Nobody would have predicted the magnitude of the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles' Black Friday Week 13 showdown, as it had significant playoff implications for both teams.
The Bears stunned the Eagles with a commanding 24-15 win at Lincoln Financial Field. Chicago finished the game with 281 yards rushing and forced two Jalen Hurts turnovers in the second half to seal the win.
That victory helped the Bears stay in first place in the NFC North and eventually take over the top spot in the NFC, thanks to some help from their friends in North Carolina. That loss dropped the Eagles to an 8-4 record and left them third in the NFC.
There was more to that game than what happened on the field, though, as it appeared that the rest of the world wanted to see the game.
Rating for Bears-Eagles prove people want more Chicago
The Bears-Eagles game broke a Black Friday record for Amazon Prime viewership, as The Athletic's Richard Deitsch reported that Prime Video pulled in 16.33 million viewers. That number was 3 million higher than the Kansas City Chiefs-Las Vegas Raiders game last year. It was also the highest viewership number on Black Friday overall since 1991.
This was a special game for the NFL and Prime Video, as it was the first league game that did not require a Prime subscription. Over 240 countries and territories had the game available for viewers to watch.
The more the Bears succeed on the field, the more NFL fans want to watch the team. Chicago appears to be in the driver's seat to make the postseason and needs to continue the success on the field.
Read more: DJ Moore wasn't shy about delivering cold hard truth about Bears-Packers rivalry
If fans thought those viewership numbers were impressive, wait until the Bears and Green Bay Packers clash twice in the next three weeks. Those numbers will be high.