Panthers-Texans Game Was The Most Watched Thursday Night Football Game In Three Years

You want another example of how the NFL is king?

The Texans-Panthers game pulled in some massive ratings for a matchup that lacked some serious star power.

The Carolina Panthers moved to 3-0 on the young season with a convincing road win over the Houston Texans on Thursday night.

Panthers-Texans games absolutely crushed it in the ratings as it totaled 7.9 million viewers and was the most-watched NFL Network-exclusive Thursday Night Football game since 2018.

🚨Another big week for Thursday Night Football🚨

Panthers-Texans avg. 7.9 million viewers (TV+Digital) — slightly surpassing last week's NYG vs. WAS game to make it @nflnetwork's most-watched exclusive TNF game since 2018!

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— NFL Media (@NFLMedia) September 24, 2021