Why we watch football

New Yorker writer Louisa Thomas (whose husband, John Urschel, played for the Baltimore Ravens) offers her thoughts on the love for the game:

Only a month ago, the N.F.L. seemed to be in crisis. A young man was resuscitated on a football field, as millions watched on national television. While the life of Damar Hamlin was in the balance, the future of football seemed to depend on his survival.