Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl NBC’s first “Sunday Night Football” game of the year was the highest-rated Week 1 prime-time game in 15 years, according to overnight numbers released by Nielsen Monday. The New York Jets’ thrilling 27-24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys registered a 16.9 overnight rating, the best opener for “Sunday Night Football” since it debuted on NBC in 2006.