The NFL teams only play 16 games in a regular season while the NBA teams play 82. . That specific Super Bowl matchup saw Joe Montana and the 49ers defeat John Elways Denver Broncos by the score of 55-10, the biggest blowout in the history of the big game. It was also a five-year high in overnights. Strange circumstances brought Martin and Malzahn together, but now the pair are united for a second time. Below, we look at NFL TV ratings from the 2021 and 2022 seasons with the latest updates on Super Bowl LVII. Assessing every team's starting QB. Per a league press release, the 2021 NFL Draft was seen by an average audience of 6.1 million viewers (TV and digital) across NFL Network, ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes and digital channels during the three-day event, making it the third most-watched draft ever, NFL Media noted. The 2022 NFL Pro Bowl averaged 6.69 million viewers across ABC, ESPN and DisneyXD. With Christmas Eve on Saturday and Christmas Day on Sunday in Week 16, the NFL TV ratings proved once again no other American sport touches pro football. Buccaneers-Cowboys was easily the top ratings draw in Week 1 of the NFL season, averaging a 12.3 rating and 23.3 million viewers (25 million including additional streaming data not tracked by Nielsen). Meanwhile, Amazons Thursday Night Football saw an uptick with Tom Brady and the Buccaneers on schedule. The 2021 debut of Thursday Night Football, a matchup between the New York Giants and Washington Football Team, likely delivered even better ratings than NFL Network hoped for in Week 2. Its important to put these numbers into perspective. In comparing to the NFL, theres really no competition here. That is almost 13 million lower than 2019. Unsurprisingly, the best NFL television ratings of the year came with millions of people sitting down on Thanksgiving to watch football. CBS Sports Coverage of @Lions@Steelers is Most-Watched @NFLonCBS Preseason Game Since 2013. pic.twitter.com/XhQ54SowF6, CBS Sports PR (@CBSSportsGang) August 30, 2022. Cleveland -- 35.19 7. Its not close. This is why NBC, CBS, ESPN/ABC, Fox and Amazon paid more than $100 billion to renew their media contracts with the league earlier this. Despite Buffalo and Kansas City not being huge markets, the early numbers for the Week 5 Sunday Night Football clash saw an average of 16.78 million viewers with a primetime rating of 4.8 among the 18-49 demo. Numbers obtained from various sources, including network PR, ShowBuzz Daily and Programming Insider. Seattle played without Russell Wilson and the Saints offense isnt what it used to be with Drew Brees retired. Media is more complex than ever. Copyright 2023. The NFL TV ratings should climb nicely during the regular season. Provided below is the list of the Top 10 most-watched NFL games during the 2021 regular season: NFL Media is comprised of NFL Network, NFL RedZone, NFL Films, NFL.com, the NFL app and streaming service, the NFL Channel. 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CBS topped the charts in Week 4 of the NFL season with nearly 25 million viewers for coverage featuring Patriots-Packers in markets, while most other Sunday windows declined. Access is available for NFL Network subscribers of participating TV providers. Is it compared to the previous weeks game numbers or how are those calculated? NY Giants -- 8.39. These three big markets are critically important to the leagues media business as the three combined make up roughly 12% of the U.S. television market. The Giants and Jets had top 10 finishes in the social media category as well. A lot of this could have had to do with the game itself. Of the three exclusive TNF broadcasts on NFL Network last season, only one exceeded 6 million viewers. Since the regular season began, ratings and viewership are skyrocketing across all major networks entering Week 5. According to SportsTVRatings, ESPN averaged 11.189 million viewers for its primary Monday night broadcast of the New Orleans Saints vs Seattle Seahawks contest. NFL TV ratings for the 2022 season. Per a league press release, the 2021 NFL Draft was seen by an average audience of 6.1 million viewers (TV and digital) across NFL Network, ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes and digital channels during the three-day event, making it the third most-watched draft ever, NFL Media noted. All rights reserved. Total viewers across 57 network televised games, cumulative through week 11, 2020: 887.3M Minnesota -- 28.8911. New York and Chicago the countrys largest and third-largest TV markets present a different story. Amazons Thursday Night Football narrowly avoided a season-low opposite the World Series. According to data obtained by Mike Jurecki, 88 of the top 100 shows on TV in 2022 were NFL