For the second one time in NFL historical past, Germany hosted a regular-season game as the Kansas City Chiefs raced to a 21-0 lead over the Miami Dolphins then staved off a fourth-quarter comeback try to succeed in their Week 9 matchup. It was once but every other representation of American soccer’s viability across the world, as the game happened ahead of a packed area of over 50,000 at Deutsche Bank Park.
 And again house, many, many extra had been gazing as neatly.
According to Sports Media Watch, the Chiefs vs. Dolphins Week 9 matchup averaged a 4.8 score and 9.18 million audience, making it the most-watched morning game in NFL Network historical past, eviscerating the former file set by way of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks’ matchup in Germany simply remaining 12 months (5.5 million). It could also be the highest-rated morning NFL game general since 2015, when the Dolphins performed the New York Jets in a game that averaged 9.86 million audience on CBS.
The Chiefs-Dolphins game was once the second-highest rated NFL game on cable this 12 months, most effective at the back of the Jets’ Week 1 opener towards the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football, which averaged 10.96 million audience. Beyond the NFL, the Chiefs-Dolphins game ranks 3rd amongst wearing occasions since Game 7 of the NBA Finals previous this 12 months, trailing most effective Jets-Bills and Colorado’s college football game towards Colorado State in September.