Also American football has far more scoring so to us Yanks its more exciting.
I have heard this statement from ye’ Amis various times. The real football maybe does not sum up to as many numbers, but therefore there is more emotion in the game, there are no woman in the stadium, there are no constant interruptions and the guys dont wear funny costumes to protect their bones! 
@ Chris: I was a little pissed…. Went to the Chelsea stadium for the awards and did not even get to look into the stadium for a split second! grrrr