The NFL announced that they will play 3 Christmas Day games in the upcoming season. Christmas falls on a Sunday this year. There will be 2 afternoon games on CBS and Fox and a prime-time game on NBC. The announcement was made by NFL VP of Broadcasting Mike North on a podcast with WGR radio host and Buffalo Bills sideline reporter Sal Capaccio.
Embed from Getty ImagesIt will be the 3rd straight year that the league has played games on Christmas.
Traditionally, when Christmas falls on a Sunday, the league opts to play the bulk of their games on Christmas Eve. They will play 11 games on December 24th this year including a prime time game on NFL Network.
