The San Francisco 49ers running all over the Dallas Cowboys is officially the most-watched Sunday Night Football game ever. The Sunday Night Football platform launched on NBC in 2006.
According to Deadline, the 49ers’ 42-10 win over the Cowboys was watched by 24.3 million people on linear TV. That number spiked to 26.3 million when streaming numbers were inserted.
Second place for the week was the CBS national window bringing the Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings to a battle that 23 million people watched.
The Sunday Night Football matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys had all the hype you could ask for in a matchup. As for the result, the Cowboys claim they were “punched in the mouth.”
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— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) October 9, 2023
The Niners won 42-10, with Niners quarterback Brock Purdy once again proving himself behind a four-touchdown effort. Three of Purdy’s passes went to tight end George Kittle.
Brock Purdy vs the Cowboys:
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— PFF (@PFF) October 9, 2023
For the Cowboys, Dak Prescott wasn’t as fortunate. After tossing a beautiful touchdown bomb on the team’s third drive, he would throw interceptions on three consecutive drives. Prescott called the game “humbling.”
“Put everything into it and got punched in the mouth,” Prescott said. “Called it a couple weeks ago humbling against Arizona, but this may be the most humbling I’ve ever been a part of. Felt good about the preparation and felt good about everything, honestly, coming into this game, matchups, and they beat us in every aspect.”
“I don’t foresee a whole lot of winning grades coming out of this performance,” Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said. “I think the most important thing for all of us, and I expressed it, just be accountable for what you did tonight, how you played. We’ve got to clean our own house up.”
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