NFL, Christmas and Netflix
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Snoop Dogg is carrying on the NFL Christmas halftime show tradition begun last year by Beyoncé. The rapper will headline a full Christmas Day lineup for Netflix, which is trying to gain traction in the crowded sports streaming field by establishing this must-watch halftime show rivaling only the Super Bowl for superstar pull.
Last Christmas, the NFL first gave Netflix its heart, er, games. The very next day, Nielsen gave away the viewership stats: more than 30 million people worldwide watched the games on average. A not-insignificant attraction was the second game’s halftime show, Beyoncé, which peaked the day’s streaming tune-in.
It’s not just Netflix tomorrow, though. With Christmas on a Thursday, Amazon Prime Video benefits from its “Thursday Night Football” deal to give us a third Christmas game. (There are no more jokes about how hard it is to find a game that’s streaming — a few weeks ago, Prime Video set its all-time Thursday NFL high.)
Bears superfan Seth Rollins will be watching Netflix's NFL Christmas games, especially the NFC North showdown between the Vikings and Lions. This year, the Netflix NFL Christmas broadcast includes an NFC North showdown that WWE star and Chicago Bears superfan Seth Rollins will be keeping a close eye on.
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Lions visit eliminated Vikings on Christmas with their chance of returning to the playoffs dwindling
Thursday, 4:30 p.m. EST, Netflix. BetMGM NFL odds: Lions by 6. Against the spread: Lions 7-8; Vikings 7-8. Series record: Minnesota leads 81-45-2. Last meeting: Vikings beat Lions 27-24 on Nov. 2 in Detroit.
The Detroit Lions (8-7) are nearing their Christmas Day showdown at the Minnesota Vikings (7-8) where all of their playoff hopes are on the line. In order to make the playoffs, Detroit needs to win its final two games at Minnesota and at the Chicago Bears and see the Green Bay Packers lose their final two games versus Baltimore and at Minnesota.