BigDingus Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 And most watched non-Super Bowl game on any network period the past 3 years. https://deadline.com/2019/11/buffalo-bills-dallas-cowboys-thanksgiving-day-game-most-watched-27-years-cbs-sports-1202797442/ 32.538 million viewers on average, with a peak of 35.453 million viewers. It was also the most watched TV program, sports or otherwise, since the Super Bowl in February. That's pretty incredible. Makes me curious as to why THIS specific game had such huge interest. Maybe a lot of closet Bills fans decided to check in & see if we were legit? Is the bandwagon about to get going again? Time will tell! 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurpleBull Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 I think Buffalo being several games above .500 (with no real household names on its roster) after being the source of ridicule for so long made them a curiosity to people, couple that with the fact that they were going up against America's Team, and that may explain the high ratings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDingus Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, BurpleBull said: I think Buffalo being several games above .500 (with no real household names on its roster) after being the source of ridicule for so long made them a curiosity to people, couple that with the fact that they were going up against America's Team, and that may explain the high ratings. The curiosity factor could definitely be it, but on the Cowboys side of things it feels weird since they ALWAYS play Thanksgiving. But for whatever reason, out of the last 27 Thanksgiving games the Cowboys have played, facing the Bills ended up drawing the most interest. That's just strange to me, but pretty cool at the same time. If anything, this should certainly guarantee us more prime time games next year. Bills are now officially a draw & ratings magnet ? Edited November 30, 2019 by BigDingus 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLEN1QB Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Wonder how many prime time games next year. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) I think the Jerry quotes after the pats game is part of it. Dallas is a polarizing team like the pats. You either love them or hate them. Watching Jerry in his box was a great sub plot which was heightened this year due to his comments. Edited November 30, 2019 by mattynh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 4:30pm game on Thanksgiving Day. Dinners done and people want to watch football. Also, it was thought of as the best matchup of the day. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDingus Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 Just out of curiosity, I looked up the past 27 Cowboys Thanksgiving games: 2018: Cowboys 31, Redskins 23 (Divisional Rivalry, Tons of History) 2017: LA Chargers 28, Cowboys 6 (1st Thanksgiving game since moving back to LA) 2016: Cowboys 31, Redskins 26 (See above) 2015: Panthers 33, Cowboys 14 (Panthers 1st Thanksgiving game ever) 2014: Eagles 33, Cowboys 10 (Divisional Rivalry, Tons of History) 2013: Cowboys 31, Raiders 24 (Raiders have a huge national fanbase too) 2012: Redskins 38, Cowboys 31 2011: Cowboys 20, Dolphins 19 2010: Saints 30, Cowboys 27 2009: Cowboys 24, Raiders 7 2008: Cowboys 34, Seahawks 9 2007: Cowboys 34, NY Jets 3 2006: Cowboys 38, Buccaneers 10 2005: Broncos 24, Cowboys 21 (OT) 2004: Cowboys 21, Bears 7 2003: Dolphins 40, Cowboys 21 2002: Cowboys 27, Redskins 20 2001: Broncos 26, Cowboys 24 2000: Vikings 27, Cowboys 15 1999: Cowboys 20, Dolphins 0 1998: Vikings 46, Cowboys 36 1997: Oilers 27, Cowboys 14 1996: Redskins 10, Cowboys 21 1995: Cowboys 24, Chiefs 12 1994: Cowboys 42, Packers 31 (Bills lost to the Lions 21 to 35 on this Thanksgiving too) 1993: Dolphins 16, Cowboys 14 1992: Cowboys 30, NY Giants 3 Some big games, some duds, but nothing that particularly points to why THIS game had such massive ratings. Interesting to see they've played the Dolphins 4 times, tied with the Redskins for most games as the Cowboys opponents during that stretch. Guess the nation is just more interested in the Bills than the either of them 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichVP Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 I count 5 Redskins games, but interesting that this game was the highest rated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheektowaga Chad Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 I thought i heard that the 430 pm Thanksgiving game is always the highest rated regular season nfl game each year and a lot of times the second highest rated game behind the super bowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walstib Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Buffalo's number one export may be loyal Bills fans. 9 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsgoodtime Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 I did my part 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 1 hour ago, BigDingus said: And most watched