Ratings: ‘Sunday Night Football’ Viewers Jump 43 Percent With Big Broncos OT Win

The Denver Broncos handed the New England Patriots their first loss of the season on a snowy Sunday Night in Denver. And with the underdog overtime victory on its lucky airwaves, NBC crushed its primetime competition.

While fast national numbers are admittedly unreliable for live sporting events, “Sunday Night Football” is currently up 38 percent in the key 18-49 demographic when compared to last week — and a huge 43 percent in total viewers. In the metered market results, the game is up 16 percent versus last year’s comparable New York Giants versus Dallas Cowboys contest — which is not exactly a creampuff matchup itself.