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Record ratings for Favre's duel with Packers

Vikings win was watched by more than 21.8 million people. Associated Press

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From The Associated Press:

Brett Favre's matchup with his former team has attracted the largest cable television audience ever.

His Minnesota Vikings' 30-23 win over the Green Bay Packers on ESPN's "Monday Night Football" was watched by more than 21.8 million people. The previous record was more than 18.6 million viewers for last year's Monday night game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.

ESPN also said Tuesday that the game drew the highest rating in the network's 30-year history. The 15.3 rating beat the 14.4 for a Bears-Vikings game on Dec. 6, 1987, during ESPN's first season of televising NFL games.

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Blaise63
Oct 07, 2009
02:09 PM

The rematch is presently scheduled for a noon (CDT) kickoff 11/01 on Fox. Do they have the flexability to move this to a 3:15 national game?

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