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Discussion amongst fans and analysts alike indicates a long-standing trend. In recent years, the NFL has seen a sizeable drop in its dominance on television; where once it would occupy 90 to 95 of the top 100 most-watched programs, it now only claims about 70. A backdrop of deteriorating quality of play has been identified as a contributing factor to these drops, with some predicting that the NFL may never recapture the stellar eras typified by legends like Brady, Breeze, and Manning.