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Although the NFL planted their flag on Thanksgiving, it seems like the pro football league wants to stake a claim on Christmas too. The league has seen a lot of success with scheduling a few games on Christmas Day, but this year the holiday falls on a Monday — which means also Monday Night Football.
After you’re finished unwrapping gifts, the NFL has three games scheduled for Dec. 25. Scroll down for all the NFL games on Christmas Day.
Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
The first game during the NFL on Christmas Day is the Las Vegas Raiders taking on the Kansas City Chiefs (and maybe Taylor Swift will make a surprise appearance to watch Travis Kelce in action) at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, with a start time of 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET.
While the game is on CBS, there’s a special broadcast for the NFL Nickmas on Nickelodeon — which is a kid-friendly version of the game with Nickelodeon characters, like Spongebob Squarepants, TMNT, Rugrats and more, as well as Santa and loads of slime throughout the game.
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Afterwards, the New York Giants will battle the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with kickoff at 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET on Fox.
Baltimore Ravens at San Francisco 49ers
The final game of Christmas Day is Monday Night Football featuring the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, Game time is 5:15 p.m. PT/8:15 p.m. ET on ABC and streaming on ESPN+.
Cord cutters can watch all of the NFL Christmas Day games on any live TV streaming service that carries CBS & Nickelodeon, Fox and ABC for Monday Night Football, such as DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and others. DirecTV Stream and Fubo have free trials that you can use to live stream all of the NFL Christmas Day games without cable.
All web-based services are accessible on your smartphone, tablet, laptop or smart TV.
Keep reading to find out how to watch all of the NFL games on Christmas Day with and without a cable subscription, including options to watch NFL games for free. Additionally, you can find where to buy last-minute tickets to all of the NFL Christmas Day games.
How to Watch the NFL on Christmas Day Games Without Cable
Since the games are being broadcast across CBS & Nickelodeon, Fox and ABC for Monday Night Football, the NFL Christmas Day games can also be streamed on internet-based streaming cable services, some of which even offer free trials. If you act fast and sign up before Thursday, you can watch all of the NFL games online for free.
DirecTV Stream
Watch all of the NFL Christmas Day games on DirecTV Stream. All of the cable alternative’s packages offer CBS & Nickelodeon, Fox and ABC, while it includes more than 75 channels — such as AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel and much more.
In addition, the streamer has a free trial available, which only lasts for five days, but that’s more than enough time to watch this year’s Christmas Day football games. You can either cancel or keep the service after the free trial is over, with prices starting as low as $69.99 for the entertainment package. Other plans offer over 105-150 channels, with prices ranging from $84.99 to $159.99 per month.
For a limited time, new subscribers can get a Visa gift card worth up to $400; learn more here.
Fubo
Watch CBS & Nickelodeon, Fox and ABC for all of the NFL Christmas Day games, along with more than 170 other news, entertainment and sports channels, like the NFL Network, with a subscription to Fubo — which starts at $54.99 per month for the first two months of service and is $74.99 per month afterwards. Meanwhile, you can record over 1,000 hours of TV shows, movies, games and more (including Sunday Night Football) and watch those later on your smartphone, tablet or TV.
Other plans include the Elite package (254 channels for $64.99 monthly for the first two months and $84.99 per month afterwards) and the Premier tier that comes with 298 channels, NFL RedZone, Showtime and 4K quality for $74.99 monthly for the first two months and $94.99 per month afterwards. The online TV streaming service offers a five-day trial for new subscribers, so you can watch all of the NFL Christmas Day games online for free during that period.
Hulu + Live TV
You can watch all three NFL Christmas Day games on CBS & Nickelodeon, Fox and ABC with a subscription to Hulu + Live TV. The streaming service has access to more than 90 live channels — like BET, CNN, ESPN, Food Network and more — starting at $76.99 per month and comes with Hulu’s entire streaming library, as well as Disney+ and ESPN+.
