The Kansas City Chiefs continue to break records on and off the field. According to CBS Sports, Sunday’s matchup between the Kansas City and the Cincinnati Bengals was the most-watched game to take place in September since 1998, with an average of 27.8 million viewers tuning in.
Viewership records are nothing new to the Chiefs. Last week’s home opener set the record as the most-watched NFL kickoff game since the league began televising games in 1939. Before that, Super Bowl LVIII, which featured the Kansas City and the San Francisco 49ers, was the most-watched Super Bowl game of all time.
Take a look at the other incredible records the game set in a post by Ari Meirov on Twitter:
CBS announced that Sunday’s Bengals-Chiefs game drew an average of 27.8 million viewers, making it their most-watched September game since 1998—26 years ago! pic.twitter.com/o5cqxw5zAu
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) September 17, 2024
The Chiefs have become increasingly popular since the arrival of quarterback Patrick Mahomes in 2017, who has taken on the role of the face of the NFL.
As Kansas City becomes one of the most popular teams in the NFL with the help of its newly-acquired Swiftie fanbase, it seems like it will only be a matter of time until almost every Chiefs game sets a television record.
