How it unfolded
This is readers, added together. It is not what the people below are ordered by.
Ordered by how far each rose above their own usual readership, not by fame.
Languages, not countries.
The rise showed up in the Wikipedia editions in German, English and Spanish.
2 of these rose at the same time, without our being able to tie them to this.
29 December 2025 - 25 January 2026
- George Kittle 53% of these readers
- Jordan Love
Result Once it settled 
George Kittle: 3.7K readers a day, 1.4× more than usual
Busiest day 115K readers across 2 people
From Wikipedia The National Football League playoffs for the 2025 season began on January 10, 2026, and concluded with Super Bowl LX on February 8 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California where the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots for the franchise's second title.
2025-26 NFL playoffs on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0