This season, the NFL will once again have the perfect gift for fans who dream of adding football viewing to the Christmas agenda: there’s officially professional gridiron action on Christmas Day in the form of two AFC matchups on Netflix. The day starts off with the 14-1 Kansas City Chiefs taking on the 10-5 Pittsburgh Steelers, before the 10-5 Baltimore Ravens visit the 9-6 Houston Texans.
The holiday scheduling marks a departure from the norm, with Christmas Day falling on a Wednesday this year. The Chiefs currently hold the top seed in the division and can clinch that spot with one win or one loss by the Buffalo Bills in the final two weeks of the season. Their opponents, the 10-5 Steelers, have also clinched a spot in the playoffs and control their path to winning their first AFC North title since the 2020 season.
The second game of the day features two more teams in playoff position — The Texans and Ravens hold the fourth and fifth seeds in the conference entering Week 17. Houston has already clinched the AFC South, while Baltimore has clinched a postseason berth and is still in the mix for the AFC North.
Long story short — there are playoff implications aplenty when the NFL’s 2024 Christmas Day slate kicks off. For the full schedule, including tune-in information and the rest of the weekend’s games, see below.
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What NFL games are on today?
*All times listed are Eastern
Kansas City Chiefs vs Pittsburgh Steelers — 1:00pm
Baltimore Ravens vs Houston Texans — 4:30pm
How to watch NFL games on Christmas Day
Both of the NFL’s two Christmas Day games, Chiefs vs Steelers and Ravens vs Texans, will be available to stream on Netflix.
Week 17 NFL Schedule
Thursday, December 26th
Seattle Seahawks vs Chicago Bears — 8:15pm on Amazon Prime
Saturday, December 28th
Los Angeles Chargers vs New England Patriots — 1:00pm on NFL Network
Denver Broncos vs Cincinnati Bengals — 4:30pm on NFL Network
Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams —8:15pm on NFL Network
Sunday, December 29th
Indianapolis Colts vs New York Giants — 1:00pm on FOX
New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills — 1:00pm on CBS
Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars — 1:00pm on CBS
Las Vegas Raiders vs New Orleans Saints — 1:00pm on FOX
Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers — 1:00pm on CBS
Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles — 1:00pm on FOX
Miami Dolphins vs Cleveland Browns — 4:05pm on CBS
Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings — 4:25pm on FOX
Atlanta Falcons vs Washington Commanders — 8:20pm on NBC and Peacock
Monday, December 30th
Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers — 8:15pm on ESPN and ABC