I think the business numbers tell the whole story, and tell us nothing
at all at same time about the cultural debate at hand :
Number of Teams
CFL: 8, NFL: 32
Games per season
CFL: 18, NFL: 16
Avg. player salary
CFL: CDN $60,000, NFL: US $1.4 million
Avg. player height
CFL: 6' 1", NFL: 6' 1.5"
Avg. player weight
CFL: 228 lbs, NFL: 245 lbs
T.V. contract value
CFL: Reputed to be $16 million CDN annually with TSN
NFL: Reputed to be US $ 3.7 billion annually with NBC, CBS, FOX, ESPN,
and the NFL Network
Advertising revenue
CFL Grey Cup: CDN $110,000 for a 30-second spot
NFL Super Bowl: US $2.7 million for a 30-second spot
Avg. capacity of stadiums
CFL: 38,635, NFL: 69,302
Avg. attendance 2007
CFL: 29,167, NFL: 67,738
Salary cap
CFL: Maximum in total salary, 2007: CDN $4.05 million
NFL: Maximum in total salary, 2007: US $109 million and a US $81.75
million minimum
CFL Maximum in total salary, 2008:
CDN $4.2 million
NFL: Maximum in total salary, 2008:
US $116 million and a US $98.8 million minimum
Size of field CFL:
110 yards (101 m) long and 65 yards (59 m) wide
Size of field NFL:
100 yards (91 m) long and by 53=A8=F7 yards (49 m) wide
# of players on field
CFL: 12 NFL: 11
Avg. points per game
CFL: 22.4 NFL: 22
# of punts per game
CFL: 11.9 NFL: 4.5
ru****ng yards/game
CFL: 107.4 NFL: 110.9
passing yards/game
CFL: 266.7 NFL: 214.9
# of first downs/game
CFL: 20.2
NFL: 18.6
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