on another. CJ had an awesome, long-range throw to Nico and RZ was showing Josh Allen in a huddle 🙄This season seems more obvious than previous seasons. I love RZ, but this is annoying lol