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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys

Nielsen average audience: 16,730,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2026-10-08 Thursday
Networks
Prime Video
Away
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Dallas Cowboys
16,730,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
single source · final
figures last changed 2026-10-12

Published figures

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via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
16,730,000
The latest edition of NFL "Thursday Night Football" (Buccaneers-Cowboys) averaged 16.73 million viewers Sports Media Watch, verbatim
via presspeak audience
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
18,560,000
) The Cowboys' loss, which peaked with 18.56 million Sports Media Watch, verbatim
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · single source
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

NFL 2026 season

Week 5 of 18 · 12th of 17 published NFL figures in the 2026 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-16 03:52 UTC
NFL 2026 season ledger

Prior-season comparable

15,210,000
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
2025-10-16 · Prime Video · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
+10.0% vs the comparable
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on Prime Video, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.

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