Tonight’s Big Game Could Be Played in 17 Minutes Total Time

Last year's Super Bowl took three hours and 23 minutes . . . but there were only about 17 minutes of actual GAME time.  The rest was commercials, replays, shots of the sidelines, and on-field huddles.  Can you believe it?  17 minutes of actual game time!  You can't even eat that full sheet pizza in 17 minutes.

The Media Education Foundation analyzed last year's game, which took three hours and 23 minutes between kickoff and the end of the fourth quarter.  Here's the breakdown . . .

1.  72 Minutes:  Footage of the field where the ball is NOT in play.  Like players huddling, standing at the line of scrimmage, or just milling around between snaps.

2.  48 Minutes and 34 Seconds:  Commercial breaks and on-screen promotions.

3.  23 Minutes and 46 Seconds:  Replays.

4.  17 Minutes and 30 Seconds:  The actual, live game, with the ball in play.  Amazingly, that accounts for just 8.5% of the broadcast.

5.  16 Minutes and 37 Seconds:  "Miscellaneous" stuff, including shots of the crowd, cheerleaders, and the sidelines.

6.  12 Minutes and 28 Seconds:  The halftime show.

7.  7 Minutes and 30 Seconds:  Promotion for TV shows.

8.  4 Minutes and 52 Seconds:  The halftime report.

Quite the eye opener for all the hoopla for that big game, don'tyathink?!!