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New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts

Nielsen average audience: 7,260,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2021-12-18 Saturday
Networks
NFL Network
Away
Colts
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Patriots
7,260,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
single source · final
figures last changed 2026-08-27

Published figures

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Nielsen1 figure
average audience
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
7,260,000
7.26M Sports Media Watch, verbatim
1 press attribution · no provider-published figure · single source
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

NFL 2021 season

Week 15 of 18 · 68th of 70 published NFL figures in the 2021 season
Site-computed over the season's chart-eligible Nielsen average figures · computed 2026-10-30 22:04 UTC
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Prior-season windows

Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers
2020-12-19 · NFL Network · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
5,610,000
Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos
2020-12-19 · NFL Network · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
4,530,000
2 windows sit the same distance from 52 weeks earlier; the site does not pick one, so no percent is computed.
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on NFL Network, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.

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