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NFL addiction is not new: in 1958, a massive television audience of 45 million people watched the NFL championship game, and that audience would be have been even higher if the New York market had not been blacked out under outdated restrictions because the game was played at Yankee stadium.

NFL addiction is not new: in 1958, a massive television audience of 45 million people watched the NFL championship game, and that audience would be have been even higher if the New York market had not been blacked out under outdated restrictions because the game was played at Yankee stadium.

What are good ways to overcome this harmful and costly addiction?  Possibilities include:

== Additional ways to overcome this harmful and costly addiction ==

 

Additional approaches to conquer this addiction are:

*schedule other activities during game times, such as shopping, exercise, writing letters, driving to a gas station to fill the car, cleaning/organizing, going to church, reading a book, watching a movie, or even sleeping.

*schedule other activities during game times, such as shopping, exercise, writing letters, driving to a gas station to fill the car, cleaning/organizing, going to church, reading a book, watching a movie, or even sleeping.

*realize that deceit by the [[NFL]] is pervasive: [[NFL sham tryouts]], [[1969 Super Bowl]], [[gambling]] and [[alcohol]] promotion, etc., and don't fall for the deceit.

*realize that deceit by the [[NFL]] is pervasive: [[NFL sham tryouts]], [[1969 Super Bowl]], [[gambling]] and [[alcohol]] promotion, etc., and don't fall for the deceit.