NFL Christmas Day Schedule: Who is playing on Christmas on Netflix?
By Matt Conner
Netflix has apparently spent enough money to make the NFL rewrite the rules for player safety and broadcast games on Christmas Day. We've got your full schedule.
Netflix has come to a three-season agreement ewith the National Football League to broadcast at least one game every season during the Christmas holiday. As part of the first season of that contract, word has leaked that the streaming service will broadcast two Christmas Day games in 2024, including a big showdown for the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Christmas Day slate is a rare one this season in Week 17 for one primary reason: Christmas falls on a Wednesday in 2024. That means the NFL has okayed two mid-week games featuring four high-profile teams which will force each franchise to significantly alter their medical/training regimen to deal with the demands of playing on a Wednesday afternoon or evening.
The first matchup made known was an AFC showdown between the Chiefs, who will be racing toward a hopeful three-peat, and the Pittsburgh Steelers, a franchise very much in transition. It will either be Justin Fields or Russell Wilson versus Patrick Mahomes that day, and the Chiefs will hope a road contest to Pittsburgh isn't as demanding as it could be.
In the second game set for Christmas Day, the Houston Texans will host the Baltimore Ravens in another pivotal AFC matchup. That game in particular could have a serious effect on the conference playoff picture knowing that the Texans and Ravens are favored to win their respective divisions—the AFC South and AFC North.
The good news for those without Netflix is that if you're in the market of one of the teams involved in the Christmas Day broadcast on the streaming service, you will still get the game on broadcast television via the normal channels. The games will also be made available on NFL+ on mobile devices.
Here's the full slate of games on Netflix on Christmas Day:
- Kansas City Chiefs @ Pittsburgh Steelers - 12/25
- Baltimore Ravens @ Houston Texans - 12/25
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