{
  "id": 494448,
  "title": "Panthers, Cardinals draw massive viewership in Hall of Fame Game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/panthers-cardinals-draw-massive-viewership-in-hall-of-fame-game",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T19:02:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/panthers-cardinals-draw-massive-viewership-190207879.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Despite the Hall of Fame Game's reputation as a low-stakes contest, the Thursday night matchup between the Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals garnered significant attention. According to NBC Sports, the game drew an average of 7.0 million viewers through NBC and Peacock, marking it as the most-watched Hall of Fame Game since 2017, when the Cardinals faced the Dallas Cowboys. The event featured two rookie quarterbacks and a thrilling back-and-forth contest. Arizona's Carson Beck completed 15 of his 19 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown, while Carolina's undrafted free-agent Haynes King passed for 180 yards and two touchdowns, securing the game-winning score in the final moments. The Panthers' walk-off 33-30 victory stands as the second-highest scoring Hall of Fame Game in history, and it was the first time both teams scored at least 30 points at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.",
  "summary": "Based off the ratings from Thursday night's Hall of Fame Game, football fans really missed their football.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Drew Brees surprises Purdue football with visit after Hall of Fame induction: 'Incredibly special'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/drew-brees-surprises-purdue-football-with-visit-after-hall-of-fame",
        "published": "2026-08-10T17:27:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}