Lions win over Packers draws 17.29 million viewers
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The Detroit Lions have the best record in the NFC and are possibly the best team in the NFL. And after Thursday night's battle over Green Bay, head coach Dan Campbell told his team that this is what champions do.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Detroit’s 34-31 comeback victory over Green Bay last Thursday night averaged 17.29 million viewers, making it the most-streamed NFL regular-season game in history and Amazon Prime Video’s most-watched game since exclusively taking over the prime-time package in 2022.
According to Nielsen, the audience peaked at 18.87 million viewers during the first half (9:15-9:30 p.m. EST), which is also a new high.
The previous record for "Thursday Night Football on Prime" was 16.23 million for the Dallas Cowboys’ 20-15 win over the New York Giants on Sept. 26.
Through 12 games, "Thursday Night Football on Prime" is averaging 13.61 million, a 9% increase over last year’s average at this point and a 15% jump over last year’s full-season average of 11.86 million.
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