The league said two Christmas Day games in 2024 will feature teams that play the previous Saturday, giving players ample time to recover.
After a highly successful slate of holiday games in 2023, the National Football League is returning on Christmas Day this upcoming season with games to be held despite the holiday falling on a Wednesday.
"When we saw the viewership from this past year, really our fans spoke," said Hans Schroeder, NFL executive vice president of media distribution."We certainly saw and believe that they are very much enjoying and wanting NFL football on Christmas.
The NFL schedule typically holds Sunday, Monday and Thursday night games, with some occasional Saturday contests later in the season. So it will be a quick turnaround this year for teams playing the Saturday before Christmas — giving players just three days to recover before they're back on the gridiron.
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