Back here in WEEI Afternoons.

This is going to sound like a backhanded compliment.

But that was one of my more enjoyable chats with Adam Schefter. He had a little... Oh, no, it was my favorite. It was a little playful, a little giddy. What do we credit that to? What's going on? Playoff. Playoffs. Well, playoffs. Seasons is almost over. Oh, this is where he's... Hey, can I just share this little factory that I pulled up at the end of the Schaefter interview,

but didn't get a chance to weave into our chat?

NFL sees second highest regular season average viewership since 1988.

Up, ready for that?

You thought the NFL was king last year?

Viewership in 2025 up a whopping 10

percent okay so the america absolutely loved how wild this season and unpredictable let's can we

flush that out a little bit you're gonna hijack another ted segment dude i'm i'm i'm i'm i'm i'm in a mood

i'm in a mood sorry i'm in a move he's, I'm in a mood. He's in a shift.

Let's do it.

I'm out of your mind.

Um, this is, I, nine times out of ten, the last thing I want to do is lead segments, but today, let's go. Let's go. Let's roll. Get out my way. That is interesting because what does that fly in the face of that we're always told that people, you need what?

Too many streaming services.

Stars.

No, I'm not setting this up.

Measuring sticks.

Well, Dynasties.

Super teams.

Dynasties.

And so there really wasn't, nope, the super teams this year.

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