Length of a game? (apologies for such a stupid question)

ceegee

Hi,

a few of my friends are thinking of going over to the saints - chargers match in london.

Just wondering roughly how long an average game like that goes on for. Have only really watched the superbowl and some playoff matches.
Am i right in thinking this will be a bit shorter due to shorter ad breaks / half time etc.

Or are all matches roughly equivalent in terms of break delays?

We're planning on going to a concert that evening so on kinda a tight schedule but would like to get to the match

Thanks

tallaghtoutlaws

ceegee wrote: »

Hi,

a few of my friends are thinking of going over to the saints - chargers match in london.

Just wondering roughly how long an average game like that goes on for. Have only really watched the superbowl and some playoff matches.
Am i right in thinking this will be a bit shorter due to shorter ad breaks / half time etc.

Or are all matches roughly equivalent in terms of break delays?

We're planning on going to a concert that evening so on kinda a tight schedule but would like to get to the match

Thanks

Technically goes on for 1 hour 15mins a QTR but you can expect it to go on for 3 hours minimum. So add Id say 3 hrs 15mins to the kick off time. With all the stoppages NFL games run for over the 3 hour mark.

ceegee

tallaghtoutlaws wrote: »

Technically goes on for 1 hour 15mins a QTR but you can expect it to go on for 3 hours minimum. So add Id say 3 hrs 15mins to the kick off time. With all the stoppages NFL games run for over the 3 hour mark.

cheers, kinda thought itd be about that alright. thanks for ur help

Karlusss

You can never tell really though. Low scoring, defence-orientated game: over faster, because the clock stops less. Lots of passing: could be there years.

jdivision

others are pretty much right, basically depends what's working on the day. If the running game's working probably two and a half hours, if passing game's on it'll be longer than 3. Think it'll be more of a passing game

kmart6

Do they have tickets sourced or are they going over on the chance of getting some!?

JJ

Last year apparently it was quite easy to get tickets outside the stadium at knock down prices though I didn't see any touts but I arrived from the train station and I think they were hanging around the tube station.

ceegee

kmart6 wrote: »

Do they have tickets sourced or are they going over on the chance of getting some!?

Planning on getting them off ticketmaster, seems to be a good few of them available

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/220040A1FD2F828E?artistid=805984&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=102

kmart6

Cool....I went looking for some last sunday and they weren't showing up at all on that ticketmaster uk!

ceegee

kmart6 wrote: »

Cool....I went looking for some last sunday and they weren't showing up at all on that ticketmaster uk!

think they only went up on it on tuesday