NFL Christmas games 2025: Where to watch all the festive fixtures in the UK on TV and streaming

A recent mainstay in the NFL calendar, the NFL’s Christmas day games are very nearly upon us and guaranteed to offer some more festive excitement.

Your regular Sky Sports subscription won’t get you into the NFL Christmas party this year, so be sure to read on to find out exactly how you can watch all the festive fixtures on the big day.

Watch every festive fixture with DAZN’s NFL Game Pass, £0.99p (week pass)

Promising a triple-header of exciting match-ups, the NFL’s festive fixtures are guaranteed to add further excitement to the big day.

Kicking things off, we have the Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders.

A classic NFC East rivalry, this game will kick off at 6PM UK time, perfect for post-dinner viewing.

Following this, the Detroit Lions will visit the Minnesota Vikings for a high-stakes divisional game at 9:30pm.

Finally, Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs will kick off at 1:15am for an AFC West clash.

Keep reading below to see how to watch each fixture.

Where to watch the NFL Christmas games in the UK

Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders

Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders is arguably the most exciting matchup of the day, bringing the heat of an NFC East rivalry.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 6pm and will be available to stream directly on Netflix or via DAZN’s NFL Game Pass.

Naturally, you will need a subscription for either service to watch this game, but NFL Game Pass is an excellent option if you aren’t already a Netflix subscriber.

You can currently purchase a week’s access to DAZN’s NFL Game Pass for just £0.99 as a one-off payment, with no ongoing commitment required.

• Watch Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders with DAZN’s NFL Game Pass, £0.99 (week subscription) – buy here
• Watch Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders with Netflix

Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings

Almost immediately following the end of the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders game, Detroit Lions will take on the Minnesota Vikings.

Once again, this game will be broadcast by Netflix, complete with the addition of Snoop Dogg’s Holiday Halftime Party.

This means to watch this game, NFL fans will need either an active Netflix or DAZN NFL Games Pass subscription.

• Watch Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings with DAZN’s NFL Game Pass, £0.99 (week subscription) – buy here
• Watch Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings with Netflix

Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs

The final game of Christmas Day comes in the form of the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs.

While the Chiefs are navigating a tough season without their star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the Broncos are surging toward a possible AFC West title.

This game will kick off at 1:15am for us Brits, meaning it’s technically an early start on Boxing Day.

Unlike the previous two games, the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs clash will actually be broadcast via Amazon Prime as part of its regular Thursday Night fixtures.

If you don’t have an Amazon Prime subscription, you can currently get 30 day’s worth of Amazon Prime for free and then £8.99 PCM thereafter.

This game will also be available to watch via DAZN’s NFL Game Pass.

• Watch Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs with DAZN’s NFL Game Pass, £0.99 (week subscription) – buy here
• Watch Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings with Amazon Prime, 30 days free then £8.99 PCM – buy here

Watch every festive fixture with DAZN’s NFL Game Pass, £0.99p (week pass)

Does the NFL always have games on Christmas Day?

While Christmas Day games have been the norm for the NFL since 2020, they haven’t always been a traditional fixture.

Massive broadcasting fees from platforms like Netflix and Amazon have recently made these games a permanent annual reality, whereas the NFL previously skipped Christmas if it fell in the middle of the week.

Moving forward, there is now expected to be a Christmas triple-header every year for the foreseeable future.

The NFL first aired games on Christmas in 1971, but after the second match between the Miami Dolphins and the Kansas City Chiefs became the longest game in NFL history, millions of American families found that their Christmas dinners had been “ruined.”

Public anger was so high following the event that Commissioner Pete Rozelle effectively blacklisted the holiday to avoid further controversy.

Games eventually returned to Christmas Day in 1989, though they did not become a guaranteed feature of the schedule every year until much later.

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