10 percent shorter

FOUND ONLINE: I just found an article than says the 16-game NFL season is 10 percent shorter than the 162-game Major League Baseball season. Not true.

The NFL season is roughly 10 percent as long as the MLB season, and it's roughly 90 percent shorter than baseball's season.

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