The NFL's ratings were down for Week 1 of the 2016 season.

Thursday's game between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers drew in 25.2 million viewers but dropped eight percent from 2015 and six percent from 2014.

On Sunday afternoon, CBS scored a 10.2 overnight rating for its NFL offerings, a 13 percent drop from FOX’s numbers (11.7) last year and a 9 percent drop from 2014 on CBS (11.2). This also marked the lowest overnight season-opening rating in seven years.

Sunday's game between the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals had an 18 percent decline.

Monday Night Football's doubleheader was also down.