DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 07: Andrew Luck (12) of the Indianapolis Colts is stuffed at the end zone by the Broncos defenders and was ruled down. The Denver Broncos played the Indianapolis Colts at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo. on September 7, 2014. (Photo by Joe Amon/The Denver Post)
For those keeping score off the field, Sunday was a winning night for the Broncos in terms of TV ratings, too.
NBC’s Colts-Broncos Sunday Night Football opener, in which Denver jumped out to 24-0 first-half lead on Indy, posted a 15.1 rating, 25 share (percent of viewers using television) overnight to rank as primetime’s No. 1 show.
The Denver market had the highest ratings nationally, with a 43.6 rating and whopping 66 share (66 percent of local viewers using television were tuned to the game).
