Panthers-Texans Became The Most Watched Thursday Night Football Game In 3 Years

You want to know how popular the NFL is? The Texans-Panthers game brought in some massive ratings for a matchup that seriously lacked the 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.

The game was reportedly the most-watched telecast of September 23.

?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!

Release: https://t.co/GrprhBHkuJ pic.twitter.com/lwCLxXw03X

— NFL Media (@NFLMedia) September 24, 2021

The ratings for Texans-Panthers was up 35% compared to last season’s Week 3 matchup.