THE NFL revealed their TV scores coming into Week 12 – and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs prepared the ground.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs have handed the Dallas Cowboys because the NFL‘s prime TV workforce.

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After 11 weeks of recreation motion, the NFL is averaging 17.5 million viewers per recreation, per the league on X.

The quantity excludes worldwide video games on NFL Community and unique streaming broadcasts on Peacock and ESPN+.

The 17.5 million determine is essentially the most by means of NFL’s Week 11 since 2015.

After Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Payments, the Chiefs prolonged its lead over the Cowboys because the league’s No. 1 TV workforce.

The Chiefs-Payments matchup had essentially the most TV viewers of the season (31.14 million).

Earlier than the sport, Kansas Metropolis was unbeaten with a 9-0 document.

The Chiefs have been a part of 4 of the highest 5 most-watched video games by means of 11.

The Cowboys have solely been concerned in a kind of video games, as their matchup in opposition to the Baltimore Ravens drew 27.3 million viewers.

Dallas has nonetheless been a preferred workforce, even within the two blowout losses since quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending torn hamstring damage in Week 9.

On Monday Night time Soccer, in Week 11, ESPN acquired 17 million viewers for the Houston Texans‘ 34-10 victory over the Cowboys.

The sport was the most-watched Week 11 MNF broadcast since 2006.

And final week, CBS’s broadcast of the Philadelphia Eagles‘ 34-6 win over Dallas drew 24.61 million viewers.

General, the NFL’s TV scores have elevated regardless of the election season occurring within the first two months of the league marketing campaign.

In 2016, NFL scores dropped eight % from the earlier yr.

And this season, scores remained steady after trying on the NFL’s main TV home windows within the two weeks earlier than and after the November 5 election.

The 2 weeks earlier than Election Day noticed primetime video games common 18.48 million viewers, per Nielsen information cited weekly by Sports activities Media Watch.

Within the two weeks after Election Day, those self same home windows averaged 18.18 million viewers.

Neither Kansas Metropolis nor the Cowboys can have a primetime recreation in Week 12.

Nevertheless, each can have stand-alone video games in Week 13.

CBS will air the Dallas-Washington Commanders recreation on Thanksgiving, whereas the Chiefs will tackle the Las Vegas Raiders as a part of Amazon Prime’s Black Friday Soccer matchup.

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