The Indianapolis Colts haven’t been on the national stage regularly in years, but that didn’t stop them from drawing the second-highest viewership of the season in the Week 11 win over the Green Bay Packers.
Despite it not being a prime-time game, the Colts and Packers game was the second-most viewed NFL game of the season and the highest since Week 2 started.
The @Colts–@packers game drew 23.9 million viewers on Sunday on Fox. That's the second most-watched NFL game this season — behind only Bucs-Saints (25.9 million) in Week One.
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) November 24, 2020
The Colts are proving they deserve to get more national attention. They are currently leading the AFC South and are the No. 4 seed in the AFC playoff picture.
They have a candidate for the Defensive Rookie of the Year in safety Julian Blackmon while quarterback Philip Rivers is carrying the offense on a playoff run.
There’s a chance the Colts wind up getting flexed to a Sunday night game as the playoffs draw closer but given the recent history, there’s just as much of a chance that they don’t.
Regardless, the Colts are proving they belong in the discussion as a top-tier team in the league and in much need of more prime-time games.
