These are not happy times for the National Football Leagues. Television ratings are down, which is lethal for a league that depends so heavily on TV revenue to sustain itself. Ticket sales are down. The league faces long-term legal jeopardy because of concussions and other health problems suffered by retired players. Oh, and every Sunday a subset of the league's players insists on alienating at least half the fan base by kneeling for the national anthem while slandering police officers as racist brutes.
If not for the Vikings being in first place, this entire season would be a total trainwreck.