The NFL wild-card round over the past week saw a decline in TV viewership compared to last year, including the weekend's most competitive contest, according to figures released Wednesday. The overall drop-off from the same round of games a year ago was 9.3 percent. The Washington Commanders' 23-20 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on "Sunday Night Football" -- the only wild-card game decided by one score -- averaged 19 percent fewer viewers than last season's SNF wild-card broadcast featuring the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams. The 29 million who tuned in to the contest in Tampa also marked the lowest average viewership for a Sunday night wild-card game in four years.
NFL's wild-card ratings tumble amid blowouts
