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NFL Christmas schedule features Rams-Seahawks, Bills-Broncos and Packers-Bears

Nbcwashington · · 305 words · By Logan Reardon
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The league has held games on Thanksgiving for decades, making it an iconic afternoon viewing activity for people trying to avoid family small talk.

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What happened

The league has held games on Thanksgiving for decades, making it an iconic afternoon viewing activity for people trying to avoid family small talk.

Why it matters

In recent years, the NFL has started to do the same a month later.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Vikings beat the Lions 23-10... on Christmas in 2025.”
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Claim 2: “The league has held games on Thanksgiving for decades”
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Multiple web search results confirm the NFL's long-standing tradition of scheduling games on Thanksgiving, including mentions of tripleheaders and specific matchups.
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web search NEUTRAL — The NFL’s schedule for Thanksgiving will consist of the following three matchupsAnd just in case the games don’t live up to the hype, the NFL once again has a Black Friday game on its schedule. The De…
https://thespun.com/nfl/nfl-fans-drooling-over-ridiculous-20…
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web search NEUTRAL — NFL Thanksgiving scores: Vikings take down Patriots, Cowboys beat Giants, Bills top Lions. Week 12 of the NFL season kicks off with a tripleheader on Thanksgiving Day! Check in with The Athletic for a…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/nfl-games-thanks…
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web search NEUTRAL — NFL Thanksgiving games. According to Yahoo Sports, the reported schedule is: Early game includes Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions (CBS).For the first team in league history, the NFL is expanding its own…
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1402555-nfl-schedule-relea…
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Claim 3: “the Broncos edged out the Chiefs 20-13 on Christmas in 2025.”
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Claim 4: “Texans at Eagles: 8:15 p.m. ET, Amazon Prime Video [Dec 24, 2026]”
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No evidence was provided that confirms the specific time or broadcast platform (Amazon Prime Video) for a Texans vs. Eagles game on December 24, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 15, 2026, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The play-in tournament is scheduled to be played from April 14 to...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_NBA_season
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web search NEUTRAL — The release of the 2026 NFL schedule is finally here. Well, it's not quite here yet. The full slate of games will be released at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, but you probably won't have to wait that long to…
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-nfl-schedule-release…
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web search NEUTRAL — The game had been scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET Saturday. The Browns' number of active roster players on the Reserve/COVID-19 list right now based on what's been reported is 20. The extra days should mea…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/nfl-covid-19-cas…
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Claim 5: “The NFL will have games spread across Saturday, Dec. 26 and Sunday, Dec. 27, as well as a Monday Night Football game on Dec. 28 [2026].”
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The evidence provided contains general links to 2026 schedules but does not list the specific games or dates for December 26, 27, and 28, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NFL season was the 106th season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season began on September 4, 2025, with reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia defeating Dallas in the NF…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NFL_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NFL season is scheduled to be the 107th season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season is scheduled to begin on September 9, 2026, and will end on January 10, 2027. The play…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NFL_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League
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Claim 6: “Bills at Broncos: 4:30 p.m. ET, Netflix [Dec 25, 2026]”
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Two independent sources (CBS Sports and a Netflix-related article) confirm the Bills at Broncos game on Christmas Day at 4:30 p.m. ET on Netflix.
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web search NEUTRAL — Get the latest Buffalo Bills news. Find news, video, standings, scores and schedule information for the Buffalo Bills
https://www.nfl.com/teams/buffalo-bills/
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 hours ago · The Bills schedule leaks already include two massive primetime games.
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/football/n…
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web search NEUTRAL — Buffalo Bills: The official source of the latest Bills headlines, news, videos, photos, tickets, rosters, stats, schedule, and game day information
https://www.buffalobills.com/
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Claim 7: “Rams at Seahawks: 8:15 p.m. ET, FOX [Dec 25, 2026]”
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Claim 8: “That will continue in 2026 with Christmas on a Friday”
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While the provided snippets for Christmas are general, the claim is a matter of calendar fact. December 25, 2026, falls on a Friday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 [a] as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A litu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
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web search NEUTRAL — May 6, 2026 · Christmas, Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. Since the early 20th century, Christmas has also been a secular family holiday, observed by Christians and non-Christians al…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christmas
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 27, 2009 · Christmas, celebrated annually on December 25, is a sacred religious holiday as well as a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For roughly two millennia, people around the worl…
https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-christmas
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Claim 9: “The Philadelphia Eagles will host the Houston Texans on Thursday, Dec. 24 [2026]”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about Houston and the NFL draft, but no specific schedule for December 24, 2026, confirming a Texans vs. Eagles game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NFL draft was the 90th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft was held at Lambeau Field and its adjacent Titletown District in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NFL_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrew James Gardner (born April 4, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Gardner_(American_footb…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Demeco Ryans ( dih-MEE-koh; born July 28, 1984) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeMeco_Ryans
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Claim 10: “The Cowboys defeated the Commanders 30-23... on Christmas in 2025.”
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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.
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Claim 11: “on Friday, Dec. 25 [2026], there will be a tripleheader: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks.”
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One CBS Sports source mentions that the Bears, Bills, and Seahawks will be playing on Christmas (Friday), but the specific matchups (Packers at Bears, Bills at Broncos, Rams at Seahawks) are not fully corroborated by a second independent source in the provided text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NFL draft was the 91st annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The event was held in Pittsburgh on April 23–25. The time between first-ro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NFL_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NFL season is scheduled to be the 107th season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season is scheduled to begin on September 9, 2026, and will end on January 10, 2027. The play…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NFL_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bears–Packers rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. The rivalry began in the 1921 season when the Packers joined the American Profes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bears–Packers_rivalry
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Claim 12: “Packers at Bears: 1 p.m. ET, Netflix [Dec 25, 2026]”
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Two independent sources (CBS Sports and a Netflix-related article) confirm the Packers at Bears game on Christmas Day at 1 p.m. ET on Netflix.
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web search NEUTRAL — Christmas Packers at Bears, 1 p.m. ET (Netflix) Bills at Broncos, 4:30 p.m. ET (Netflix). The Bills are just the second AFC team over the past 10 seasons to be forced to play on both holidays. The onl…
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-nfl-schedule-release…
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web search NEUTRAL — • Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams on Nov. 25 — the day before Thanksgiving. • Two Christmas Day games again, kicking off at 1 p.m. ET and 4:30 p.m. ET. • A Week 18 game on Saturday, Jan.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7276673/2026/05/13/nfl-netf…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bears vs Packers tonight at 7PM Join us at Kick Off for one of the most exciting rivalries in football. The game kicks off at 7PM and it’s the perfect place to enjoy the action with friends and family…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/bears-game-schedule
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