The only close game of NFL Wild Card weekend also drew the highest overnight rating.
The Cardinals’ overtime victory over the Packers drew a 21.8 overnight rating on FOX Sunday afternoon, up 10% from Eagles/Vikings on FOX last year (19.9), up 17% from Titans/Chargers on CBS in ’08 (18.6), and up 7% from Giants/Eagles on FOX in ’07 (20.4).
Ratings peaked at a 27.0/40 from 7:45-8 PM.
The 21.8 overnight is the highest for any NFL Wild Card game since Packers/49ers in ’99 (24.2). From 2000-09, the highest overnight for a Wild Card game was a 21.6 for Giants/49ers in ’02.
This comes on the heels of Saturday’s Wild Card games also hitting 11-year highs in the overnights.
Sunday’s game drew a 49.1/70 in Milwaukee and a 38.0/62 in Phoenix. New Orleans was the top neutral market, with a 35.9/47. New Orleans was also the top neutral market for both of Saturday’s games; local market ratings for Ravens/Dolphins on CBS were not immediately available.
