For the third time this season, the Bills did not play at their typical 1 p.m. start time against the New England Patriots in Week 16.
The game never had a start time slated for it, and in the end, Buffalo’s game was put on NFL Network’s 4:30 p.m. kickoff on Saturday.
For the third time this season, the Bills drew some great numbers in a primetime or primetime-ish slot. NFL Network announced on Sunday that the AFC East meeting was the network’s most-watched game in three seasons in that television slot:
Bills-Patriots was @nflnetwork’s most-watched exclusive game in 3 years since Ravens-Steelers in 2016
— NFL Media (@NFLMedia) December 22, 2019
Similar outcomes came about when the Bills played the Cowboys on Thanksgiving and once again in Week 15 when Buffalo visited the Steelers.
Unfortunately the Bills didn’t win their meeting with the Patriots like their other two primetime games, but it was another outing in front of more eyes than usual that saw an impressive showing from the Bills.
With ratings numbers like this, you can bet the Bills will be put on a few more primetime games next season.
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