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What NFL games will Netflix livestream on Christmas Day 2024?
Streaming platform Netflix will show at least four NFL games on 25 December across 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Hours before announcing the full schedule for the 2024 season, the NFL revealed that it had agreed a deal with Netflix for the streaming platform to broadcast games on Christmas Day for the next three years.
NFL games on Netflix on Christmas Day 2024
The NFL scheduled three games on Christmas Day last year, a move which proved to be a a huge hit with fans. According to Sports Media Watch, those three encounters averaged 28.68 million viewers.
Two matchups will be played on 25 December this year, both of which will be shown on Netflix. First up, the Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Pittsburgh Steelers, before the Baltimore Ravens face off against the Houston Txans.
At least one Christmas Day game will follow in both 2025 and 2026, for which the schedule has obviously yet to be decided.
Although Netflix and the NFL haven’t disclosed the financial terms of the deal, Bloomberg has reported that the streaming platform has paid less than $150 million per game.
Why does the NFL play on Christmas Day?
Although it hasn’t happened every year, football has regularly taken place on 25 December, with watching the games considered a traditional holiday family activity by many Americans. The NFL has attracted some of its biggest regular-season audiences on the date, and this will be the fourth year in succession the NFL will be playing on Christmas Day.
How much does a Netflix subscription cost? Can everyone with a subscription watch NFL?
At present, Netflix subscriptions cost between $6.99 (standard account which allows two simultaneous streams) and $22.99 (premium account which allows four simultaneous streams and has better streaming quality) per month.
There is also the option to pay more to add extra members to either type of account, with the most expensive premium account, which has three members in total, costing $38.97 per month.
Neither Netflix nor the NFL has revealed whether the deal will affect the price of a subscription, which usually varies slightly from year to year and depending on what content is on offer.
They have also yet to comment on whether the games will be available to users with all types of accounts. However, that will be the case for the upcoming boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, which suggests NFL may also be accessible to anyone who has an account with the platform.