games. On the penultimate NFL Sunday of the 2021 season, the Pro Bowl delivered its worst ratings in 16 years. Players will also benefit from this. This 49ers team is one of the greatest NFL teams of all time based solely on star power. The Las Vegas Raiders stunning and drama-filled win over the Baltimore Ravens represented the most-watched Week 1 Monday Night Football Game since all the way back in 2013. It was an ugly game, but the intrigue and the close score kept an audience around. Unsurprisingly, the NFL TV ratings are easily outpacing anything Major League Baseball is generating in terms of viewership. On-field drills. Not much of that had to to with networks and their relationships with sponsors as a decline became obvious around around the football world. 2020 against the previous low year of 2017, there is a YTD increase of 0.1% [total difference is 0.5M]. It represented an 11% spike from a Cardinals-Cowboys clash during the same week in 2020, though it was a dip from numbers seen in 2019. It was recently announced that in 2023, Amazon Prime will have a game on Black Friday after the three games on Thanksgiving. Its a notable drop from the numbers last season. All on FoxSports.com. Denver -- 25.8915. According to statistics, The 1991 Redskins are ranked as the top team by Football Outsiders (from 1986 to the present). The only exception was the series finale of M.A.S.H. As Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated also points out, a Saturday preseason game between the Steelers and Seattle Seahawks broadcasted on NFL Network pulled in a larger audience than Foxs broadcast of the Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees. New England -- 31.47 8. After a strong start for the network to open the 2022 NFL season, things are steadily trending down. The NFL released its numbers for Super Bowl LVI between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams. Ranking the NFL's best players at every position: Execs pick the top 10 quarterbacks, linemen and corners 228d Jeremy Fowler Ranking the NFL's second-year breakout candidates: 15 players who could . 101.1 million television viewers tuned in on NBC and Telemundo. On NBC in Week 6, the SNF broadcast averaged `6.28 million viewers with a 9.0 rating. 5. Not much of that had to to with networks and their relationships with sponsors as a decline became obvious around around the football world. Held in Las Vegas and viewed as a great event for those in attendance, it wasnt nearly as big of a hit for everyone at home. Also of note, Monday Night Football had its most-watched season opener since the year 2000. The Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eaglestwo larger-market teams that missed the postseasonstill scored wins despite less-than-stellar records. When I click on Load Comments button on the NFL ratings page, the only comments that show up are three of my old ones from last season. And multi-season dynasties get a boost in the rankings over teams that rose and fell quickly. It marks a 14% increase from the total viewership from last years Week 3 game. (this excludes ALL the Thu night games & Special games as that is tracked separately). Throughout the season, there were 370 billion total minutes consumed which is up +18% vs. 2020 and the second-highest total on record behind only 2015. For Week 7, the Manningcast will return to ESPN2 and ESPN+, with Peyton and Eli Manning hosting the simulcast for the New Orleans Saints vs Seattle Seahawks matchup. The Nielsen Media Exposure ranking measured all 32 teams in five categories during the 2015-16 season: local TV ratings, national TV ratings, national appearances, social impressions (Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings) and monthly unique audience to official team websites. Highest total # of viewers thru week 11 since 2016. For more information, go to NFL.com/nflnetwork. Week 14 of the NFL season brought increases for the afternoon windows and declines in primetime. Cord-cutting has resulted in an estimated 12.82 million cable subscriptions since 2019, per MoffettNathanson, and its estimated 27 million households have cut since 2014. This site has focused on the up-and-down NFL TV ratings for the 2020 season. The Manningcast returned after a brief hiatus and the level of fan interest was greater than ever. Even at the hands of a 4-12 season last year, Americas Team still managed to garner the most media exposure among its franchise competitors. FOX topped the charts with more than 24 million viewers for its late doubleheader window, which featured the 49ers rout of the Buccaneers in most markets. The 2021 NFL regular season averaged 17.1 million viewers (TV and Digital) the highest regular-season average since 2015 and up more than 10% from 2020. 