Jerry Jones is one of the most famous and outspoken NFL team Owner. The 82-year-old billionaire is rarely afraid to express his thoughts on a wide variety of topics, especially when it comes to topics related to professional football.
Earlier this year, the league announced it had reached a three-year deal with Netflix. The agreement gave the streaming giant the rights through 2024 Double Christmas Day. The game will be available exclusively to Netflix subscribers at no additional cost.
While Christmas falls on a Wednesday this year, Jones hopes the games will continue to be held annually, regardless of what day of the week the holiday falls on.
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Jerry Jones, team owner of the Dallas Cowboys (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson/File)
“Christmas Day is Christmas Day, and you don’t wait to see what day it is. We want to be there on Christmas Day,” Jones said during his final appearance on Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan.
“I think the future is, no matter what day it takes place, we will be there at Christmas.”
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Christmas falls on a Thursday in 2025. NFL schedulers will likely be prepared, considering the league already plays Thursday night games throughout the regular season. However, 2029 could present some challenges as the holiday falls on a Tuesday.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers hosts the reigning two-time champion Kansas City Chiefs in the first of two holiday games. The Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans will also compete against each other in the special holiday games. All four of those teams played their Week 16 games on Saturday in order to compete on a Wednesday.
Houston music superstar Beyoncé is scheduled to perform at halftime of the Texans-Ravens game at NRG Stadium.
The league has scheduled games on Christmas Day in recent years. But for decades the NBA Traditionally, the company dominated the holiday by spreading multiple games throughout Christmas Day. While the NBA still schedules some of its major teams on the holiday, those games now have to compete with the NFL.
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NO NHL games are scheduled for Wednesday.
Under the terms of the multiyear deal with the league, Netflix also acquired the rights to stream at least one holiday game in 2025 and 2026.
“Last year, we decided to make a big bet on live gaming – appealing to a large fan base across comedy, reality TV, sports and more,” Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s chief content officer, said in a press release in May shortly after the release of the Christmas bundle of games was announced.
“There are no annual live events, sports or otherwise, that compare to the audience that NFL football attracts. We are thrilled that the NFL Christmas games will only be available on Netflix.”
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However, Netflix is under some pressure to host the Christmas Day specials after many of its subscribers struggled Problems with the live stream Feed during the recent fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.
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