Thanks to NFL stars like Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson, Netflix said it enjoyed its "most-watched Christmas day ever" in the U.S.

The streamer live streamed two games - Kansas City Chiefs v Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens v Houston Texans - to a huge global audience

In the NBA, the Christmas lineup averaged 5.25 million viewers on ABC and ESPN, a big increase from the all-time low of 2.85 million in 2023. ABC simulcast all five games this year, whereas the broadcaster only carried two a year ago due in part to its Monday Night Football obligation.

The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Pittsburgh Steelers in the opening matchup on the NFL's doubleheader on Netflix.

The penultimate week of the regular NFL season included two Christmas Day matchups as part of a busy festive schedule.The Kansas City Chiefs defeated Pittsburgh Steelers to kick things off on December 25,

NFL fans looking to watch the Ravens play the Texans or the Chiefs play the Steelers — or both — tuned in to Netflix for their games of choice. Precisely what an NFL game on Netflix might look like was a source of much discussion in the months before the game.