Jerry Jones is one of the most famous and outspoken NFL team owners. The 82-year-old billionaire rarely shies away from sharing his thoughts on a variety of topics. Especially when it comes to topics related to professional football.
At the beginning of last year The league has announced it has reached a three-year deal with Netflix. The deal gives the streaming giant rights until 2024. Double header at Christmas– The game will be available only to Netflix members at no additional cost.
Even though Christmas falls on a Wednesday this year, Jones hopes the games It will continue to be scheduled annually. It doesn’t matter what day of the week the holiday occurs.
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Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys (AP Photo/Gareth Paterson/File)
“Christmas is Christmas. And it didn’t wait for what day it would be. We would love to be there for Christmas,” Jones said during a recent appearance on Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan.
“I think the future will be whatever it is. We will be there by Christmas.”
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Christmas Day falls on a Thursday in 2025, and NFL schedule makers are likely preparing for that. Considering the league plays games on Thursday nights throughout the regular season, however, 2029 may present some challenges due to the holiday falling on a Tuesday.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers host the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in the first of two holiday games. The Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans will face off. together in this special holiday game. All four teams play their Week 16 games on Saturday to accommodate Wednesday’s matches.
Music superstar and Houston native Beyoncé is expected to perform at halftime of the game. Texans-Ravens at NRG Stadium
The league has had games scheduled on Christmas Day for the past few years. But for decades, the NBA has traditionally dominated the holiday by scheduling multiple games throughout Christmas Day, while the NBA still schedules some marquee teams during the holiday. But now those games have to compete with the NFL.
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There are no NHL games scheduled for Wednesday.
Netflix also bought the rights to stream at least one holiday game in 2025 and 2026 under the terms of a multi-year deal with the league.
“Last year, we decided to take a big gamble on live broadcasting. By targeting a large number of fandoms in both the comedy industry reality TV, sports, and more,” Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s chief content officer, said in a press release in May shortly after the game’s Christmas Day package. has been announced
“No annual broadcast, sports or otherwise, can compare to the audience that NFL football attracts. We are thrilled that the NFL Christmas Day game will be available exclusively on Netflix.”
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But Netflix is putting its Christmas specials under pressure. This is after several members experienced issues with the live stream feed during the latest fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.
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