Jerry Jones is one of the most famous and outspoken personalities NFL team Owners. The 82-year-old billionaire is rarely shy about sharing his thoughts on a variety of topics, especially when it comes to topics related to professional football.
Earlier this year, the association announced that it had reached a three-year agreement with Netflix. The agreement gives the streaming giant the 2024 rights Christmas Day doubleheader. The game will be available exclusively to Netflix subscribers at no additional cost.
While Christmas falls on a Wednesday this year, Jones hopes games will continue to be scheduled on an annual basis, regardless of what day of the week the holiday falls.
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson/File)
“Christmas Day is Christmas Day, and he's not waiting for the day to come. We want to be there on Christmas Day,” Jones said during his latest appearance on Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan.
“I believe that whatever the future is today, we will be there for Christmas.”
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Christmas falls on a Thursday in 2025. NFL schedulers will likely be prepared for that, considering the league already holds games on Thursday nights throughout the regular season. However, 2029 may present some challenges as the holiday falls on a Tuesday.
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the Pittsburgh Steelers Host the back-to-back champion Kansas City Chiefs in the first two games of the holiday. The Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans also go head-to-head in a holiday lineup of games. All four of these teams played their Week 16 games on Saturday to accommodate competition on Wednesday.
Music superstar and Houston native Beyoncé is expected to perform at halftime of the Texas-Ravens game at NRG Stadium.
The league has scheduled games on Christmas Day for the past few years. But for decades, NBA Traditionally take control of the holiday by scheduling several games throughout Christmas Day. While the NBA still schedules some of its marquee teams for the holiday, those games now have to compete with the NFL.
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no nhl games It is scheduled for Wednesday.
Netflix also purchased the rights to stream at least one holiday game in 2025 and 2026, according to the terms of the multi-year deal with the league.
“Last year, we decided to make a big bet on streaming — by tapping into a huge fan base through comedy,” Bela Bajaria, Netflix's chief content officer, said in a May press release shortly after the Christmas Day game pack launched. Reality TV, sports and more. It has been announced.
“No annual live events, sports or otherwise, can compare to the audiences that NFL football attracts. We're very excited that NFL Christmas Day games will only be available on Netflix.”
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But Netflix hosting its Christmas Day special is under some pressure after many of its subscribers faced Problems with live streaming Feed during the recent fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.
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