Despite a classic comeback, the NFC Championship Game could not match last year’s comparable Brady v. Manning clash.
The Packers/Seahawks NFC Championship Game drew a 29.1 overnight rating on FOX Sunday afternoon, down 1% from Patriots/Broncos on CBS last year (29.5), but up 12% from 49ers/Falcons on FOX in 2013 (26.1). Compared to last year’s 49ers/Seahawks NFC title game, which aired in the late window, the 29.1 marks a 6% decline from a 31.0.
The 29.1 is tied as the third-highest for the early Conference Championship game since at least the 1998-99 season, matching Ravens/Patriots in 2012 and trailing both Patriots/Broncos last year and Bears/Packers in 2011 (30.0).
Packers/Seahawks topped the Colts/Patriots AFC Championship Game on CBS later in the day (24.2), marking the first time since 2009 that the early Conference Championship game has topped the late window.
(Sun. overnight via Sports Business Daily)
