Get this, Seattle: The NFL just keeps crushing it with huge audiences, but our 12s showed up so massive they still have the whole league talking. While the Packers-Lions game pulled a huge 24.67 million viewers on Fox in Sunday’s late afternoon window for Week 7, that wasn’t even the biggest game we’ve seen this season. Nah, the Chiefs-Seahawks Sunday night battle? That thing clocked in at a whopping 26.3 million viewers. Yeah, you read that right.
Sunday Football Is Still King, Especially When We Play
That 24.67 million for Packers-Lions is a monster number, no doubt about it. It just proves how much America loves its football. The bi-weekly Fox 4:25 p.m. ET slot is averaging 24.749 million viewers through the first seven weeks of the 2026 NFL season. That’s consistent, that’s massive, and that’s why the NFL remains appointment viewing. But let’s be real, when the Hawks are playing under the lights on Sunday night, it’s a different beast entirely. We bring the noise, and the numbers absolutely back that up. Our city, our team, we draw eyeballs like nobody’s business.
More Massive Matchups On Deck
Looking at the rest of Week 7, CBS had the late-afternoon broadcast with a Denver rematch between the Chiefs (5-1) and Broncos (5-2), which should be a huge draw given their records. Then in the early window, we had the Browns (5-2) at the Steelers (5-2), the Ravens (4-3) at the Bills (5-1), and the undefeated Vikings (6-0) at the Lions (4-2). Every single one of those games features some serious contenders and should bring in incredible viewership. It just shows that the league is absolutely stacked with must-watch football every single week, and our Hawks proved they can stand out even among the best.
The NFL is a viewership juggernaut, that’s for sure. But when our Seahawks hit the field, especially in primetime, the Emerald City shows up and proves why we’re one of the most passionate fanbases in the entire league. Keep those eyes glued, folks, because the season is just heating up, and you know we’ll be watching every single snap.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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