Before the prior single-game regular-season viewership record was obliterated by Chiefs-Cowboys, it was shattered by Packers-Lions.

Via Fox, 47.7 million watched the Thanksgiving Day opener.

The prior all-time record was 42.1 million, set by Giants-Cowboys in 2022. Both of the 2025 afternoon games beat that number.

Viewership peaked at 57.957 million from 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET.

Last week, John Ourand of Puck planted the flag as to the possibility of Packers-Lions breaking the all-time record for the regular season.

The release from Fox touts various superlatives; however, it doesn’t mention the fact that Packers-Lions did better than any regular-season game ever televised by any network, other than the Chiefs-Cowboys game that those 57.957 million started watching only 1

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