In front of Levi’s Stadium on Saturday night, the San Francisco 49ers stunned the Green Bay Packers with a spectacular late-game comeback.
After facing difficulties early in the game, 49ers sophomore quarterback Brock Purdy led the team down the field for the winning drive. The 49ers are making their fourth consecutive trip to the NFC Championship Game with this victory.
Additionally, there was a lot of interest in the game. The Associated Press’s Josh Dubow predicts that this Saturday’s game will be the most viewed since the Winter Olympics in 1994. Fox estimates that 37.5 million viewers watched the match.
A figure skater named Nancy was attacked during the 1994 Winter Olympics.
In comparison, the 2023 World Series average for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers—who went on to win the series—was only 9.08 million viewers. None of the five games of the Denver Nuggets vs. Miami Heat NBA Finals in 2023 attracted a viewership of more exceeding 13.08 million.
Yes, the NFL remains supreme. That’s for certain.