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NFL's divisional weekend draws its biggest TV audience ever

NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL's divisional playoff weekend drew its biggest television audience ever.

The four games last weekend averaged 37.8 million viewers. The previous high was 36.6 million in 2011.

The league said Tuesday that the Green Bay Packers' 26-21 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday was the second-most watched divisional game on record. It averaged 44.4 million viewers on Fox. The New York Giants' upset of the Packers in 2012 drew 45.1 million viewers.

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