Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf (14). Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports

Seahawks-Buccaneers sets NFL ratings record

By Michael Gallagher | Last updated 11/17/22

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 21-16 win over the Seattle Seahawks Sunday in Munich, Germany was NFL Network’s most-watched international series game since the network began airing overseas games in 2016.

Sunday’s broadcast had 5.8 million viewers and the game drew a crowd of 69,811 fans to Allianz Arena.

This game was bigger than the Bucs vs. the Seahawks.

This was history. Unlike anything I have ever experienced. This country truly loves American football.

Forever grateful to have this experience. #NFLMunichGame pic.twitter.com/9Rz7h0zA27
— Bradley Shimel (@bradleyshimel_) November 13, 2022

"If the league gives us a chance to do it, we'll be wide open for it,” Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said of playing overseas again. “This was a great event for us. Having it come the week before the bye is really valuable. It's a totally different experience if you didn't have that. I wouldn't want to do that if it wasn't with the bye. But it's just competitively such a challenge. Yeah, we're wide open."

Combined television and digital viewership saw a five percent increase from the Week 5 matchup between the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants, and a 19 percent increase from the Week 4 matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints, according to Sports Illustrated.

The three international series games this year are also the three most-watched international games in league history.

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