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By Drew Lerner on

The Los Angeles Rams’ upset of the Buffalo Bills delivered the most-watched NFL game in Week 14.

Sunday’s 44-42 shootout between the Rams and Bills on Fox ended up as the top NFL game of the week by viewership. According to Fox Sports PR citing Nielsen data, the high-scoring affair averaged 24 million viewers in the late afternoon window. The game finished a smidge below Fox’s season-to-date average for America’s Game of the Week, which is averaging 25.1 million viewers so far this year.

Finishing a bit behind Fox on the week was NBC’s Sunday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs. Per NBC Sports PR, the Chiefs’ “Doink for the Division” averaged 22.8 million viewers on Sunday night including television and streaming.

Notably, the game drew a monster household rating and share within the Kansas City market. According to Nielsen’s overnight ratings, 82% of those watching TV in Kansas City on Sunday night were tuned into the game. Also notable, San Diego, California, the former home of the Chargers, ranked fifth in household rating while Los Angeles didn’t make the top ten.

ESPN’s Monday Night Football posted an impressive number for a game featuring two teams well out of the playoff picture. Monday’s game that featured a wacky finish between the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys averaged 18.7 million viewers between ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN Deportes.

Figures for the CBS single game window were not immediately available.

[Fox Sports PR, NBC Sports PR]

About Drew Lerner

Drew Lerner is a staff writer for Awful Announcing and an aspiring cable subscriber. He previously covered sports media for Sports Media Watch. Future beat writer for the Oasis reunion tour.

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