Two iconic franchises in the history of the NFL , not to underestimate the Bears , Jets either . But "Steeler Nation" and "Cheeseheads" are on a level of their own when it comes to fans travel , popularity , tradition, etc.... I would bet having a Big Ben / Rodgers matchup is not bad for TV either, Two exciting Defenses with household names. Steelers / Packers would be pretty awesome for TV ratings . Last year's Saints/Colts had almost 106.5 million people ... this year might end up around 110 million + perhaps ? P.S i am actually hoping for a Jets/ Bears SB, but TV ratings wise Steelers / Packers would be pretty unreal .
TV ratings for Jets Bears would be as big or bigger, considering it's the #1 and #3 TV markets in the country. It will be huge regardless of who's in it however.
I think that at this point, the NFL really couldn't care less. The Super Bowl is going to get huge ratings no matter who plays. Having Green Bay with it's minuscule market size is irrelevant with the overall popularity of the NFL these days. Yeah, they might get a few thousand more households if it were NY, but I don't think it's going to make a huge difference either way.
All 4 of these teams have large followings and represent massive media markets. The NFL doesn't care who is in it, because the NFL has already won.
From an entertainment standpoint the NFL would probably rather see the Jets over the Steelers. Don't think the NFL cares though like Leroy said the Super Bowl will still get huge ratings with eitehr of the remaining teams.
They have a ridiculously large national following so there will be plenty of draw for them, is what I meant.
Actually yes if you think about it. Green Bay is the 70th largest media market in the nation not to mention the fact that Milwaukee is the 35th largest and Madison is the 85th largest. Then Green Bay pretty much represents the state of Wisconsin de facto in the NFL, I'd say they represent a pretty massive media market, no?
I don't think it matters. Honestly, it's the Super Bowl and the only teams left are four historic franchises. It's win-win for the NFL no matter what.
Considering the fact that a lot of people (if not most) who watch the Super Bowl aren't even real NFL fans, I don't think the teams playing matter too much in determining viewership.
Pretty interesting how the last two Green Bay superbowls were the highest rated of the last 13 years. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/01/18/historical-super-bowl-tv-ratings/11044 The Dallas superbowls before that were even higher.
