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The NFL isn’t letting go of Christmas Day, despite the holiday occurring on a Wednesday this year.
Previously, the league said that it wouldn’t schedule games on Dec. 25 for the 2024 season because matchups aren’t typically played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Yet the NFL’s Christmas Day telecasts were notably successful last season, compelling a change on that stance.
The NFL’s three Christmas games averaged more than 28 million viewers, ranking among the 10 highest-rated for the 2024 regular season, according to The Wall Street Journal.
“The fans clearly spoke,” NFL executive vice president of media distribution Hans Schroeder told the WSJ. “There’s a big demand.”
New: After the NFL previously said it wouldn’t play on Christmas this year because the holiday is on a Wednesday, the league is calling an audible.
Christmas NFL will be back this year, with games played by teams that played the previous Saturday. https://t.co/bCUZ8P7hjp
— Andrew Beaton (@andrewlbeaton) March …
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