The Cowboys-Redskins rivalry probably never left, but it's certainly at the top of its peak after this season.
The Cowboys, once again, were one of the most-watched teams in the NFL, including the top two rated games of the season – both against the Redskins.
In fact, last Sunday's season finale showdown in Washington was the most-watched primetime game in NFL regular-season history with an average of 30.3 million viewers.
Obviously, it was the No. 1 watched game of the entire football season but the second spot went to the Cowboys-Redskins game on Thanksgiving with 28.7 million viewers.
The Cowboys played in four of the top six viewed games this year. Fifth on the list was Giants-Cowboys on Oct. 28 with 26.9 million. Sixth was Cowboys-Steelers on CBS on Dec. 16 with 26.9 million.
Overall, the Cowboys played in six of the 25 most-watched games of the 2012 season.
Here's a list of the top 25 games viewed this season.
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1. NBC Sunday Night Football (Cowboys-Redskins), 12/30 |
30.3 million |
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2. FOX Thanksgiving Game (Redskins-Cowboys), 11/22 |
28.7 million |
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3. NBC Sunday Night Football (Steelers-Broncos), 9/9 |
27.6 million |
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4. CBS Thanksgiving Game (Texans-Lions), 11/22 |
27.3 million |
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5. FOX Sunday National (mostly Giants-Cowboys), 10/28 |
26.9 million |
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6. CBS Sunday National (mostly Steelers-Cowboys), 12/16 |
26.9 million |
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7. FOX Sunday National (mostly Packers-Vikings), 12/30 |
26.4 million |
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8.FOX Sunday National (mostly 49ers-Packers), 9/9 |
26.4 million |
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9. FOX Sunday National (mostly 49ers-Saints), 11/25 |
24.9 million |
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10. CBS Sunday National (mostly Broncos-Patriots), 10/7 |
24.5 million |
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11. FOX Sunday National (mostly Saints-Giants), 12/9 |
24.5 million |
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12. FOX Sunday National (mostly Cowboys-Eagles), 11/11 |
24.3 million |
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13. FOX Sunday National (mostly Giants-Ravens),12/23 |
24.2 million |
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14. CBS Sunday National (mostly Steelers-Giants), 11/4 |
24.2 million |
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15. CBS Sunday National (mostly Texans-Broncos), 9/23 |
24.0 million |
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16. NBC Wed. Night Kickoff Game (Cowboys-Giants), 9/5 |
23.9 million |
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17. CBS Sunday National (Indy-NE & SD-Den), 11/18 |
23.6 million |
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18. NBC Sunday Night Football (49ers-Patriots), 12/16 |
23.2 million |
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19. CBS Sunday National (mostly Steelers-Ravens), 12/2 |
23.0 million |
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20. CBS Sunday National (mostly Jets-Patriots), 10/21 |
23.0 million |
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21. FOX Sunday National (mostly Giants-49ers), 10/14 |
22.8 million |
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22. NBC Sunday Night Football (Giants-Eagles), 9/30 |
22.8 million |
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23. FOX Sunday National (mostly Saints-Packers), 9/30 |
22.3 million |
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24. NBC Sunday Night Football (Cowboys-Falcons), 11/4 |
21.8 million |
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25. FOX Sunday Single (mostly NYG-ATL & GB-Chi), 12/16 |
21.4 million |
