You know the NFL is king when Jordan Love and Jimmy Garoppolo are pulling “record-setting” television ratings.
On Tuesday, ESPN announced that Monday Night’s Green Bay Packers vs Las Vegas Raiders matchup had a historic amount of people running.
“The audience peaked at 18.8 million (9-9:15 p.m.), and for two hours Monday Night Football averaged 18.1 million viewers (9-11 p.m.). Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli (ESPN2) registered 1,036,000 viewers, their 22nd episode in a row with more than a million viewers. Monday Night Football was the most watched telecast of the night overall and across all key demos.”
The Raiders defeated the Packers, 17-13, improving their record to 2-3 on the season. Jimmy G completed 22 of 31 passes for 208 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Josh Jacobs rushed for nearly 70 yards and one touchdown on 20 rush attempt.
Jordan Love struggled for the Packers, throwing three interceptions in the loss.
