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Netflix close to acquiring more NFL games — including a new standalone night

Nypost · · 250 words · By Bridget Reilly
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What to know about Netflix close to acquiring more NFL games — including a new standalone night

Netflix is close to inserting itself into the NFL schedule again.

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What happened

Netflix is close to inserting itself into the NFL schedule again.

Why it matters

The streaming platform is close to a deal with the league that will likely include the Week 1 game in Australia between the 49ers and Rams, a Thanksgiving Eve game and Christmas games, Puck News’ John Ourand reported Thursday.

Common ground

The Australia game will take place on Thursday, Sept.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/sports/netflix-close-to-acquiring-more-nfl-games/

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Netflix’s first NFL broadcasts on Christmas Day took place on a Wednesday in 2024”
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No evidence was provided or found for this specific claim.
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Claim 2: “Over the last two seasons, Netflix has reportedly paid $150 million per year to broadcast two Christmas Day games”
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Multiple sources (BBC Sport and others) report that Netflix paid $150 million to broadcast two NFL games on Christmas Day.
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web search NEUTRAL — Netflix will broadcast two NFL games live on Christmas Day. View 2 Images.Netflix will continue its quest to broadcast some of the world's most significant sports events, with the streaming giants she…
https://www.themirror.com/sport/american-football/netflix-nf…
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web search NEUTRAL — Then this May, the NFL agreed a three-year deal with Netflix, which has paid a reported $150m (£118m) to broadcast two live games on Christmas Day.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/american-football/articles/ce32ldl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Netflix announced on Wednesday that it would air not one, but two NFL games on its streaming site on Christmas Day this year, a first ever for the company.The worldwide streaming site signed a three-s…
https://www.dailywire.com/news/netflix-to-broadcast-multiple…
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Claim 3: “The NFL was “exploring” the idea [of a Thanksgiving Eve game] in March”
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The provided search results for this claim are general NFL homepages and news feeds; none specifically mention the NFL exploring a Thanksgiving Eve game in March.
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web search NEUTRAL — The official source for NFL news, video highlights, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more.
https://www.nfl.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Be the best NFL fan you can be with Bleacher Report. Keep up with the latest storylines, expert analysis, highlights, scores and more.
https://bleacherreport.com/nfl
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web search NEUTRAL — 22 hours ago · Sports News, Scores, Fantasy Games Rodgers is taking a big step toward re-signing with Pittsburgh as the 42-year-old quarterback doesn't seem ready to retire yet.
https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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Claim 4: “Amazon reportedly pays the league $100 million for the Black Friday afternoon game”
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While evidence confirms Amazon has a massive media rights deal for Thursday Night Football, none of the provided sources specify a $100 million payment specifically for the Black Friday afternoon game.
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web search NEUTRAL — A new professional league, the fourth American Football League (AFL), began to play in 1960. The upstart AFL began to challenge the established NFL in popularity, gaining lucrative television contract…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Football League has reached an agreement with Amazon to allow Amazon Prime customers to stream 10 “Thursday Night Football” games in the coming season, N.F.L. and Amazon representatives s…
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/business/media/amazon-str…
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web search NEUTRAL — Amazon will have exclusive rights to the Thursday Night Football slate — which in recent years had its home on Fox and the NFL Network — as its part of the massive, $100 billion media rights deal the …
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-thursday…
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Claim 5: “NBC is expected to manage production of the matchup”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains general NFL and MCG information but does not mention NBC managing the production of the Australia game.
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web search NEUTRAL — The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League
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web search NEUTRAL — "The NFL has all the experience to know that Melbourne has the infrastructure to see that this is a place we can make more of a permanent homer for the game of NFL football." Scott Hanson hosting NFL …
https://www.nine.com.au/sport/news-2026-nfl-scott-hanson-aus…
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web search NEUTRAL — The complete 2026 NFL season schedule on ESPN. Includes game times, TV listings and ticket information for all NFL games.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/schedule
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Claim 6: “That is set to continue through December as a three-year deal enters its final season”
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Wikipedia and other sources confirm a three-year package for Christmas Day games beginning in 2024, meaning it is entering its final stages/seasons through 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — NFL Christmas Gameday is a presentation of National Football League (NFL) games streamed by the American subscription streaming service Netflix. The platform acquired rights to a three-year package of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Christmas_GameDay
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web search NEUTRAL — And mark your calendar for Christmas Day in 2025 and 2026 when Netflix will be streaming at least one holiday game each year as part of this three-season deal.
https://www.nfl.com/news/netflix-will-be-the-home-to-live-nf…
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web search NEUTRAL — Last May, Netflix and the NFL agreed to terms on a three-year deal that provided the streaming giant with the annual streaming rights to two regular-season contests on Christmas Day in Week 17.
https://www.the-express.com/sport/american-football/194326/N…
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Claim 7: “The streaming platform is close to a deal with the league that will likely include the Week 1 game in Australia between the 49ers and Rams, a Thanksgiving Eve game and Christmas games”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm Netflix is expected to broadcast the Week 1 Australia game (49ers vs Rams) and a Thanksgiving Eve game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Netflix lands NFL Week 1 Australia game, reportedly getting Thanksgiving Eve game as well.The early-season deal bookends Netflix’s current broadcast relationship with the NFL, which has included two C…
https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/nfl-week-1-australia-game-ra…
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web search NEUTRAL — 49ers vs. Rams Week 1 in Melbourne will stream on Netflix, per reports.In March, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan reacted to the league's decision to send the team to Australia for the NFL's first-ever …
https://www.49erswebzone.com/articles/200665-netflix-stream-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Netflix is expected to broadcast the Week 1 game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams in Australia, per The Athletic.The platform is also reportedly going to air a Thanksgiving Eve…
https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking-news/article/netflix-w…
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Claim 8: “The Australia game will take place on Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground”
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Sources contradict the exact date: one source states Thursday, September 10, while another states Friday, September 11, 2026. Both agree on the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as the 'G', is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground
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web search NEUTRAL — On Thursday, September 10, the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams open the 2026 NFL season in style in the first regular-season game ever played on Australian soil.
https://www.dazn.com/en-GB/news/american-football/49ers-vs-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — Netflix is set to air the NFL Week 1 game in Australia between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers, according to Dan Shanoff and Andrew Marchand ofThe Athletic. This will be the NFL’s first-e…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/general/report-netfl…
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Claim 9: “will mark the first NFL game in the country”
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Multiple sources confirm this will be the first-ever regular-season NFL game played in Australia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Only stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included in this list. Stadiums that are defunct or closed, or those that no longer serve as competitive sports venues (such as Great Strahov Stadiu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stadiums_by_capacity
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web search NEUTRAL — NFL confirms date for 2026 Melbourne game. The date of Australia’s first-ever regular season NFL game which will be hosted at the MCG has been confirmed, with the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49…
https://www.mcg.org.au/
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web search NEUTRAL — The game, which is being played in partnership with the Victorian State Government and Visit Victoria, is part of what will be an NFL-record nine international games scheduled for 2026.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47840040/49ers-named-ram…
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