(TheRedAlertNews.com) – American football fans have just witnessed history in the making after it has become clear that the recent AFC match between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills was the most watched Divisional Playoff game ever – and the first to attract over 50 million viewers.
The record interest in the American Football Conference (AFC) showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills – seen by an extraordinary 50.4 million viewers – was announced by The Daily Wire.
The Chiefs’ narrow 27-24 victory over the Bills was clinched in the game’s final moments.
Compared to last year, the playoff game experienced a significant increase in viewership, exceeding 10%.
This game’s audience surpassed the previous record set in 2017 when the Divisional playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers attracted 48.5 million viewers.
To give additional perspective on these figures, the playoff game in January 2023 between NFC frontrunners the Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers drew an audience of 45 million, the press release highlighted.
At its peak, the Chiefs-Bills game’s viewership soared to 56 million, setting a record for Paramount+ as its most-streamed live event.
Furthermore, the intensely competitive matchup between Kansas City and Buffalo was the most-watched program on any network since Super Bowl LVII (February 12, 2023), the press release stated.
Viewership success was not limited to this game alone as all four playoff games over the weekend reported high viewing numbers.
The Packers and 49ers game on Fox ranked second with 37.5 million viewers, and the NFC Divisional Playoff game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions came in third with 37.2 million viewers, as reported by Deadline.
The extraordinary viewership figures for last Sunday’s game are justified by the gripping nature of the match, where the lead changed five times in the span of 60 minutes, thrilling fans of the Bills and Chiefs.
With this victory, Kansas City advances to the AFC Championship game on Sunday, facing the Baltimore Ravens on the road. The winner of this game will proceed to the Super Bowl.
Finally, reflecting on the entire regular season, the NFL’s viewership has been on an upward trajectory over the past few years, reaching its highest point since 2015, as noted by Deadline.
