NFL Christmas Day Schedule: How to Watch Games on Netflix, Prime & TV

The NFL schedule on Christmas Day in 2025 includes three games to begin Week 17.

This year, Christmas falls on a Thursday, allowing the league to expand its game schedule with start times spread over the three typical periods of the day.

All three games will be available on streaming platforms, either Netflix (first two games) or Prime Video, though they will also be available on TV in the six local markets where the teams will compete, as well as on Fubo (free trial), but exclusively in those markets.

The action includes three divisional games between rivals, beginning with the Dallas Cowboys visiting the Washington Commanders, followed by the Detroit Lions visiting the Minnesota Vikings and the Denver Broncos visiting the Kansas City Chiefs. Only the Broncos have clinched a postseason spot, and the Lions are the only other club that has yet to be eliminated, though Detroit must win out and receive assistance from Green Bay.

Here’s everything you need know about the NFL Christmas games.

Are there NFL games on Christmas Eve?

No, there are no NFL games on Wednesday, December 24.

Christmas NFL games

The Christmas NFL games on Thursday will be between the Cowboys and Commanders, the Lions and Vikings, and the Broncos and Chiefs.

How many NFL games are on Christmas?

In 2025, the NFL will play three games on Christmas. The schedule begins with a 1 p.m. game, followed by 4:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., all in Eastern time.

Christmas NFL schedule 2025

• Cowboys (6-8-1) at Commanders (4-11), 1 p.m. ET, Netflix.
• Lions (8-7) at Vikings (7-8), 4:30 p.m. ET, Netflix (CBS in Detroit market).
• Broncos (12-3) at Chiefs (6-9), 8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video.