20 Years Ago, Did Anyone Ever Think The Saints Would Get This Record?

Hard to believe that this record would ever come from the New Orleans Saints, but the Saints' offense and defense were not the only ones that showed up last night. It's all the citizens of New Orleans setting a record last night. Highest local rating for any football team for any game. Ever. Including the Super Bowl. From the New Orleans Saints website

In a just released study by the National Football League braodcasting department, New Orleans averaged an astounding 66.7 HH rating, 84 HH share (in other words--84% of those people with TVs IN USE in New Orleans were tuned into the Saints-Patriots game).

With 423,000 homes tuning into last night's 38-17 Saints win over the New England Patriots, the game set a new record for the market, surpassing week 8’s ESPN MNF game versus the Falcons.

JP Kirby tweeted the tidbit that that is the highest rating for any local market for any game ever. Simply incredible and it's certainly good to see the city of New Orleans rally around their Saints like that. How fun would it be to see a Colts-Saints 18-0 vs. 18-0 Super Bowl in Miami, of all places? Hey, with those schedules, it is certainly possible. And while it may seem like a boring playoffs with unbeaten teams winning out, just think of the drama and intensity when one of those teams get in a close game as we come down the stretch especially if that game is in the playoffs.