Football is my religion

The National Football League is the best thing that ever happened to the United States. Since I was born, I was raised in a family of football maniacs. Monday Night Football is more like a sacred day in my household. The Philadelphia Eagles have been more of a religion to me. My family and I breathe and speak about the Eagles. No matter who plays, we stand by the TV and cheer on any team that looks hungry for a win. According to many sports fanatics in America, the NFL is the largest and most prestigious professional sport. Football is a sport that involves many large and fast men that play vigorously through four quarters. Each quarter is 15 minutes in length and every minute of it is intense. The United States is not the only country that enjoys this prestigious sport. Canada and Australia collectively have their own football leagues that derive from the same structure of American Football. Football is a great sport to cheer on because of the high intensity that is involved. Football is a sport that is played through out most schools in the United States and on many different levels. Professional football is not classified alone in the spectrum of football. College football has grown to be an addictive sport that brings forth many rivalries. Television has a great deal to do with the popularity of football. Monday Night Football, originally airing in 1970 has been more of a tradition for football fans every season. Hall of Famer John Madden is one of football’s popularly known names. He was the famous personality on Monday Night football. The NFL celebrates “Turkey Day” with two of the same teams playing every year. It is tradition for the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions to have games on Thanksgiving. Football attracts people of all ages around the world. For children, it is not enough to go to a ball game, or watch it on TV; they must somehow be in the game. Electronic Arts, an American developer and publisher of video games, publishes a football game every year intended for the younger generations. John Madden has a contract with Electronic Arts and “Madden NFL” is published to many video game platforms. Football is a fun sport to play on video games when football season is over. I have played every Madden NFL game since 1999, and every year it gets better with new ways to view the game. There is no argument that Football is one of America’s greatest pastimes and will continue to always be my favorite sport and can considerably be my religion. This sport will continue to flourish and fanatics will continue to support their teams. The NFL alone draws over 67,000 spectators per game and it continues to rise as team and talent get better.