The Green Bay Packers' come-from-behind victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Wild Card Round on Sunday night drew 40 million viewers, FOX Sports announced Monday.
The Packers won the game 48-32 and led 27-0 in the second quarter. Dallas scored before the end of the first half, but it was too little, too late. Still, FOX Sports had a big viewership.
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love, 10, throws a touchdown pass against the Dallas Cowboys during the second half of an NFL football game on Sunday, January 14, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. React later. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
“With 40 million viewers, Sunday's game between the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys will be @NFLonFOX's best performance in an NFL #wildcard game since 2015. 6pm ET 45 minutes to 7 p.m., peaking at 43.4 million people,” FOX said. Sports wrote to X.
“The number of streams is +20% higher than last year’s game (New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings), which aired in the same slot (33.2 million).”
Green Bay Packers safety Darnell after making an interception return on a pass from Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott during the first half of an NFL football game on Sunday, January 14, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. – Savage, 26, reacts with his teammates. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
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FOX will have one NFC matchup on Saturday night. The Packers will travel to San Francisco to take on the top-seeded 49ers.
Jordan Love became the first Packers quarterback not Aaron Rodgers or Brett Favre to win a playoff game for Green Bay since Lynn Dickey did it against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1983.
Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones reacts after a long run against the Dallas Cowboys during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
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The Packers became the first No. 7 seed to win a game since the playoffs were expanded to include seven teams from each conference four years ago.
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