After five weeks of the season, NFL games rank as nine of the 10 most-watched sporting events since Super Bowl XLV, and the Falcons were involved in one of those games.
The Falcons' 35-31 win over the Eagles on Sept. 18, 2011 ranks as the sixth most-watched sporting event since the Super Bowl with 23.4 million people tuning in.
The Falcons were also at the top of the ratings list in Atlanta, Chicago and Milwaukee last week for Sunday night's game against the Packers.
Nationwide, Sunday night's game on NBC drew 22.0 million viewers.