NFL, Christmas and the gameday
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The NFL on Christmas doesn't have quite the history of Thanksgiving, but the holiday did feature one of the greatest playoff games in league history.
The Christmas Day football schedule in 2025 continues with a second NFL contest at 4:30pm ET. The Detroit Lions (8-7) will travel to face the Minnesota Vikings (7-8) in an NFC North matchup at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Like the Cowboys-Commanders contest, the Lions-Vikings game will only be available to stream via Netflix.
NFL fans will be gifted a triple-header on Christmas Day. The Week 17 slate kicks off Thursday with a trio of divisional showdowns.
The NFL first held games on the holiday back in 1971. Here's a look at every result on Christmas since that double-header.