A week earlier, it was the Super Bowl. Last Sunday, it was the Super Bore — until the very end, that is.
The Battlehawks, who did almost nothing offensively for the first 57 minutes of the game, scored 15 points in the final 1:25 to stun San Antonio 18-15 in the XFL season opener for both teams. And although some television viewers had tuned out of what had been a snorefest before the rousing rally, the game nonetheless drew the best rating among area sports teams last weekend.
Nielsen, which tracks viewership, reports that 5.6% of homes in the market with a TV were tuned in on average.