non-Super Bowl game on any network period the past 3 years. https://deadline.com/2019/11/buffalo-bills-dallas-cowboys-thanksgiving-day-game-most-watched-27-years-cbs-sports-1202797442/ 32.538 million viewers on average, with a peak of 35.453 million viewers. It was also the most watched TV program, sports or otherwise, since the Super Bowl in February. That's pretty incredible. Makes me curious as to why THIS specific game had such huge interest. Maybe a lot of closet Bills fans decided to check in & see if we were legit? Is the bandwagon about to get going again? Time will tell! Lot of people dislike the Cowboys. The Bills are a great underdog story and the hope by many was that the Cowpokes would be beaten down by a traditionally underachieving team like the Bills. The first half was fairly interesting and probably made for good viewing with the turkey. Several non-Bills fans were texting me about how much they are enjoying the game. Somewhere in those anedoctes lies the story of the high viewership. Plus ALlen looks handsome to the ladies, as my wife would attest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 1 hour ago, BigDingus said: Makes me curious as to why THIS specific game had such huge interest. Maybe a lot of closet Bills fans decided to check in & see if we were legit? Is the bandwagon about to get going again? Time will tell! You think there are 35 million closet Bills fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 35 minutes ago, walstib said: Buffalo's number one export may be loyal Bills fans. Briliant statement and true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNorwoodStrangler Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 32 minutes ago, walstib said: Buffalo's number one export may be loyal Bills fans. I agree 100%.. We're a "small market" team but die-hards.. Alot of people move elsewhere but raise their children and even their Grandchildren to be Bills fans.. I moved to Spokane, Wa from Buffalo when I was 4 or 5 (now 35) with my entire family, grandparents, parents, aunts and Uncles and we're all die-hard Bills fans.. I see alot more Bills fans out here than people would think.. We all drove to Seattle and flew to Nashville for that game and the airport in Seattle and on the plane was all Bills fans.. Poyer's mom was on the flight and the pilot when we landed in Nashville told her Happy Birthday and everybody said Go Bills!! She said all she wanted for her b'day was a Bills win lol.. Long story short, we are everywhere and I love it.. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Shaw66 said: You think there are 35 million closet Bills fans? Why not? There are probably 100s of millions of closet "the bachelor" fans. Edited November 30, 2019 by The Wiz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Cheektowaga Chad said: I thought i heard that the 430 pm Thanksgiving game is always the highest rated regular season nfl game each year and a lot of times the second highest rated game behind the super bowl Still, this is quite remarkable. For me the game isn't until 1:30pm and many out on the Pacific coast haven't had dinner yet. Maybe some fans had not seen the Bills play an entire game all season. This was their first nationally televised game of the year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 23 minutes ago, TheNorwoodStrangler said: I agree 100%.. We're a "small market" team but die-hards.. Alot of people move elsewhere but raise their children and even their Grandchildren to be Bills fans.. I moved to Spokane, Wa from Buffalo when I was 4 or 5 (now 35) with my entire family, grandparents, parents, aunts and Uncles and we're all die-hard Bills fans.. I see alot more Bills fans out here than people would think.. We all drove to Seattle and flew to Nashville for that game and the airport in Seattle and on the plane was all Bills fans.. Poyer's mom was on the flight and the pilot when we landed in Nashville told her Happy Birthday and everybody said Go Bills!! She said all she wanted for her b'day was a Bills win lol.. Long story short, we are everywhere and I love it.. It's one of the main reasons contrary to many Bills fans' paranoia, the NFL loves Buffalo and we were never in danger of losing the Bills. Bills fans are fans for life and when they move, they are the ones that buy the Season Ticket and merch and filll sports bars that sell Budweiser. The NFL loves that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 1 hour ago, walstib said: Buffalo's number one export may be loyal Bills fans. Yes Bills are known for having many Bills fans and backers clubs CONUS and UCONUS. There were national news stories about Bills fans filling opposition stadiums and they are not emptying WNY to do it. There are not a lot of "closet" Bills fans but some Bills fans are in closet about not really being fans on them which you see when they want to criticize every little thing which is not perfect and praise the Evil Empire even when they make terrible mistakes. Those are only closet fans who should come out of