Is There Big Market Bias In The NFL?

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		Home Tech/Media Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Is There Big Market Bias In The NFL? The NFL is often given credit for the lack of big market advantage thanks to a salary cap and revenue sharing. But as long free agency exists and fans buy tickets, there is still potential for big market teams to attract better players and make more money. Below is a look at the correlation between wins (2000-11) and market size, and what we see is that there is almost no relationship at all (R2=0.0051). But what is a little surprising is that the correlation doesn't differ much from the NBA (R2=0.0001) or Major League Baseball (R2=0.0051). So while the NFL does not appear to give an advantage to big market teams, it does not appear to be any better than the other major sports leagues... Data via SportsTVJobs.com Read » Also On Sports Page Today: The Highest-Paid NBA Players Of All Time Samantha Steele Had A Crazy Plan To Get Her Foot In The Door At ESPN, And It Worked Advertisement SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: 22 Teams Are Still Alive In The NFL SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Notre Dame Drops In BCS Rankings SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Peyton Manning Is Having The Second Best Season Of His Career Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports Page RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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