Where to watch the NFL Christmas games: Schedule, live stream for 2025
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Jack McKessy, USA TODAYDecember 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Where to watch the NFL Christmas games: Schedule, live stream for 2025
Is it too late to add streaming service subscriptions to a holiday wish list? Asking on behalf of all NFL fans.
With how many media companies now own rights to broadcast NFL games live, football fans are going to need their own Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to light the way to the right channel and/or streaming service to watch a game.
This year, the NFL is putting on a triple-header of Christmas games. A pair of the games will be broadcast on one streaming service, while the final game on the holiday will take place in a different app on a smart TV.
The three games on Christmas – Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders, Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – will all be available via livestream throughout the United States. However, fans will need subscriptions to two different streaming services to be sure they can watch all three.
Here's where to watch all three Christmas Day games in 2025:
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Week 1: Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa (18) makes a catch for a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. The play was originally ruled an incomplete pass, but the call was overturned. Despite TeSlaa's effort, the Packers won the game 27-13.
Where to watch NFL Christmas games in 2025: Live streams
Live stream: Netflix (1 p.m., 4:30 p.m. ET games); Amazon Prime Video (8:20 p.m. ET game)
NFL fans living in the U.S. will be able to live stream all three games on Christmas, provided they have subscriptions to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
Netflix will stream both of the early games live on Christmas.
NFL fans in the United States outside of the competing teams' markets will need to sign into their Netflix account – or subscribe to the streaming service – to watch. Both matchups will be available with any Netflix plan.
After the early games, fans will need to switch over to Amazon Prime Video, the same streaming service that owns rights to "Thursday Night Football." The Chiefs vs. Broncos game will kick off in the prime-time slot on Christmas Day.
The NFL will also stream the three games on its premium subscription service, NFL+, on mobile devices.
What channel are the NFL Christmas games on?
Only fans living in the local markets of the six teams playing on Christmas will be able to watch one of the games on cable television.
Here's where those fans can tune in on Dec. 25:
TV channels:
Dallas: KTVT (CBS Channel 11)
Washington, DC: WUSA (CBS Channel 9)
Detroit: WWJ-TV (CBS 62 in Detroit)
Minneapolis/St. Paul: WCCO-CBS
Denver: KMGH (ABC Denver7)
Kansas City: KSHB (NBC Channel 41)
NFL Christmas games schedule
There are three games on Christmas this year:
Matchup: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders
Location: Landover, Maryland
Venue: Northwest Stadium
Time: 1 p.m. ET
How to watch: Netflix
The first game of the holiday is an all-NFC East battle for nothing but pride and draft position. Both teams are out of playoff contention as Week 17 begins.
Matchup: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Venue: U.S. Bank Stadium
Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
How to watch: Netflix
Netflix's second and final game on Christmas this year features another divisional clash: the Lions' squad desperately pushing for a playoff spot and a Vikings team that has already been eliminated from postseason contention.
Matchup: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Venue: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Time: 8:20 p.m. ET
How to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video carries the last game of the day on Dec. 25 this year. It is also a matchup of divisional opponents, with the Chiefs looking to spoil the Broncos' chances at securing the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How to watch NFL games on Christmas: 2025 schedule, live stream
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