Telecasts · NFL
Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs
24,160,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
final · figures last changed 2026-08-27
Published figures
JSON ↓Nielsen2 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast / split window (“(90%)”) · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
24.16MSports Media Watch, verbatim
24,160,000
via pressaverage audience
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
Steelers-Chiefs was the highest rated game of Week 16, but ranked a distant second in viewership behind the 28.59 million who watched Browns-Packers on FOX and NFL Network Christmas Day.Sports Media Watch, verbatim
28,590,000
2 press attributions · no provider-published figure · multiple sources
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
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