 The Saints beat the Falcons 23–3 in what now ranks as one of the most-watched events in the history of cable television.ESPN's October 23, 2006 game telecast between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys drew the largest audience in the history of cable television at the time, besting the previous mark set by a 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot.An average of 16,028,000 viewers (12.8 rating) watched as the Giants defeated the Cowboys, 36–22.