closet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkScrewHill Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) Great conversation on why the Bills are the type of team that represents us from GMFB. Enjoy .. America’s spirit animal .. nice Edited November 30, 2019 by CorkScrewHill 5 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah John Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 I think there's a morbid fascination about the Cowboys, wondering when Jerry Jones will open the trapdoor under Jason Garrett's feet. Jones said yesterday that Garrett's job is safe, a kiss of death if there ever was one. Also I would like to know how the ratings changed during the game. I wonder if the word got out that the Bills were putting the hurt on the Boys, and a lot of Cowboys haters piled in to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDingus Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Utah John said: I think there's a morbid fascination about the Cowboys, wondering when Jerry Jones will open the trapdoor under Jason Garrett's feet. Jones said yesterday that Garrett's job is safe, a kiss of death if there ever was one. Also I would like to know how the ratings changed during the game. I wonder if the word got out that the Bills were putting the hurt on the Boys, and a lot of Cowboys haters piled in to watch. I'd like to see that too. Though the average was really high to begin with, it'd be interesting to see. It can't just be "a lot of people hate the Cowboys," because that would apply every year & every Thanksgiving game they play. They've also played plenty of big market teams & rivalry games, yet the Bills eclipsed those. And Dallas only being 6-5 isn't a huge draw on their end, as they've come into Thanksgiving games with better records plenty of times. I'm not sure how the NFL decides who gets the 4:30 game, but I'd assume the Cowboys get that spot most of the time too. Usually after Thanksgiving meal my family, friends & I all are tired & start dozing off, so normally I'd skip paying attention to this game. I think sports fans in general like to see an underdog, especially one they know hasn't been relevant in ages, and watch to see if they're for real. Even if we lose next week, as long as we keep it close, I think the general NFL fan will be convinced we're a legit team this year based on the Cowboys game alone since that's likely the only game of ours they've been able to watch this year. That performance will be ingrained in their mind, so going forward expect a lot of bandwagon Bills supporters (which I think is a great thing ?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 9 hours ago, BigDingus said: And most watched non-Super Bowl game on any network period the past 3 years. https://deadline.com/2019/11/buffalo-bills-dallas-cowboys-thanksgiving-day-game-most-watched-27-years-cbs-sports-1202797442/ 32.538 million viewers on average, with a peak of 35.453 million viewers. It was also the most watched TV program, sports or otherwise, since the Super Bowl in February. That's pretty incredible. Makes me curious as to why THIS specific game had such huge interest. Maybe a lot of closet Bills fans decided to check in & see if we were legit? Is the bandwagon about to get going again? Time will tell! ...sounds like the "Jason Garrett Fan Club" tuned in............. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Lets face it guys, many people tuned in the watch the Cowboys spank the Bills 45-0. Especially fans from the AFC still looking for a playoff birth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, HOUSE said: Lets face it guys, many people tuned in the watch the Cowboys spank the Bills 45-0. Especially fans from the AFC still looking for a playoff birth. ...hope 'ol Leon Lett was watchin'.........payback time.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 The Bills are probably going to get the Browns treatment next year in terms of primetime games. Glad they got some experience here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF2006 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 9 hours ago, BigDingus said: And most watched non-Super Bowl game on any network period the past 3 years. https://deadline.com/2019/11/buffalo-bills-dallas-cowboys-thanksgiving-day-game-most-watched-27-years-cbs-sports-1202797442/ 32.538 million viewers on average, with a peak of 35.453 million viewers. It was also the most watched TV program, sports or otherwise, since the Super Bowl in February. That's pretty incredible. Makes me curious as to why THIS specific game had such huge interest. Maybe a lot of closet Bills fans decided to check in & see if we were legit? Is the bandwagon about to get going again? Time will tell! Well if you were going to watch one game on T-Day would it be Bears 6 -5 @ Lions 3-7-1 ? or 9-2 Saints @ 3-8 Falcons ? Or 8-3 Bills @ 6-5 Cowgirls? Besides it was Josh's first national TV game and a lot of football fans probably wanted to check the kid out...and he put on a show This fanbase just grew a bunch of new fans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF2006 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Utah