Cowboys owner Jerry Jones seems to want Christmas Day to become as synonymous with football as Santa's Day.
jones 105.3 Appeared on The Fan On Tuesday, the NFL hinted at its long-term intention to play games on Christmas Day, regardless of the day of the week the holiday falls on.
“Christmas Day is Christmas Day and we're not waiting to see what day it is. We want to be there on Christmas Day,” Jones said in a radio interview.
“No matter what day it is in the future, I think we’ll be there for Christmas.”
Christmas Day this season falls on a Wednesday, an unusual day for the NFL as the Chiefs, Steelers, Ravens and Texans play on a day that forced the league to play those teams on Saturday instead of Sunday. It was done.
Next year Christmas will be on a Thursday, and the next possible headache will be in 2029, when Christmas will be on a Tuesday.
The NFL has had a toehold on Christmas Day since 2020 and will continue to do so this year with two games scheduled to be broadcast on streamer Netflix.
The Chiefs and Steelers will face off at 1 p.m., and the Ravens and Texans will face off at 4:30 p.m. The second game will feature a special halftime performance by Beyoncé.
The holiday has traditionally been dominated by the NBA as the only professional sports league in North America.
The NHL shuts down for the holidays each year, and the NFL previously played on Christmas Day, the traditionally scheduled game.
The NBA has allocated its usual five games this Christmas, and the schedule serves to shine a spotlight on the league's top teams and stars.
The NFL game scheduled for Wednesday will be a monumental moment for the league as it will be the first time a new broadcast partner will broadcast a game.
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