The Colts-Patriots AFC Championship game earned a 26.6 rating, becoming the highest rated TV program since the 2003 Super Bowl. And the Panther-Eagles NFC Championship game earned a 25.0 rating (down 8% from last year’s Bucs-Eagles game). Supporters of an NCAA Division 1 Football playoff should compare that to the Sugar Bowl’s 14.8 rating – the NCAA would get creamed going head-to-head against the NFL.