Super Bowl sets record overnight rating

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10 years ago

February 2, 2015

The New England Patriots’ stunning last-minute victory over the Seattle Seahawks gave NBC a 49.7 overnight rating, the highest in Super Bowl history.

The Patriots won the game 28-24, sealing the dramatic finish with a goal-line interception with 20 seconds remaining.

Last year’s Super Bowl overnight rating was a 47.6 for the Seahawks’ blowout win over the Denver Broncos.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called the game “one for the ages” at a final Super Bowl press conference Monday morning.

“Undoubtedly will be the most-viewed Super Bowl ever across all platforms,” Goodell said.

The Super Bowl’s total number of viewers, which could be an American television record, will be announced later Monday. The annual broadcast set audience records in six of the previous seven years.

Broncos holding their breath on Derek Wolfe

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

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Only two days after losing Billy Winn for the year with a torn ACL, the Broncos are now sweating out another potentially serious injury along the defensive line. Via multiple reports, Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe was carted off the field during practice on Saturday. It’s being described as a right ankle injury by coach [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Buccaneers admit mistake, boot Aguayo

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

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In the NFL, it’s always better to admit a mistake than to compound it. For the Buccaneers, the decision to burn a 2016 second-round pick on kicker Robert Aguayo has proven to be a mistake. The Buccaneers made the definitive admission of their error on Saturday, cutting Aguayo. He exits with $428,000 in fully-guaranteed salary [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Did Bucs put too much pressure on Aguayo?

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

After the Buccaneers surprised everyone by taking a kicker with the 59th overall pick in the draft, G.M. Jason Licht explained the move by heaping superlatives on the player. “I was very excited along with my staff and coaches about Roberto for a very long time,” Licht told PFT Live in May 2016. “It’s not [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk