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Cowboys-Giants game is most-streamed on Prime Video

The Dallas Cowboys have the top three most-watched "Thursday Night Football" games on Amazon.

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MetLife Stadium, the home of the New York Giants and the New York Jets, as it appeared in 2014.
MetLife Stadium, the home of the New York Giants and the New York Jets, as it appeared in 2014. (Photo by Anthony Quintano via Wikimedia Commons)

The Week 4 match-up between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants drew more than 16.2 million viewers to Amazon’s Prime Video on Thursday, according to Nielsen data.

The game was the most-watched regular season “Thursday Night Football” game streamed by Amazon’s Prime Video and Twitch, with Amazon claiming it was also the most-streamed National Football League (NFL) game ever. The game also aired on local TV stations in Dallas and New York City, the home markets of the two teams playing.

The match-up peaked with 18.1 million viewers during the second quarter, according to preliminary Nielsen data. Finalized data, which includes out-of-home viewing, is expected to be released on Monday.

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Thursday Night Football has averaged around 14.9 million viewers during the first four weeks of the season, an increase of 25 percent compared to the same time period last year.

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Matthew Keys

Matthew Keys is the award-winning founder and editor of TheDesk.net, an authoritative voice on broadcast and streaming TV, media and tech. With over ten years of experience, he's a recognized expert in broadcast, streaming, and digital media, with work featured in publications such as StreamTV Insider and Digital Content Next, and past roles at Thomson Reuters and Disney-ABC Television Group.