6) 1989 San Francisco 49ers. The Nielsen ratings from Sunday night, per Variety.com, revealed that the Week 2 clash between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs averaged 16.1 million viewers and received a 4.8 demo rating. Additionally, 175 games 64% of all games were within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter tied for the fourth-most all-time. Here are the full ratings and viewership numbers for the primetime games in Week 9. Either way, Super Bowl LV between the eventual champion Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs represented the worst ratings for the big game since all the way back in 1969. So many storylines. YouTube TV, Hulu with live TV, Sling, Fubo TV, AT&T TV Now) on television, computer and mobile devices, though those figures are typically added to the total a few days the initial final nationals are published (and as such may not always be included in the numbers you see on this page). Based on the average total impressions of Tweets surrounding each game telecast, the New England Patriots were the most dominant team in the NFL from a social standpoint. Perhaps, fans were not excited to see Tom Brady play in his 10th Super Bowl. Bottom line, cant see all of the 200+ comments from long ago. Streaming, betting companies bolster NFL ad market, Measure of Success: Churchill Downs Race Tracks Sponsorship Strategy Sponsored by IEG, The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast: Episode 76 -- RSN Armageddon, Up and Down: Womens hoops on ESPN, WBD RSNs, Pac-12 rights and LIV Golf, Who's Up and Down: Adam Silver, Fox's NASCAR ads, Major League Baseball. It was their first regular-season game in Vegas with fans in attendance. When it comes to gridiron greatness, NFL teams can notch up wins in ways different from on-field records. Its a slight dip from the 1.89 million that ESPN2 pulled in Week 3 (1.89 million), but greater than what ESPN2 would bring in on a normal night. Buffalo -- 47.16 2. Click below to sign in. While three games were postponed to later dates in the Week 15 schedule, the NFL still finished with strong ratings. The 2021 NFL season continues to pull in excellent numbers, even when the matchups arent ideal from a fan-interest perspective. During the 2021 NFL regular season, NFL games ranked as the top 16, 48 of the top 50 and 91 of the top 100 telecasts on TV. Sports Business Journals John Ourand reported that the Dallas-Tampa Bay 15.9 overnight rating was up 16% from 2020s opener between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs. As Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated also points out, a Saturday preseason game between the Steelers and Seattle Seahawks broadcasted on NFL Network pulled in a larger audience than Foxs broadcast of the Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees. The Nielsen ratings from Sunday night, per Variety.com, revealed that the Week 2 clash between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs averaged 16.1 million viewers and received a 4.8 demo rating. Caleb Carbine worked previously with Gerad Parker at West Virginia. That specific Super Bowl matchup saw Joe Montana and the 49ers defeat John Elways Denver Broncos by the score of 55-10, the biggest blowout in the history of the big game. The four-win New York Jets actually saw a TV ratings increase of 8%, but their 7.12 local rating is the leagues lowest. The pandemic coupled with an election year and political divisiveness around the United States played a major role in this. Additionally, 175 games 64% of all games were within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter tied for the fourth-most all-time. With the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers set to face off on NBC in Week 3, its safe to project the audience size will be strong. Week 4 concluded with ESPNs Monday Night Football broadcast, which averaged 12.6 million (Sports Media Watch) to watch the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers. While NFL TV ratings increased during the 2021 season, the league didnt see that upward trajectory continue with the 2022 NFL Draft. The NBA and its players were the most active in calling for systemic change in the United States and supporting the Black Lives Matter message last year. What we do know is that the 2021 NBA Finals between the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks and upstart Phoenix Suns did not draw great ratings. The Broncos do have to see Mahomes and the Chiefs twice, but they play only four top-10 FPI teams and get the extra home game for being in the AFC. 1 sport in the United States. While it was a dip from the Bills-Chiefs Week 5 game, that is partially due to the absence of Russell Wilson. Viewers: The number of viewers