{"id":645260,"date":"2026-01-01T09:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T09:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/645260\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T09:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T09:50:13","slug":"lions-vikings-christmas-game-on-netflix-sets-nfl-streaming-record-averaging-27-5m-viewers-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/645260\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions-Vikings Christmas game on Netflix sets NFL streaming record, averaging 27.5M viewers | NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Two of the NFL&#8217;s three Christmas Day games set viewership records.<\/p>\n<p>The Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings late afternoon game on Netflix became the most-streamed NFL game in U.S. history and the Denver Broncos-Kansas City Chiefs night game set a record for Amazon Prime Video.<\/p>\n<p>The Vikings&#8217; 23-10 victory over the Lions averaged 27.5 million U.S. viewers, according to Nielsen. The audience peaked at over 30 million. That surpasses the 27.2 million average for last year&#8217;s Christmas game on Netflix between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texas, which was also in the late afternoon slot.<\/p>\n<p>The Broncos&#8217; 20-13 win over the Chiefs had a 21.06 million average on Prime Video, breaking the network&#8217;s 19.39 million mark for most-watched \u201cThursday Night Football\u201d game in the four seasons it has had the package. The audience peaked at 22.9 million during the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The first game between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders averaged 19.9 million. The Cowboys&#8217; 30-23 win was sharply down from the 25.8 million that tuned in for last year&#8217;s early afternoon contest between the Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/p>\n<p>Figures for the three games also include local market viewing on broadcast stations and viewing on NFL+ via mobile or web viewing.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix and Nielsen said Snoop\u2019s Holiday Halftime Party \u2014 which occurred at halftime of the Lions-Vikings game \u2014 averaged 29 million.<\/p>\n<p>The two Christmas games on Netflix were streamed globally, with viewers from over 200 countries and territories watching at least one of the games. The Cowboys-Commanders game had a global average of 22.4 million while Lions-Vikings had 30.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix said its \u201cNFL Christmas Gameday\u201d drew more than 632 million social impressions globally, with Snoop Dogg&#8217;s halftime show garnering over 100 million impressions. Snoop was the number one trend socially in the U.S. along with Andrea Bocelli, Lainey Wilson and Duck Hodges.<\/p>\n<p>AP NFL: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nfl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Success! An email has been sent to  with a link to confirm list signup.\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Error! There was an error processing your request.\n            <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Two of the NFL&#8217;s three Christmas Day games set viewership records. 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