2025 Christmas Day NFL games: How to watch, full streaming schedule and more

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Christmas Day famously belongs to football. This Dec. 25, there are three NFL games to watch: the Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders, the Detroit Lions vs. the Minnesota Vikings and the Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs. Here's what you need to know about Thursday's football slate, and the rest of the Week 17 schedule.

How to watch the NFL Christmas Day games:

Date: Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025

Start times: 1 PM ET, 4:30 PM ET, 8:15 PM ET

TV channels: N/A

Streaming: Netflix, Prime Video

2025 Christmas Day NFL game slate:

Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025

Cowboys vs. Commanders: 1 p.m. (Netflix)
Lions vs. Vikings: 4:30 p.m. (Netflix)
Broncos vs. Chiefs: 8:15 p.m. (Prime Video)

Where to stream football this Christmas:

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 the place to watch popular titles like Bridgerton, Stranger Things, Love is Blind and Selling Sunset. Netflix currently has three plans available: Standard with ads ($7.99); Standard ($17.99) and Premium ($24.99). 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 the 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 the other Prime Benefits. A Prime Video subscription costs $9 monthly.

$15/month at Amazon