aged 2+ viewing the game in the average minute. To put this into perspective, the 2021 NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns drew an average of 9.91 million viewers (more on that later). An evening broadcast of the Cleveland Browns vs. Green Bay Packers clash at Lambeau Field averaged 28.59 million viewers. Speaking of ESPN, per Sports Media Watch, the Monday Night Football ratings made it the least-watched MNF game in Week 16 since 2018. On a night when stars quarterback Derek Carr, wide receiver Davante Adams and quarterback Trevor Lawrence were ruled out days before kickoff, the broadcast still performed fairly well. LA Chargers -- 8.4931. It comes as no surprise that the highest NFL TV ratings in 2022 came when the Dallas Cowboys are playing. Unfortunately for the network, in a year that saw the company lay off 300-plus employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NFL ratings took a major hit. Its just part of the reason the NFL generated record-setting national revenue this past year. The first NFL game on television occurred when NBC using two cameras aired the Brooklyn Dodgers (a team that folded in 1945) beating the Philadelphia Eagles, 23-14, at Ebbets Field on Oct.. Baltimore -- 27.9113. The past 12 NBA Finals games have seen a total of 106 million viewers tune in on television and through streaming services. It was the most-watched Week 4 MNF game since 2018. Exclusively broadcasted on NFLF Network and its streaming services, the Colts-Cardinals broadcast averaged 12.62 million viewers. Atlanta -- 14.5227. Bookmark this page for NFL TV ratings for updates during the 2022 NFL season. For comparison, the 2020 TNF opener between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals averaged 6.68 million viewers. Unfortunately for the network, in a year that saw the company lay off 300-plus employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NFL ratings took a major hit. Kansas City -- 45.28 Super Bowl LIV: 41.6 3. Notably, Amazon is still excited about its partnership with the NFL. It is the second-most-watched NFL Network broadcast since Christmas Day 2016. NBC's "Sunday Night Football" is up 12% to 21.8 million viewers in the U.S. ESPN's "Monday Night Football" is pulling in 14.7 million viewers, a 17% gain. New England -- 31.478. It was the most-anticipated game of the young NFL season with Tom Brady bringing his Tampa Bay Buccaneers into Gillette to take on his former New England Patriots squad. In what cant be considered too much of a surprise, this led to historical ratings for NBCs broadcast of the Week 4 Sunday Night Football tilt. This chart does not include ratings from week 3 because TVB did not post them. Seattle played without Russell Wilson and the Saints offense isnt what it used to be with Drew Brees retired. In fact, according to a recent Nielsen study that ranked overall media exposure of all 32 NFL teams during the regular season, some fared better nationally, some had higher local indices and others scored big on the social scorecard. These are the TV households for every NFL team: Giants (7.5 million) Jets (7.5 million) Rams (5.7 million) Chargers (5.7 million) Bears (3.5 million) Eagles (3.0 million) Cowboys (3.0. Washington Examiner. Meanwhile, Amazon held up reasonably well for the second edition of its Thursday Night Football package. Despite Buffalo and Kansas City not being huge markets, the early numbers for the Week 5 Sunday Night Football clash saw an average of 16.78 million viewers with a primetime rating of 4.8 among the 18-49 demo. The pandemic coupled with an election year and political divisiveness around the United States played a major role in this. 2) The clinching game for the NBA Finals brought in 5.6 million viewers. Daily updates aggregating the stories and spin from more than 600 outlets across the globe. The three most-watched drafts in NFL history have occurred in the last three years: 2019 (6.2 million), 2020 (8.3 million), 2021 (6.1 million).. Provided below is the list of the Top 10 most-watched NFL games during the 2021 regular season: Las Vegas Raiders vs. Dallas Cowboys (Week 12, CBS) - 40.8 million Dallas Cowboys vs. Kansas City. It was just the seventh Super Bowl with less than a 40 rating, and the first since 1990 (49ers-Broncos: 39.0) snapping a 30-year streak.. It is the second-least watched Hall of Fame Game in a decade, but theres a reason for it. Total viewers across 57 network televised games, cumulative through week 11, 2021: 958.1M Packers-Cowboys delivered what was (at the time) the largest audience of the NFL season with more than 29 million viewers on FOX. Either way, Super Bowl LV between the eventual champion Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs represented the worst ratings for the