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Packers' Micah Parsons debut smashes CBS viewership records

The Green Bay Packers opened their 2025 season against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on Sunday afternoon, and did so with a new addition on defense.

Packers' outside linebacker Micah Parsons made his Green Bay debut, and there were millions of people watching.

Parsons' debut was the most-watched Week 1 game since the NFL returned to CBS in 1998.

Packers' Parsons Debut Breaks Decades-Long Record

When the Dallas Cowboys traded former Penn State star Parsons to the Packers less than a week before the first game of the 2025 season, many were excited to see how Parsons would fit in Green Bay.