NBC's SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Opener Dominates Sunday Night

NBC Sports coverage of the SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL opener featuring the New England Patriots at the Arizona Cardinals averaged a 14.8 rating, 25 share in metered-market households from 8:30-11:30 p.m. ET (not including digital data). NBC ranked #1 for the night in metered-market households and adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with Local People Meters.

Last night's 14.8/25 in metered-market households is the best-ever for NBC NFL regular-season telecast featuring the Cardinals (the prior best was a 13.7/21 vs. Minnesota, Dec. 6, 2009).

Top markets for Patriots-Cardinals on NBC: Boston 37.6/58; Phoenix 30.4/49; Providence 27.7/42; Denver 22.3/39; New Orleans 18.4/25; Albuquerque 18.3/28; Sacramento 18.3/31; Las Vegas 18.1/29; Norfolk 17.5/26; Buffalo 17.3/26.

NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.

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