While 11 of the 17 Monday games were decided by a touchdown or less, the program had to compete with the Sydney Olympics on two nights and a pushed-back fall schedule. The only worse rating was for a telecast opposite Game 7 of the 1986 World Series. Each rating point represents a little more than 1 million television households.
Share is the percentage of in-use TVs tuned to a program.
Warner to play Three days after suffering a concussion, St. Louis quarterback Kurt Warner declared he would start Saturday's NFC wild-card game against New Orleans. It's great to get back to work. Griese, who missed five games with a separated-shoulder surgery, reinjured his shoulder Sunday. Tiki Barber vowed to be in the lineup for an NFC semifinal on Jan. 6 or 7, despite having a broken left arm and sprained big toe on his right foot. Fire Gilbride Kevin Gilbride was fired as offensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers, which has long been one of the NFL's worst passing offenses.