ESPN’s victory formation came with a flag on the play.

The Worldwide Leader touted its audience for the “Monday Night Football” clash between the Cardinals and Cowboys as the “second-highest Week 9 audience since 2011,” drawing 16.2 million viewers across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ABC and NFL+.

What’s missing, however — and as social media users and sports media pundits were quick to point out — is the context for that statement.

Last year’s Week 9 “MNF” matchup between the Buccaneers and Chiefs, supercharged by Taylor Swift’s presence supporting her now-fiancé , Travis Kelce, drew an average of 20.6 million viewers, meaning a year-over-year drop of around 21% .

How much of a difference the 10 million or so subscribers to YouTube TV — currently blacked out from Disney-owned cha

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