NFL Christmas GameDay

For [[2025 NFL season|2025]], with Christmas Day landing on a Thursday, the NFL scheduled a tripleheader, consisting of two games on Netflix followed by ''[[Thursday Night Football]]'' on [[Amazon Prime Video]]. Netflix coverage featured the [[2025 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] at the [[2025 Washington Commanders season|Washington Commanders]], and the [[2025 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]] at the [[2025 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]].{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2025 |title=2025 NFL schedule release: Cowboys-Commanders, Lions-Vikings headline Netflix Christmas slate |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-schedule-release-cowboys-commanders-lions-vikings-netflix-christmas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250515082241/https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-schedule-release-cowboys-commanders-lions-vikings-netflix-christmas |archive-date=May 15, 2025 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=NFL.com}} The Lions–Vikings game featured a halftime show headlined by [[Snoop Dogg]], with special guests [[Lainey Wilson]], [[Andrea Bocelli|Andrea]] and [[Matteo Bocelli]], and [[Ejae]], [[Audrey Nuna]], and [[Rei Ami]] from the Netflix film ''[[KPop Demon Hunters]]''.{{Cite web |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2025-12-25 |title=Snoop Dogg Brings a Christmas Dream Blunt Rotation to Lions-Vikings Halftime Show |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/snoop-dogg-christmas-halftime-show-huntrx-lainey-wilson-1235488117/ |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Ostly |first=Ayrton |title=Snoop Dogg leads star-studded NFL halftime show {{!}} Reactions |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/12/25/snoop-dogg-nfl-halftime-show-k-pop-lainey-wilson-andrea-bocelli/87915660007/ |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} The Vikings notably upset the Lions in a victory that knocked the team out of playoff contention.{{cite web |last=Birkett |first=Dave |date=December 25, 2025 |title=Lions eliminated from playoffs after 23-10 loss to Vikings on Christmas |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2025/12/25/detroit-lions-eliminated-playoffs-christmas-day-vikings-score/87914114007/ |access-date=December 26, 2025 |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]}}

For [[2025 NFL season|2025]], with Christmas Day landing on a Thursday, the NFL scheduled a tripleheader, consisting of two games on Netflix followed by ''[[Thursday Night Football]]'' on [[Amazon Prime Video]]. Netflix coverage featured the [[2025 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] at the [[2025 Washington Commanders season|Washington Commanders]], and the [[2025 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]] at the [[2025 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]].{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2025 |title=2025 NFL schedule release: Cowboys-Commanders, Lions-Vikings headline Netflix Christmas slate |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-schedule-release-cowboys-commanders-lions-vikings-netflix-christmas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250515082241/https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-schedule-release-cowboys-commanders-lions-vikings-netflix-christmas |archive-date=May 15, 2025 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=NFL.com}} The Lions–Vikings game featured a halftime show headlined by [[Snoop Dogg]], with special guests [[Lainey Wilson]], [[Andrea Bocelli|Andrea]] and [[Matteo Bocelli]], and [[Ejae]], [[Audrey Nuna]], and [[Rei Ami]] from the Netflix film ''[[KPop Demon Hunters]]''.{{Cite web |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2025-12-25 |title=Snoop Dogg Brings a Christmas Dream Blunt Rotation to Lions-Vikings Halftime Show |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/snoop-dogg-christmas-halftime-show-huntrx-lainey-wilson-1235488117/ |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Ostly |first=Ayrton |title=Snoop Dogg leads star-studded NFL halftime show {{!}} Reactions |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/12/25/snoop-dogg-nfl-halftime-show-k-pop-lainey-wilson-andrea-bocelli/87915660007/ |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} The Vikings notably upset the Lions in a victory that knocked the team out of playoff contention.{{cite web |last=Birkett |first=Dave |date=December 25, 2025 |title=Lions eliminated from playoffs after 23-10 loss to Vikings on Christmas |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2025/12/25/detroit-lions-eliminated-playoffs-christmas-day-vikings-score/87914114007/ |access-date=December 26, 2025 |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]}}

In April 2026, co-CEO [[Ted Sarandos]] remarked that the company was interested in expanding its NFL coverage, as it was "great property" that "delivers value as part of our total offering." The company, alongside [[YouTube]], had been considered potential frontrunners for a new five-game package the NFL was offering for the [[2026 NFL season|2026 season]].{{Cite web |last=Yoder |first=Matt |date=2026-04-17 |title=Netflix eager to 'expand' relationship with NFL |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/netflix/eager-expand-relationship-nfl.html |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}

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