The NFL schedule on Christmas Day features three games to start Week 17 of the 2025 season.
Christmas is on a Thursday this year, allowing the league to beef up its game schedule on the holiday with start times in the three typical windows throughout the day.
All three games will be on streaming services, either Netflix (first two games) or Prime Video, though they will be available on TV in the six local markets of the teams playing and on Fubo (free trial), also only in those local markets.
The action pits three divisional games between rivals, starting with the Dallas Cowboys visiting the Washington Commanders, the Detroit Lions visiting the Minnesota Vikings and the Denver Broncos visiting the Kansas City Chiefs. Only the Broncos have clinched a playoff berth, and the Lions are the only other team that has not yet been eliminated, though Detroit needs to win out and get help from Green Bay.
Here’s what you need to know about the NFL Christmas games.
Are there NFL games on Christmas Eve?
No, there are no NFL games on Wednesday, Christmas Eve.
Christmas NFL games
The Cowboys and Commanders, Lions and Vikings, Broncos and Chiefs are the Christmas NFL games on Thursday.
How many NFL games are on Christmas?
There are three NFL games on Christmas in 2025. The schedule starts with a 1 p.m. game, then 4:30 p.m. then 8:15 p.m., all times Eastern.
Christmas NFL schedule 2025
Check your local listings if you’re in the TV market for any of the teams playing on Christmas.
Watch Broncos-Chiefs on Prime Video
How to watch Christmas NFL games on Netflix
To watch the two NFL games live on Christmas (Cowboys at Commanders and Lions at Vikings), you need to have a subscription to Netflix if you’re not in the local TV market for a team playing in the game you want to watch. Once logged in to your account, the Christmas games are included in all plans. Log in or subscribe at netflix.com.
Netflix announcers for NFL Christmas games
Cowboys vs Commanders announcers
Lions vs Vikings announcers
Broncos vs Chiefs announcers on Prime Video
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: NFL Christmas games schedule on Netflix, Prime, how to watch on TV
Reporting by Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press
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