NFL kickoff viewership was up 29% over last year

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Last night's thriller between the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys was watched by 22 million on NBC, up from 19.3 million for last year's kickoff game.

NFL fans were ecstatic to see the return of the "Collinsworth Slide" for NBC's NFL 2021 season kickoff game

Cris Collinsworth has become a social media sensation in recent years for sliding next to Al Michaels at the beginning of Sunday Night Football game broadcasts. But because of COVID and social distancing, the "Collinsworth Slide" was missing last season. The return of the "Collinsworth Slide" on Thursday brought a sense of normalcy to NFL fans. “Partner,” Michaels told Collinsworth. “Come sliding back in here.”

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