This past season, the NFL had record ratings and brought in more money than ever. But it does sound like there is at least one major concern for the league moving forward: scoring is down across the league.
During a recent press conference last week, Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay said that the league is “a little bit” concerned about the dip in scoring in recent seasons after the league’s scoring totals have dipped every season since the 2020 season.
“Statistically, what gives us concern a little bit is scoring,” McKay said during a Thursday conference call, according to Pro Football Talk. “Scoring this year at 43.5 is still above an historical marker, which has kind of been that 43 mark. But we were at 49 points per game during COVID [in 2020], and we went to 45 [in 2021], we went to 43.76 [in 2022], and now we’re down to 43.54.”
The league has seemingly prioritized offense and scoring in recent years to bring more excitement and attention to NFL games, and it sounds like that trend is going to continue in the future.
The NFL has made many rule changes to benefit the offense and promote scoring, and based on these comments it’s safe to expect more of those changes in the future.
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