big game since all the way back in 1969. On the down side, the Bills-Rams Kickoff Game declined double-digits with Buffalo winning in a rout. 2020-21 TV Ratings: Complete 7-Day Ratings for Broadcast Network Series. The Minnesota Vikings were the top-ranked team, followed by the Miami Dolphins and Las Vegas Raiders.The Los Angeles Chargers ranked 30th, followed by the Arizona Cardinals, with the Commanders . The six games averaged 30.5 million viewers, an increase of 21% from the 2020-21 NFL Wild Card Weekend and the most-watched first weekend of postseason football since 2015-16. Amazon started its Thursday night run with a stronger audience than expected. His rise from 23rd in 2021 to 11th in 2022 in the QB expected points added per play rankings constituted the NFL's fifth-biggest improvement, according to Ben Baldwin's database.Jones threw less . Here are the NFLs television ratings from the 2022 regular season, focusing on total viewership from Weeks 1-18, along with the average audience size and the most watched games. Provided below is the list of the Top 10 most-watched NFL games during the 2021 regular season: Las Vegas Raiders vs. Dallas Cowboys (Week 12, CBS) 40.8 million, Dallas Cowboys vs. Kansas City Chiefs (Week 11, FOX) 28.7 million, Cleveland Browns vs. Green Bay Packers (Week 16, FOX+NFLN) 28.6 million, Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions (Week 12, FOX) 28.2 million, Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New England Patriots (Week 4, NBC) 27.2 million, Arizona Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys (Week 17, FOX) 26.8 million, Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers (Week 12, FOX) 25.2 million, Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Kickoff, NBC) 25.2 million, Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs (Week 9, FOX) 25.0 million, Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Chargers (Week 2, CBS) 25.0 million. The FOX broadcast finished with a 12.6 rating, one of its best numbers of the year, and it averaged a whopping 24.37 million viewers. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. a victory or two short of reaching our top 10. . According to the Hollywood Reporter, the NFLs four divisional round matchups averaged 37.1 million viewers. The NBA and its players were the most active in calling for systemic change in the United States and supporting the Black Lives Matter message last year. On NBC in Week 6, the SNF broadcast averaged `6.28 million viewers with a 9.0 rating. The entire NFL Playoffs have been a huge draw, averaging 36.3 million viewers. Of note: Four teams posted local ratings over 40, including the Bills, Chiefs, Green Bay Packers (41.57 rating in the Milwaukee market) and the Saints (40.89 in New Orleans). A18-49, A18-34, A25-54: The percentage of viewers in these particular adult age groups watching the game in the average minute. We saw NFL TV ratings in 2021 climb, with the leagues broadcasting partners and advertisers very happy with the returns. . Things didnt get much better the next day. As reported by Sports Media Watch, the Week 7 TNF clash between the New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals averaged just 7.82 million viewers for Amazon Prime. Do you have the Monday night game (9/13) viewers? Moving forward, the NFL may attempt to feature teams like the Cowboys, New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers to aid ratings for the SNF opener. The Charlie Baker era begins; UFC/PBR fuel Endeavor; Add OKC to markets eyeing new venue; Disney doubles down on F1 and people on the move. ESPN and ABC split the Monday night audience, with Titans-Bills the least-watched game ever in the MNF package. The NFL TV ratings during the regular season once again prove that football is the most popular thing on television. Meanwhile, Thursday Night Football hit a season-low for an unappealing NFC South dud. Things didnt get much better the next day. Jacksonville -- 19.6722. Best of all for the network, it was the most-watched Week 3 game since 2015 and marked the third consecutive week NBC drew 20-plus million viewers on Sunday night. Week 14 of the NFL season brought increases for the afternoon windows and declines in primetime. The NFL signed TV rights contracts worth more than $100 billion before the 2021 season and everyone is quickly cashing in. In total, 15.29 million viewers tuned in. Thats what happens when you pit the GOAT QB in Brady against the NFLs highest-paid player in 2021 in Prescott, who also happens to play for the most valuable sports franchise. NFL TV ratings were a mixed back throughout the 2020 season. Amazon is paying $1.1 billion per season for the next 10 years to exclusively broadcast Thursday Night Football. The 2021 NFL