John said: I think there's a morbid fascination about the Cowboys, wondering when Jerry Jones will open the trapdoor under Jason Garrett's feet. Jones said yesterday that Garrett's job is safe, a kiss of death if there ever was one. Also I would like to know how the ratings changed during the game. I wonder if the word got out that the Bills were putting the hurt on the Boys, and a lot of Cowboys haters piled in to watch. It spiked at over 35m between 7pm and 7 :30pm 47 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...hope 'ol Leon Lett was watchin'.........payback time.... Never mind fat old Leon....how about that cheerleader they invited into the booth? Emmitt Smith cheering House Moneys miss. Looked good on him that the Girls missed 2 FG's later Karma Edited November 30, 2019 by JMF2006 Karma 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Teams need to be rotated on Thanksgiving, I'm so sick of watching Dallas and the Lions every Thanksgiving. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF2006 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said: Teams need to be rotated on Thanksgiving, I'm so sick of watching Dallas and the Lions every Thanksgiving. Tradition it needs to be followed.....like the Iron Bowl or the Apple Cup. They have a 3rd game for rotation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, walstib said: Buffalo's number one export may be loyal Bills fans. The Bills diaspora. Edited November 30, 2019 by PromoTheRobot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryPinC Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 1 hour ago, HOUSE said: Lets face it guys, many people tuned in the watch the Cowboys spank the Bills 45-0. Especially fans from the AFC still looking for a playoff birth. Maybe more people just tuned in to see what our team is really about? We do get stigmatized, this team and town. Despite articles talking about how we "crushed" the cowboys, they were moving the ball on us all game and it was an entertaining game until late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 23 minutes ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said: Teams need to be rotated on Thanksgiving, I'm so sick of watching Dallas and the Lions every Thanksgiving. Now that they have a regular Thursday night game , Dallas and Lions indoors on Thanksgiving is fine, especially for visiting fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmart128 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 28 minutes ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said: Teams need to be rotated on Thanksgiving, I'm so sick of watching Dallas and the Lions every Thanksgiving. I dont mind but games need to be rotated better 5 of the 6 teams played last year. Including 2 rematches. I think the night game should always be a AFC matchup as well with Lions and Cowboys both playing games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyToTasker Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 31 minutes ago, GaryPinC said: Maybe more people just tuned in to see what our team is really about? We do get stigmatized, this team and town. Despite articles talking about how we "crushed" the cowboys, they were moving the ball on us all game and it was an entertaining game until late. Entertaining for us. Everyone in that game knew the Bills were beating the crap out of the Cowboys. The Bills controlled the game and dictated what they wanted to do. They wanted it more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDingus Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 7 hours ago, HOUSE said: Lets face it guys, many people tuned in the watch the Cowboys spank the Bills 45-0. Especially fans from the AFC still looking for a playoff birth. You know, that's a pretty decent argument. Steelers fans probably number close to Cowboys fans across the country, and they likely were interested in the game & seeing the Bills lose. That very well could've been it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxedBill Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 I hate to say it but ppl still watch ESPN and shanon and skip bring ppl to watch these games with their artificial drama show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkScrewHill Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Nice article about Buffalo the Bills and the Mafia ..... https://www.theblaze.com/buffalo-bills-real-americas-team 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagon127 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 8 hours ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said: The Bills are probably going to get the Browns treatment next year in terms of primetime games. Glad they got some experience here. Definitely. Plus we have away games in, Vegas, Denver, San Francisco and Arizona next year. Those will all be 4:00 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 I think it is Probably time for the Networks to be demanding Bills on Primetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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