According to the league and Nielsen, the six wild-card round games averaged 28.3 million viewers on television and digital platforms, compared to 31.2 million last year. The two Saturday games held steady, while the Sunday and Monday matchups saw declines.

The Washington Commanders's 23-20 comeback win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — the most competitive game of the wild-card round — averaged 26.2 million Sunday night on NBC. That was down 19% from last year's Los Angeles Rams-Lions game.