rest - http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-an...5-aa49d163b8d6Games might not be quicker in 2017. But they will flow better and be more standardized.
"It is part of an initiative to really reduce downtime," NFL senior vice president of officiating Dean Blandino said on a conference call with media Thursday afternoon. "We're not looking to impact the play on the field -- but to reduce the in-game downtime."
Commissioner Roger Goodell mentioned some of the methods by which this would happen in an open letter to fans Wednesday, but Blandino got into the nitty-gritty of these proposals Thursday on the NFL Competition Committee's conference call.
"If we can reduce downtime, then the overall game length will take care of itself," Blandino said. "Our games averaged just over three hours and seven minutes; that was down from the number in 2015.