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It doesn’t matter which NFL fans are on the “naughty list” and which ones are on the “nice list.” This Christmas, everyone will receive three gifts from the NFL.
For the sixth year in a row, the league is offering fans a chance to watch pro football during the holiday season while wearing Santa suits. This season marks the third time in the last four years that a Christmas tripleheader has been held, with last year’s Wednesday doubleheader being the only exception since 2022.
For the first time since the league adopted the annual tradition in 2020, all Christmas games will be divisional matchups. Some have higher stakes than others.
Here are the games taking place on December 25th this year and how to watch each one.
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There are three games this Christmas:
The first matchup of the day will be a regional battle between two teams that have already been eliminated from playoff contention. The Cowboys and Commanders have nothing to play for except pride and draft position in their second head-to-head matchup of the year. Dallas won Game 1 at home on October 19, 44-22.
The two later Christmas matchups are also divisional matchups. The mid-afternoon game is the second and final game to be streamed on Netflix this holiday season, and will feature a Lions team fighting for a playoff spot visiting a Vikings team that has already been eliminated from contention.
If you heard before the season that the final Christmas game would include a team fighting for the No. 1 seed in the AFC and a team already eliminated, you might have guessed that the Chiefs would be the former and the Broncos the latter. In fact, the opposite is true. Denver will be one win away from clinching first place in the AFC with a win over the reigning conference champions on Christmas Day.
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- Live stream: Netflix (1 p.m. ET, 4:30 p.m. game); Amazon Prime Video (8:20 p.m. ET game)
Netflix will live stream both early games on Christmas.
U.S. NFL fans outside of a competing team’s market will need to sign in to their Netflix account or subscribe to the streaming service to watch. Both matches are available on Netflix plans.
After the early games, fans will need to switch to Amazon Prime Video, the same streaming service that owns the rights to “Thursday Night Football.” The Chiefs-Broncos game will kick off in the prime-time slot on Christmas Day.
The NFL will also stream three games on NFL+, a premium subscription service on mobile devices.
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Here are the AFC and NFC standings going into Week 17.
A.F.C.
- Denver Broncos (12-3; 1st AFC West)*
- New England Patriots (12-3; 1st in AFC East)*
- Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4; 1st place in AFC South)*
- Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6; AFC North leader)
- Los Angeles Chargers (11-4; 1st Wild Card)*
- Buffalo Bills (11-4; 2nd Wild Card)*
- Houston Texans (10-5; 3rd Wild Card)
in the hunt: Indianapolis Colts (8-7);Baltimore Ravens (7-8)
* Indicates the teams that qualified for the playoffs.
Excluded: Kansas City Chiefs (6-9);Miami Dolphins (6-9);Cincinnati Bengals (5-10);New York Jets (3-12);Cleveland Browns (3-12);Tennessee Titans (3-12);Las Vegas Raiders (2-13)
NFC
- seattle seahawks (12-3; NFC West 1st)*
- chicago bears (11-4; NFC North Leader)*
- philadelphia eagles (10-5; NFC East Leader)*
- carolina panthers (8-7; NFC South leader)
- san francisco 49ers (11-4; Wildcard No. 1)*
- Los Angeles Rams (11-4; Wildcard No. 1)*
- green bay packers (9-5-1; Wild Card No.3)
In the hunt: Detroit Lions (8-7); Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-8)
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indicates the team that qualified for the playoffs. Excluded:
Minnesota Vikings (7-8); Dallas Cowboys (6-8-1); Atlanta Falcons (6-9); New Orleans Saints (5-10); Washington Commanders (4-11). Arizona Cardinals (3-12); New York Giants (2-13)
