AFC Divisional Playoff game featuring the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 31-24 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, Jan. 15 scored an average overnight household rating/share of 20.9/39, up +12% from an 18.7/31 for last year’s AFC Divisional Playoff game between Baltimore and Indianapolis.

 The rating/share for the Steelers-Ravens game peaked with a 25.1/43 (7:30-8:00 PM, ET).

 The 20.9/39 for the Ravens-Steelers game was the highest rating for the AFC Saturday Divisional game in the metered markets in 17 years (23.9/51; Los Angeles Raiders-Buffalo; NBC; 12:30-3:45 PM) on January 15, 1994.

 In addition, the 20.9/39 was the highest-rated AFC or NFC Divisional Play-off game on any network in the metered markets in 15 years (22.2/41; Green Bay-San Francisco; FOX; 4:00-7:30 PM) on January 9, 1996.

The New York Jets’ 28-21 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday, Jan. 16 (4:45-7:45 PM, ET) scored an average overnight household rating/share of 26.2/44, up +13% from an 23.1/39 for last year’s AFC Divisional Playoff game between the New York Jets and San Diego (4:45-8:00 PM, ET).

 The rating/share for the Jets-Patriots game peaked with a 31.0/47 (7:30-7:45 PM, ET).

 The 26.2/44 for the Jets-Patriots game was the highest rating for the AFC Sunday Divisional game in the metered markets in 16 years (26.8/46; Miami-San Diego; NBC; 4:00-7:30 PM) on January 8, 1995.

 In addition, the  26.2/44 was the highest-rated AFC or NFC Divisional Play-off game on any network in the metered markets in 14 years (28.5/49; Dallas-Carolina; FOX; 4:00-7:00 PM) on January 5, 1997.