Kansas City Chiefs’ Win Over Buffalo Bills On CBS Tops Viewership On NFL Playoffs Weekend; Double Digits Over 2021
deadline.comThere’s just over two weeks to go to Super Bowl LVI, but the NFL’s Big Game is going to have to be something very special to top the drama of the game between the Los Angeles Rams and hosts Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay.
Almost blowing a sure thing, the Rams held on to make their way to the NFC Championship Game.Having said that, whoever ends up playing in front of the crowd and NBC’s cameras at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on February 13 will undoubtedly best the viewership for the Rams’ 30-27 victory over the Bucs — but almost nobody else will.Snagging a massive afternoon audience of 38.14 million on the Comcast-owned network, the Rams vs.
Bucs game was the second most watched NFL playoff match-up on a weekend that saw four divisional dust-ups.In fact, with a total audience delivery of 40 million once you factor in streaming on Peacock and other outlets, the NFC game has turned out to be the most viewed non-Super Bowl NFL game on NBC since the net took over Sunday Night Football in 2006.
Year to year, the Rams’ win rose 11% from the 2021 playoff window.First place on January 23 goes to the primetime win by the Kansas City Chiefs 42-36 over the Buffalo Bills on CBS.
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