The NFL has once again proved it’s the most popular professional sports league in America — as long as we’re counting the preseason.
The league has already seen its exhibition games outperform MLB, NASCAR, and others in TV ratings in the U.S. — two weeks before the NFL’s regular season kicks off on Sept. 8.
The 2022 NFL preseason, which has two games remaining for all teams, got off to a hot start.
NBC’s broadcast of the annual NFL Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 6 between Las Vegas and Jacksonville — which included a rain delay — drew 5.48 million viewers as the Raiders defeated the Jaguars 27-11 in Canton, Ohio.
On Monday, Forbes unveiled its list of the most valuable NFL teams in 2022 — and the Dallas Cowboys topped the list for a 16th consecutive year and became the first team to be valued at $8 billion.
The league’s 32 teams are now worth an average of $4.47 billion — a 28% increase year-over-year.
