American football plays a prominent role in U.S. holiday celebrations, with Thanksgiving week featuring five games and a traditional triple-header on Christmas Day.
The NFL opens its Thanksgiving week with a Thursday night game on November 25, as the Rams—who boast a league‑high seven prime‑time matchups—host the Green Bay Packers.
On Thanksgiving Thursday, November 26, a triple-header begins with divisional matchups: Detroit hosts the Chicago Bears at 18:00 GMT, and the Dallas Cowboys face the Philadelphia Eagles at 21:25 GMT.
If Patrick Mahomes returns smoothly from injury, the star quarterback will rekindle his rivalry with Josh Allen as the Kansas City Chiefs play at Buffalo on Friday at 01:20 GMT.
The Thanksgiving schedule concludes on Black Friday, November 27, with a matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos.
One of 17 games will be streamed on Amazon Prime, including the Houston Texans at Philadelphia on Christmas Eve and the Baltimore Ravens versus the Cincinnati Bengals on New Year’s Eve.
Netflix will stream five games, among them two on Christmas Day: Chicago hosts divisional rival Green Bay at 18:00 GMT, and Denver faces Buffalo at 21:30 GMT.
The festive triple-header ends with a rematch of last season’s NFC Championship, as Seattle hosts the Rams at 01:15 GMT on December 26.
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