Sources: NFL to play on Christmas Wednesday

NFL games played on Christmas Day remain the gifts that keep on giving for the league, and that will continue in 2024 despite the holiday falling on a Wednesday, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Matchups have yet to be determined.

The NFL played three games on Christmas Day 2023, with the Baltimore Ravens–San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants–Philadelphia Eagles and Las Vegas Raiders–Kansas City Chiefs matchups all being played on a Monday.

The Christmas Day games have generated massive television ratings, with ESPN’s Ravens-49ers telecast having more than 27.2 million viewers, making it the second most-watched “Monday Night Football” game since 1996.

Overall, the league has had 30 games on Christmas Day since the NFL held two divisional playoff games on Dec. 25, 1971. There have been nine games played on the holiday since 2020.

The Wall Street Journal was first to report that games would be played on Christmas Day in 2024.

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