Week 17 of the 2024 NFL season kicked off a bit early with a Christmas Day doubleheader Wednesday featuring the Kansas City Chiefs beating the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens dominating the Houston Texans.

T hree of the 16 games on the Week 17 schedule have already been played as the Kansas City Chiefs soundly beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day to clinch the AFC lead and

The NFL on Saturdays is a thing after Christmas, and we have three games on the slate today. Each matchup has playoff implications, starting with the Los Angeles Chargers traveling east to take on the New England Patriots.

Netflix’s NFL debut broke the record for a U.S. streaming audience for an NFL game, as an average of more than 24 million domestic viewers tuned in to the Kansas City Chiefs’ win over the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens’ win over the Houston Texans on Christmas Day.

Ravens vs. Texans, Chiefs vs. Steelers and Beyoncé were big draws on Netflix, marking the latest step in the streaming service's move into live sports.

The two NFL games streamed Christmas Day on Netflix received about 24 million viewers each, the company said. The streaming platform showcased the Kansas City Chiefs versus Pittsburgh Steelers, with a prerecorded Mariah Carey song airing ahead of the game,