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The article reviews the disappointing NFL Christmas streaming performances, updates the NFL playoff picture, highlights a surprising NBA Spurs title contender, and offers a holiday sports viewing guide with various entertainment options beyond traditional sports broadcasts.
The NFL's Christmas tripleheader highlighted the Cowboys' need to improve their defense, the Lions' missed playoff opportunity due to defensive struggles, and the Broncos' strong defense but inconsistent offense, emphasizing key areas for offseason focus and future success.
The 2025 Christmas NFL games are expected to have low appeal due to mismatched teams, absent star players, and lack of competitive excitement, likely resulting in lower viewership despite the NFL's efforts to promote them.
The article highlights the best Christmas-themed games to play on Xbox during the holiday season, including Batman: Arkham Origins, Tom Clancy's The Division, Dead Rising 4, The Grinch: Christmas Adventures, and Hidden Cats in Santa's Realm, emphasizing their festive settings and holiday spirit.
The NBA's 2025 Christmas Day schedule features five highly anticipated matchups, with the most exciting game being between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, highlighting top players like Wembanyama and the potential for future dominance. Other notable games include the Timberwolves vs. Nuggets, Rockets vs. Lakers, Cavaliers vs. Knicks, and Mavericks vs. Warriors, each offering unique storylines and star power, making it a must-watch day for basketball fans.
The NFL plans to auction off the rights to its 2024 Christmas games, with bidding likely to start at $50 million per game and potentially reach $100 million, given the high viewership numbers. This move reflects the seller's market in the industry, where networks may have to compete for the privilege to purchase games that were previously part of regular-season packages. The NFL's ability to attract massive live audiences continues to drive the high demand for its television rights.
2023 is a big year for Christmas video games, with a surprising number of festive releases. One standout is a Metroidvania-style sequel to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol called "Ebenezer and the Invisible World," where players control Ebenezer Scrooge on a new adventure with summonable familiars and power-ups. Other notable games include "Lake: Seasons Greetings," a cozy narrative adventure set during Christmastime, the gory stealth-slasher "Christmas Massacre," a 2D side-scrolling platform adventure game "The Grinch: Christmas Adventures," and a holiday event in Square Enix's mobile remake of Final Fantasy 7, featuring a new Tifa costume and a gingerbread Cactuar antagonist.