In addition to live TV, Hulu + Live TV lets subscribers watch originals from Hulu, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilms (Star Wars, Indiana Jones), The Muppets Studio and Pixar Animation, as well as ESPN+ for original sports programming and live sports from Formula 1 as well as the NHL, MLB and other sports leagues. It includes unlimited cloud DVR too. Unfortunately, Hulu doesn’t offer a free trial at this time.
Sling
Sling might be a good fit to watch the Giants-Eagles game on Fox and Ravens-49ers game on ABC for Monday Night Football — and the live TV streaming service is on sale for half off your first month. With Sling Blue, which includes Fox and ABC, you can begin watching starting at $22.50 for your first month.
However, the service doesn’t include CBS or Nickelodeon for the Raiders-Chiefs game. Sling Blue has Bravo, Discovery Channel, NFL Network, National Geographic and other channels.
ESPN+
Along with ABC, the Ravens-49ers game on Monday Night Football is live-streaming on ESPN+. If you’re not a subscriber, you can sign up for ESPN+ for $10.99 per month.
ESPN+ including The Pat McAfee Show, 30 For 30, McEnroe’s Places, Man in the Arena: Tom Brady, Southern Hoops: A History of SEC Basketball, Deion’s Double Play and others.
Paramount+
Paramount+ has a livestream of the Raiders-Chiefs game on Christmas Day.
Luckily, Paramount+ has a seven-day free trial, so you can try out the service before you commit.
Afterwards, you can either cancel the streaming service altogether or you can keep watching Paramount+ for $5.99 per month for the basic ad-supported Essential plan. If you want to go ad-free, the Premium Plus package is $11.99 per month and includes Showtime at no extra cost. Save 16 percent on your Paramount+ subscription when you sign up for an annual package ($60 or $120 per year, respectively).
Subscriptions come with access to thousands of hours of movies and TV series, including Sonic the Hedgehog 2, South Park: The Streaming Wars, the entire Star Trek franchise, Yellowstone prequel show 1883 and more.
NFL+
NFL+ is the NFL’s own streaming service. It gets you the most comprehensive coverage online. Starting at $6.99 per month (or $49.99 per year), the service offers live out-of-market preseason games, live local and primetime regular season and postseason games — including playoff games, the Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl — local and national radio game broadcasts, the NFL Network and the NFL Films archive.
If you want more NFL action, NFL+ Premium has everything NFL+ offers, but also full game replays, condensed game replays, coaches’ films and NFL Red Zone for $14.99 per month (or $99.99 per year).
Please note: NFL+ is only accessible on smartphones and tablets and not available on smart TVs.
How to Watch the NFL on Christmas Day Games With Cable
This year, the NFL Christmas Day games will be broadcast on CBS & Nickelodeon, Fox and ABC for Monday Night Football. You can watch through your cable TV provider; on CBSSports.com & Nick.com, FoxSports.com and ABC.com; or with the Fox Sports, CBS Sports and NBC Sports mobile apps with your cable TV account login.
How to Watch the NFL on Christmas Day Games Outside of the U.S.
Outside of the U.S.? You can still stream the NFL Christmas Day Games on any of the streaming services above when paired with ExpressVPN. It’s a virtual private network that lets you legally access U.S. web servers — even if you’re in another country — to stream on a smart TV, smartphone, tablet and laptop. Learn more about ExpressVPN here.
Where to Buy NFL on Christmas Day Games Tickets Online
Want to catch all of the NFL action in person? Ahead, you’ll find tickets for all of the NFL Christmas Day games. Ticket prices vary, depending on the city and where you’d like to sit in the stadium at Ticketmaster, VividSeats, StubHub, Ticket Liquidator and Ticket Network.
One of the best deals on NFL tickets can be found at SeatGeek; use THR‘s exclusive promo code HOLLYWOOD10 to save $10 off eligible purchases of $250 and up. Click here for last-minute tickets to the NFL Christmas Day games.
