NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Baltimore’s 34-31 victory over Dallas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, averaged 24.9 million viewers on CBS Sunday, making it the most-watched NFL international game in history.
Attendance rose above 30 million in the final stages, according to Nielsen, as Baltimore’s Tyler Loop kicked a 56-yard field goal on the final play. It was also the most-watched Week 3 game on CBS since 2014.
This year’s Week 1 match between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams in Australia was watched by an average of 18.5 million on Netflix in the United States. Last year’s Week 1 Friday night game in Brazil between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs also averaged 18.5 million views on YouTube.
Sunday’s CBS doubleheader averaged 21.45 million, making it the most-watched September doubleheader since 2014.
Last year’s other six international games were played on NFL Network and averaged 6.2 million viewers.
There are seven more international matches this season, including the Indianapolis-Washington match in London on Sunday. NFL Network will air five games, with the New England-Detroit game in Munich, Germany, on Nov. 15 airing on Fox and the Mexico City contest between Minnesota and San Francisco airing on NBC on Nov. 22.
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