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The first NFL games actually played on December 25 came after the merger, during the 1971–72 NFL playoffs.The first two games of the Divisional Playoff Round were held on Christmas Day; the first of these was between the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings, while the second of the two contests played that afternoon, the Miami Dolphins versus the Kansas City Chiefs, wound up being the ...
NFL Network Exclusive Game Series (formerly called NFL Network Special) is the branding currently used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games aired by NFL Network. Prior to the 2022 NFL season, the NFL Network Special branding was only used on Thursday Night Football (TNF) games not played on Thursdays (from 2022 on it is used ...
The Raiders’ upset of the Chiefs averaged 29.6 million viewers, making it the second most-watched Christmas Day game in NFL history; the Eagles’ win over the Giants averaged 29 million viewers ...
Rob Wile and Saba Hamedy. May 15, 2024 at 11:12 AM. Netflix will stream its first NFL games on Christmas Day. The streaming giant announced Wednesday that it will feature both Dec. 25 matchups ...
When the NFL first set out to design its 2024 regular-season schedule, the schedule-making team didn’t expect a Christmas Day game. Sure, six teams faced off on Monday of Christmas last season.
Early championships between 1920 and 1932 were awarded to the team with the best won-lost record, initially rather haphazardly, as some teams played more or fewer games than others, or scheduled games against non-league, amateur or collegiate teams; this led to the 1920 title being determined during a league meeting after the season, [3] the 1921 title being decided on a controversial ...
Netflix and the NFL announced a three-year deal Wednesday to stream games on Christmas Day. The streaming giant will carry two games this year and at least one game in 2025 and ‘26.
In the years since, the NFL has played an occasional late-afternoon or night game on the holiday but there has not been a Christmas Day game starting earlier than 1:00 p.m. ET since 2022. There have also been several games played on Christmas Eve over the years, including an Oakland Raiders – Baltimore Colts playoff contest in 1977 which ...