The Thanksgiving Day game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys set a new record as the most-watched regular-season game in NFL history, drawing 57.2 million viewers with a peak audience of 61 million. Dallas’ 31–28 win shattered the previous record by 36% and was up 47% from last year. The earlier Packers–Lions game also delivered massive numbers with 47.7 million viewers, highlighting the NFL’s huge Thanksgiving audience.
