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Eagles-Cowboys 'Nail-Biter' Easily Wins Night in Primetime
By: Caryn Robbins Dec. 30, 2013
The Philadelphia Eagles' down-to-the-wire 24-22 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in a "win-and-in" game for the NFC East title last night on NBC's Sunday Night Football posted a 16.8 overnight rating and 28 share (8:30-11:30 p.m. ET) - marking the third consecutive 16.8-or-better for the Week 17 SNF game. The telecast peaked at an 18.0/32 for the exciting conclusion from 11-11:30 p.m. ET.
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Game, Date |
Overnight |
Highlights |
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Dallas-Wash., 12/30/12 |
18.3 |
Rookie Robert Griffin III leads Redskins to NFC East title with 28-18 victory in "win-and-in" Week 17 matchup. Game posted highest regular-season Primetime overnight on any network in 15 years. |
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Pittsburgh-Denver, 9/9/12 |
18 |
Peyton Manning debuts with a new team (Denver) after missing '11 season with neck injury, and throws his 400th career TD pass in Broncos' come-from-behind 31-19 victory. |
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Denver-Indy, 10/20/13 |
17.3 |
QB Andrew Luck accounts for 4 TDs to lead Colts to a 39-33 win over Broncos in Peyton Manning's return to Indianapolis. |
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Dallas-NY Giants, 1/1/12 |
17.1 |
Eli Manning passes for 346 yards and 3 TDs to lead Giants to NFC East title with 31-14 victory in "win-and-in" Week 17 matchup. |
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Denver-N.E., 11/24/13 |
17 |
In "Manning-Brady XIV," Tom Brady passes for 344 yards & 3 TDs to lead Patriots to victory after trailing 24-0 against Peyton Manning and Broncos. |
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Dallas-NY Jets, 9/11/11 |
16.9 |
Jets come back from 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to win season-opener 27-24 on Nick Folk's field goal with 27 seconds remaining. |
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Phil.-Dallas, 12/29/13 |
16.8 |
Nick Foles passes for 263 yards & 2 TDs, NFL rushing champ LeSean McCoy runs for 131 yards and catches a TD pass and Eagles intercept Kyle Orton inside two-minute warning as Philadelphia clinches NFC East crown with 24-22 victory in "win-and-in" Week 17 matchup. |
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KC-Denver, 11/17/13 |
16.6 |
Peyton Manning passes for 323 yards and 1 TD to lead Broncos to win over NFL's lone unbeaten team. |
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NY Giants-Dallas, 9/8/13 |
16.6 |
Cowboys win season-opener between division rivals as Tony Romo and Eli Manning combine to pass for 713 yards and 6 TDs. |
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NY Giants-Dallas, 9/20/09 |
16.5 |
Eli Manning passes for 330 yards and two touchdowns and Lawrence Tynes kicks game-winning field goal as time expires in 33-31 Giants victory in front of largest regular-season crowd in NFL history (105,121) to open AT&T Stadium. |
Top 10 Metered Markets:
1. Philadelphia, 40.1/58 - NBC SNF local-market record
2. Dallas, 37.0/60
3. New Orleans, 28.6/39
4. Richmond, 28.0/41
5. Austin 27.8/45
6. San Antonio, 25.6/38
7. Albuquerque, 22.9/34
8. Norfolk, 22.1/32
9. Memphis, 21.6/30
10. Washington, D.C., 20.9/36
10. Las Vegas, 20.9/32
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