Netflix has a lot at stake on Christmas Day, and one basic job: Don’t screw up. The company will be livestreaming two National Football League games with postseason implications, aiming to cement itself as a major player in live sports to woo subscribers and advertisers.

The NFL will embark on a new Christmas Day tradition starting this year. Christmas Day games have been played in the past throughout the NFL, but only on special occasions.  That will change this Wednesday,

Despite hiccups with a boxing match, the ad revenue a live football double bill would bring is one of the reasons it's worth the gamble.

Netflix will have one of its biggest days Wednesday since the site launched in 1998 when it airs two NFL games for the first time. “NFL Christmas Gameday on Netflix” begins with a two-hour pregame show at 11 a.

The streaming giant will have one of its biggest days since the site launched in 1998 when it airs two NFL games for the first time.

The NFL’s first-ever games on Netflix kick off Christmas Day with the Chiefs vs. Steelers and the Ravens vs. Texans. Find out when the games begin and more.

Hopefully, Netflix fixed the bugs that plagued its live broadcast of the Mike Tyson and Jake Paul boxing match. Because the streamer is broadcasting not one, but two NFL games on Christmas Day: the Ch

The NFL is teaming up with Netflix for a Christmas Day doubleheader. The Chiefs and Ravens are favored in their respective matchups.

CBS will produce both games but Netflix will use announcers from CBS, NBC, Fox, NFL Network and ESPN. Three CBS announcers — Ian Eagle and studio analysts Nate Burleson and J.J. Watt — will call the Chiefs-Steelers game. NBC’s Noah Eagle will call the Ravens-Texans game with Fox’s Greg Olsen.

The broadcasts, which include a Beyoncé performance, follow problems with a heavily watched boxing showcase and represent a major live-event test for the streaming giant.