The Chicago Bears and Caleb Williams faced off against the Green Bay Packers and Jordan Love in the second game of the NFL playoffs.
After the thriller between the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Rams, this Bears-Packers matchup was bound to draw a lot of attention. And with the game ending after a wild comeback from Williams and the Bears, there were plenty of fans tuning in.
According to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, the Bears and Packers Wild Card playoff game made NFL history, setting the new record for most-streamed game in NFL history.
Bears-Packers made NFL history thanks to Caleb Williams' comeback
"Amazon Prime Video has 31.6M viewers for Bears-Packers, according to a source," Marchand reveals. "It's the most-streamed game in NFL history. Previous high was 27.5M for Netflix on Christmas."
The Bears and Packers played a thriller, which featured an incredible comeback from Williams and the Bears. If the Bears hadn't made their comeback in the fourth quarter, there was a chance this record might not have been set.
But, with Williams leading and an impressive comeback, down 21-3 in the third quarter, the Bears were able to hold on in a thriller that drew record-breaking viewership.
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While it's not the most-watched game in NFL history, this game getting 31.6 million viewers despite being on a streaming platform is a big deal. Fans had to watch this game on Amazon Prime Video, a platform not everyone has, and it still performed very well.
The 31-27 win for the Bears was an improbable one, and it's very deserving of becoming the most-streamed game in NFL history.
31.6 million viewers got to experience Williams and Ben Johnson put on a fourth-quarter masterclass amid their comeback.
And if they continue to show such late-game heroics, it's going to be impossible to turn the TV, or in this case, the stream off, as Williams and company have some incredible late-game magic seemingly always up their sleeve.
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