NFL's wild-card ratings tumble amid blowouts
The NFL wild-card round over the past week saw a decline in TV viewership compared to last year, including the weekend's most competitive contest, according to figures released Wednesday.
NFL's wild-card round averages 28.3 million viewers, a 9.3% decline from last year
Viewer audiences for the first weekend of the NFL playoffs were down 9.3% from last year, a bigger decline than what the league experienced during the regular season. According to the league and Nielsen,
Updated 2025 NFL draft order after Wild Card Round
With the wild-card round officially in the books, here’s the latest draft order heading into the divisional round matchups.
What We Learned in NFL Wild-Card Round: Quarterback Narratives Can Change Quickly
Los Angeles is loaded with young skill players and pass rushers, and still has enough veteran leadership left over from the 2021 Super Bowl–winning squad. Throw in a proven quarterback in Stafford and a creative play-caller in Sean McVay, and the Rams have the ingredients to get to another Super Bowl.
2024 Wild Card games see ratings dip
Nothing draws eyeballs like pro football, but the first five games of the 2024 playoffs didn't draw them quite like they did a year ago. On Saturday afternoon, Chargers-Texans averaged 31.1 million on CBS,
NFL’s ratings for wild-card playoff games decline from last year
Viewer audiences for the first weekend of the NFL playoffs were down 9.3% from last year, a bigger decline than what the league experienced year-to-year during the regular season. According to the NFL and ratings provider Nielsen,
NFL winners and losers from wild-card round: Sam Darnold costs himself millions with dreadful two-game finish
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2025 NFL mock draft: New No. 1 leads updated predictions after wild card playoffs
NFL draft order is rounding into shape with the wild card playoffs over. Here's our latest predictions led by Miami QB Cam ...
NFL wild-card best and worst coaching decisions: Todd Monken, Ravens outwit Steelers’ D
The Baltimore Ravens rode option football en route to a blowout, Houston Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik moved away ...
Biggest questions facing NFL's Wild Card Weekend losers: What will Vikings do at QB? Will Steelers reset?
Wild Card Weekend is in the books, with six NFL teams advancing to the divisional round of the playoffs and another six ...
NFL Playoff Bracket 2025: Updated Picture, Schedule After Wild Card Round
And then there were eight. After the Los Angeles Rams' victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, the NFL's Divisional ...
Audience To The College Football Semifinals & NFL Wild Card Dropped
The audience for the 2 CFP semifinal games averaged 19.2 million a -17% dropoff from last year. The 6 NFL wild card games ...
2025 NFL mock draft: Expert projections after wild card weekend
Wild card weekend locked in the top 24 picks in the 2025 NFL draft. Here's what experts predicted for all 32 first-round ...
NFL Wild-Card Round Winners and Losers: C.J. Stroud, Texans Silence the Doubters
It was tough to care about football last week as the Los Angeles area was devastated by wildfires that destroyed thousands of ...
2025 NFL Wild Card Sunday overreactions: Can Commanders upset Lions? Buccaneers reach their ceiling?
Wild Card Sunday in the NFL playoffs certainly had its moments, starting with the Washington Commanders thrilling upset ...