Christmas and NFL games

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

3 years ago

NFL Christmas
I don't know who the teams will be but I went to a Packers game on Christmas with my son a few years ago.

He called me and ask if could be his birthday, Christmas and graduation presents all rolled into one. I said yes but he still got other stuff too. We had a great time. The place was packed. Maybe because it was a night game instead of an afternoon game. The lone bare fan was good natured and took the loss well. (He was happy when they got a first down or past mid field.) The Packers goofed off and let the bares get closer than they should but still won the game.

The NFL will capitalize on Christmas Day falling on a Sunday.

The league will have three games on Dec. 25 for the first time: two in the afternoon on CBS and Fox, followed by a prime-time contest on NBC. NFL vice president of broadcasting Mike North revealed the tripleheader on a podcast hosted by WGR radio host and Buffalo Bills sideline reporter Sal Capaccio.

"Christmas, when it falls on an NFL game day, we've had a lot of success there, all due respect to our friends at the NBA. It is something that our friends are interested in," North said. "If Christmas falls on a Sunday, it makes perfect sense."

It will be the third straight year the league has played on Christmas. Last year, Green Bay's 24-22 victory over Cleveland averaged 28.6 million viewers on Fox, making it the third-most-watched game of the 2021 regular season. Indianapolis' 22-16 win at Arizona averaged 12.6 million on NFL Network, the second-highest-viewed game in network history.

For Week 16, the league will have its regular Thursday night game on Dec. 22. Eleven games will be on Dec. 24, including a night game on NFL Network. After the Christmas tripleheader, the week will close with a Monday night contest on Dec. 26.

There have been 24 NFL games played on Christmas Day, including two postseason contests in 1971. The most famous Dec. 25 game remains Miami's 27-24 victory over Kansas City in double overtime in the AFC divisional round.

The NFL's trio of games will put it in direct competition with the NBA, which has long had the day to itself. The NBA has played five games on each Dec. 25 for the past 14 seasons.

North added that the NFL will play at least two Christmas games on Dec. 25 when the holiday falls on a Monday.

This year's Christmas games will be revealed the week of May 9. The league announced on Thursday that the complete schedule will be released on May 12. However, the first "Thursday Night Football" game on Prime Video will be unveiled during the first round of the NFL draft on April 28, and the international games on May 4.

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nerdmann
Premier Member

3 years ago

Long as we don't have to go to Detroit every year for Thanksgiving.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

beast
Select Member

3 years ago

I was looking at our schedule for teams with red uniforms (Red and Green for Christmas) and looks like no home games but Bills, Commanders and Buccaneers on the road.

Packers at Bills on Christmas hopefully with some snow just seems right (until one team loses and ruins it for that teams fans).

Though considering the Packers just did it, seems like they might give other teams a turn.

Speaking of which, could this be the Packers year in London? I still think it'll be against the Jets, and if not them, then Giants.

Pugger
Member

3 years ago

Originally Posted by: beast

I just hope this is the year we finally beat the Bills in Buffalo - something we have never done - no matter what day it falls on. 🏈

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