season continues to pull in excellent numbers, even when the matchups arent ideal from a fan-interest perspective. So much interest. The ratings from the Week 7 broadcast are down, but that can be attributed to the matchup. A total of 7.31 million viewers tuned in to the Pittsburgh Steelers win over the Dallas Cowboys earlier in August, marking the highest-rated preseason broadcast since all the way back in 2017. Also of note, just seven of NBCs Sunday night broadcasts averaged 17-plus million viewers last season. The NFL is trying things every year to try and make the Pro Bowl a little more exciting and competitive. CBS announced that its broadcast of the Week 3 preseason game between the Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers was the most-watched NFL preseason game in the NFL this year and its most-watched exhibition NFL game in 9 years. It was the largest season-opening audience for TNF since 2017, when 8.08 million people watched the Houston Texans and Cincinnati Bengals. The broadcast network also notes that it is the third most-watched television broadcast in history. The Week 1 primetime clash between the Rams and Bears averaged 17.6 million viewers and finished with a 9.6 rating. 1. Cord-cutting has resulted in an estimated 12.82 million cable subscriptions since 2019, per MoffettNathanson, and its estimated 27 million households have cut since 2014. One other comparison: Whether its the ongoing pandemic or something else, said decline forced networks to scramble and strengthen relationships with sponsors. Tampa Bay -- 21.7619. Two notes: Even on a Championship Sunday without Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and even the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL TV ratings from the conference championship matchups exploded. That game drew 30.3 million viewers. More than two decades of archival stories, profiles, research and data. Houston -- 12.2628. Its just part of the reason the NFL generated record-setting national revenue this past year. With Patrick Mahomes headed to the AFC Championship Game and a Rams vs 49ers matchup in the NFC title bout, ratings will likely be through the roof. Super Bowl LV (Chiefs-Buccaneers): 91.63 million, NFC Championship Game (Buccaneers-Packers): 44.77 million, AFC Championship Game (Bills-Chiefs): 41.85 million, NFC Playoffs (Buccaneers-Saints): 35.46 million, NFC Playoffs (Rams-Packers): 26.5 million, AFC Playoffs (Browns-Chiefs): 34.33 million, AFC Playoffs (Ravens-Bills): 26.34 million. Ourand noted that the rating figure doesnt include out-of-home viewing. The Las Vegas Raiders stunning and drama-filled win over the Baltimore Ravens represented the most-watched Week 1 Monday Night Football Game since all the way back in 2013. Hi just wondering if it would be possible for you to include the TV ratings data as an Excel format for downloading and viewing? NFL teams anticipate the salary cap seeing nearly $20 million per season in the years ahead. Below, we look at NFL TV ratings from the 2021 and 2022 seasons with the latest updates on Super Bowl LVI and the Los Angeles Rams winning their first-ever title in Southern California, to the massive numbers in the early week of the new season. Las Vegas -- 16.22, 2016 NBA Finals Game 7: 15.82022 CFP National Championship: 15.6, 26. At a time when pulling in massive audiences is more important than ever and the league explores ways to further increase its revenue, an early look at NFL TV ratings from the preseason show why this remains the No. Once again, any changes made didnt deliver. Furthermore, Montana, Rice, and Lott were all awarded first-team All-Pro honors. This comes after the Los Angeles Lakers 2020 NBA Finals win over the Miami Heat drew a record low average of 7.45 million viewers in the Orlando Bubble. According to Deadline, Tampa Bays narrow win drew 28.5 million viewers, making it the second most-watched Sunday Night Football game ever. Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, fans turn to NFL Network to receive information and insight straight from the field, team headquarters, league offices and everywhere the NFL is making news. While the COVID-19 pandemic forced many postponed games in 2020 and cost the NFL billions in revenue, outbreaks across the league arent having the same impact in 2021. Explore what consumers are watching, playing and listening to around the world. The Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos, bolstered by top 10 finishes in all categories, were able to crack the top five, while reigning MVP Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers finished eighth overall. All rights reserved.The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Leaders Group. 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