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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
Provably false. That's what NFL owners thought in 1987 when they trotted out the scabs for 3 games. Attendance immediately plunged and ratings tanked.
Bears at Philly: 4,000
Bucs at Lions: 4,900
Chiefs at Raiders: 9,000
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There were still people there, weren't there? I said "a lot".
And strike years are an obvious exception. It's tough to argue about fans rooting for a jersey when this is a fan-base that sat through one of the darkest 3 decades that any franchise has seen.