Yes .. the seasons are opposite so our Spring is your Fall… the change in time means that the 1pm US games are shown at 3am at the start of the season in Aust , but this gets pushed out to 5am come November…which is a good thing obviously ..
The NFL has become much bigger the past 10 years …definitely the increased TV coverage is the reason ….. the evening games US are lunchtime games in Aust … and a lot of bars are showing the NFL games at that time as there is usually no other sport to compete with it on a weekday…