I bet you don't get people ganging up on you to get into soccer.
The problem isn't so much the low scoring, but the fact that much of the game consists of people running up and down the field chasing a ball.
Anyway, the paper I read, Reforma, has a tabloid-shaped "sports" section. On a good day, for me, soccer makes up only 60% of it. Football often rates no more than three pages, usually two. tennis never gets more than two, even when major tourneys are on.
As to this year's NFL season, I've found it frustrating. Interesting, yes, but I can't make out trends, besides the fact that the Colts and Lions seem to have traded places.