The NFL pulled an okey-doke on everybody.
The NFL is set to play on Christmas Day for the 2024 season, despite the holiday falling in the middle of the week. Hans Schroeder, the NFL’s executive vice president of media distribution, said the league changed its stance after last season’s three Christmas games (Ravens-49ers, Chiefs-Raiders, and Giants-Eagles) drew in a large audience.
That wasn’t the only big news of the day. That entire Christmas week is slated to have games on all but one day and that includes the NCAA.
December 25: NFL game
December 26: NFL game
December 28: NFL games
December 29: NFL games
December 30: NFL game
December 31: College Football Quarterfinals
January 1: College Football Quarterfinals
ESPN’s Mina Kimes had the best reaction to this news as she took to X and posted a video of herself sending a message to he friends and family letting them know she would be sick in advance of that week.
Me to my family and friends: https://t.co/V3sUOMvhda pic.twitter.com/T5jYGo0B5b
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) March 26, 2024
It remains unclear which NFL teams will be playing during Christmas.
NFL On Christmas In 2023 Made It Clear To The League That They Had To Do It Every Year
The Christmas Day NFL games in 2023 were a huge success and the league knew then they had to keep it going for the upcoming season and beyond.
The matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders drew an audience of 29.2 million viewers, which became the most-watched Christmas Day game in 34 years, via The Sports Business Journal.
The following game was the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers game that drew 27.1 million viewers, making it the second-most watched Monday Night Football game in 27 years.
Along with the Christmas Day games, the NFL will go international again as it will host games in London, Germany, and Brazil. There will be three games in London and the Carolina Panthers will host the game in Germany.
