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The Buffalo Bills wore all-red jerseys for the first time in franchise history Thursday night. Their opponents, the New York Jets, were green-topped and -bottomed.
Yes, we've talked about Thursday Night Football being occasionally torturous viewing, and that certainly will be the theme next week when the Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars meet.
But for some people, the Bills-Jets game was actual madness, and it had nothing to do with the quality of play. Both teams' jerseys, you see, can look the same.
That's an Associated Press sports editor. Is he working tonight? Will he be fact-checking and editing copy from this game? If so ... wow.
You see, red-green color-blind folks — approximately 8 percent of males, who need only one X-chromosome to be defective — can differentiate only the trim of the pants. Imagine what watching this game would feel like.
Of course, some people must be in the Christmas spirit.
Yes, we've talked about Thursday Night Football being occasionally torturous viewing, and that certainly will be the theme next week when the Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars meet.
But for some people, the Bills-Jets game was actual madness, and it had nothing to do with the quality of play. Both teams' jerseys, you see, can look the same.
8 percent of men, about 13 million Americans, are colorblind, usually red/green. This is torture to us.#BUFvsNYJ pic.twitter.com/N36qxNfntg
— Michael A. Giarrusso (@MichaelG1) November 13, 2015
[Yahoo Daily Fantasy Football: First place wins $100K in our $500K contest for Week 10]— Michael A. Giarrusso (@MichaelG1) November 13, 2015
That's an Associated Press sports editor. Is he working tonight? Will he be fact-checking and editing copy from this game? If so ... wow.
You see, red-green color-blind folks — approximately 8 percent of males, who need only one X-chromosome to be defective — can differentiate only the trim of the pants. Imagine what watching this game would feel like.
How the colorblind see #BUFvsNYJ _ we see pants with white and blue trim vs. pants with white trim. pic.twitter.com/faxr8Wjssy
— Michael A. Giarrusso (@MichaelG1) November 13, 2015
— Michael A. Giarrusso (@MichaelG1) November 13, 2015
#BUFvsNYJ in black and white was a lot easier for us colorblind to see than tonight. https://t.co/XuqgHRgoNy
— Michael A. Giarrusso (@MichaelG1) November 13, 2015
Turns out, he's not the only sports media member suffering, including Yahoo's Sam Cooper.— Michael A. Giarrusso (@MichaelG1) November 13, 2015
I am actually incapable of watching this game as a colorblind person. every player is on the same team as far as I know.
— Sam Cooper (@SamDCooper) November 13, 2015
— Sam Cooper (@SamDCooper) November 13, 2015
This matchup is a color blind person’s nightmare. Teams are blending together.
— Gregg Rosenthal (@greggrosenthal) November 13, 2015
The NFL has unleashed its "Color Rush" campaign with this game, issuing vibrant versions of each team's jerseys. There will be one "Color Rush" game per week. Which might be all regular people can handle, never mind the color-blind population.— Gregg Rosenthal (@greggrosenthal) November 13, 2015
Of course, some people must be in the Christmas spirit.
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