Chiefs-Dolphins Playoff Game on Peacock Sets Records for U.S. Streaming and Internet Usage

The NFL playoff recreation between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins made historical past—and never simply because it was so chilly that one head coach’s mustache fashioned icicles.

The Wild Card recreation, which aired on the streaming service Peacock, was probably the most streamed U.S. occasion ever, drawing 23 million viewers, in line with Comcast NBCUniversal, Peacock’s proprietor. It additionally was the most important occasion ever for web utilization within the U.S., accounting for 30% of net site visitors, making Saturday the one highest day of U.S. web utilization in historical past.