Patriots-Seahawks was the least-watched NFL opening game in four years 📉 ⁠ ⁠ NBC Sports says last Wednesday’s kickoff game between the Patriots and Seahawks, won by Seattle 13–10, averaged 25.1 million viewers. That figure was down 11% from last year’s season opener, which aired on a Thursday, and was the least-watched start to an NFL season since 2022.⁠ ⁠ The audience figure surprised on multiple fronts. The NFL sought to make the most of the season start when it set the schedule in May, using the kickoff game for a highly anticipated rematch of last February’s Super Bowl LX. ⁠ ⁠ NBC Sports, meanwhile, was looking for a stronger beginning to the NFL season after a 65-minute rain delay in last year’s kickoff game between the Cowboys and Eagles derailed what was tracking to be a historic audience. ⁠ ⁠ Among the highly coveted group of viewers aged 18-49, though, the Patriots-Seahawks game represented the best audience since 2021 for an NFL season opener. The NFL has also achieved its f...