Netflix will air two marquee NFL events on Christmas Day, a key test of its technological ability as it doubles down on live event programming.

Watching football Christmas Day is a longstanding tradition in some U.S. households. Watching the NFL streaming live on Netflix? That's new, and not everyone is thrilled about it. “We couldn’t be more excited to be the first professional sports league ...

For the NFL, the Netflix move is a play with nothing but upside. Netflix has 282.3 million subscribers in 190 countries. Every one of whom could theoretically watch this game as part of their normal subscription. That’s an enticing proposition for a league that always has its eyes on the next potential conquest.

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.

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.

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.

Beyoncé has decided to play into Netflix’s previous technology issues during a promotional video for her NFL Christmas Gameday halftime show. The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer will be performing at the halftime show during the Christmas Day NFL game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium,

Netflix will stream two NFL Christmas Day games globally, featuring Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans, alongside star-studded performances by Mariah Carey,

Netflix will be airing two NFL games on Christmas, a first for the streaming giant. The Pittsburgh Steelers will face off against the Kansas City Chiefs, followed by a game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans. Beyoncé is also slated to ...

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.

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