THE NFL ON CBS’s broadcast of the AFC Divisional Playoff game featuring the Indianapolis Colts’victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Jan. 11 (4:45-8:00 PM, ET) was the second-highest-rated Sunday AFC Divisional Playoff game in 19 years on any network.

The AFC Divisional Playoff game on Sunday scored an average overnight household rating/share in the metered markets of 25.4/41, up 1% from last year’s25.1/42 (San Diego-Denver, 1/12/14).

Yesterday’s 25.4/41is the second-highest-rated Sunday AFC Divisional Playoff game in 19 years,trailing only a 26.2/44 (N.Y. Jets-New England, 1/16/11, CBS) and a 26.1/41 (Indianapolis-Kansas City, 1/7/96, NBC).

The game rating/share for the Colts-Broncos game peaked with 27.6/42 (7:00-7:30PM, ET), respectively.  

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CBS Sports Contacts: Jen Sabatelle  212/975-4120  jsabatelle@cbs.com

                                 Robin Brendle  212/975-1533  rlbrendle@cbs.com

                                Jerry Caraccioli 212/975-7466  gwcaraccioli@cbs.com