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The NFL continues to rack up live audience numbers like nothing else can.
Sunday night’s Week 1 game between the Ravens and the Bills averaged 24.7 million viewers, on average. It was the biggest Sunday night opener since Bucs-Cowboys in 2022, which averaged 25.0 million.
Of the amount, 3.0 million watched the game on Peacock. That makes it the most streamed regular-season Sunday night game to date.
The two Week 1 games broadcast by NBC (Cowboy-Eagles, Ravens-Bills) averaged 26.5 million viewers, the highest number for the Thursday-Sunday combo since 2015 (Steelers-Patriots, Cowboys-Giants).
This weekend, J.J. McCarthy makes his home debut for the Vikings, against the Falcons. Coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. ET with Football Night in America .
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Football is back and so are Mike Florio and Chris Simms! Watch PFT Live for the latest news coming out of training camps Monday to Friday at 7 a.m. ET on Peacock and the NBC Sports NOW channel.
