How to watch the 2025 Christmas Day NFL games today

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Christmas Day is a time for family, friends and, of course, football. This Christmas Day, Netflix will broadcast an NFL doubleheader: the Dallas Cowboys vs. the Washington Commanders, followed by the Detroit Lions vs. the Minnesota Vikings. Then, on a special Christmas edition of Thursday Night Football, the Denver Broncos face the Kansas City Chiefs on Amazon’s Prime Video. Keep reading to find out what you need to know about Thursday’s football slate, and the rest of the Week 17 schedule.

Date: Thursday, Dec. 25

Start times: 1 p.m. ET, 4:30 p.m. ET and 8:15 p.m. ET

TV channels: N/A

Streaming: Netflix, Prime Video

2025 Christmas Day NFL game slate:

Thursday, Dec. 25

Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders: 1 p.m. (Netflix)
Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings: 4:30 p.m. (Netflix)
Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs: 8:15 p.m. (Prime Video)

For the second year in a row, Netflix is the home to the NFL on Christmas Day, broadcasting the Cowboys vs. Commanders at 1 p.m. ET and the Lions vs. Vikings at 4:30 p.m. ET.

The streamer is also home to plenty of popular titles like Bridgerton, Stranger Things, Love is Blind and Selling Sunset. Netflix currently has three plans: Standard with ads ($7.99 a month); Standard ($17.99 a month); and Premium ($24.99 a month). Netflix no longer offers a free trial.

$7.99/month at Netflix

Amazon Prime Video is the exclusive home for the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games, including this week’s game. On top of Amazon Prime Video, an Amazon Prime subscription includes free shipping, exclusive deals, access to Prime Day sales events, Amazon Music, a year of free GrubHub+ and more.

A standard Amazon Prime subscription is $15 monthly or $139 annually, but discounts are available for students and those on qualified government assistance. You can try Amazon Prime free for 30 days. You can also just subscribe directly to Prime Video and forego all other Prime benefits for $9 a month.

$15/month at Amazon

NFL Week 17 schedule:

All times Eastern.

Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025

Cowboys vs. Commanders: 1 p.m. (Netflix)
Lions vs. Vikings: 4:30 p.m. (Netflix)

Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025

Ravens vs. Packers: 8:00 p.m. (Peacock)

Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025

Steelers vs. Browns: 1:00 p.m. (CBS)
Patriots vs. Jets: 1:00 p.m. (Fox)
Seahawks vs. Panthers: 1:00 p.m. (CBS)
Cardinals vs. Bengals: 1:00 p.m. (Fox)
Jaguars vs. Colts: 1:00 p.m. (Fox)
Buccaneers vs. Dolphins: 1:00 p.m. (Fox)
Saints vs. Titans: 1:00 p.m. (CBS)
Eagles vs. Bills: 4:25 p.m. (Fox)
Giants vs. Raiders: 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
Bears vs. 49ers: 8:20 p.m. (NBC)

Monday, Dec. 29, 2025

Rams vs. Falcons: 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)