Netflix will make history on Wednesday by streaming two NFL games for the first time since its launch in 1998. The 'NFL Christmas Gameday on Netflix' event will feature a pregame show followed by two matchups: Pittsburgh versus Kansas City and Baltimore versus Houston. This marks the first time an NFL game will be distributed globally, reaching Netflix's 282.3 million subscribers in over 190 countries. The games will also air on CBS affiliates in the competing teams' markets and on mobile devices in the U.S. for NFL+ subscribers.
Netflix will have one of its biggest days Wednesday since the site launched in 1998 when it airs two NFL games for the first time. ' NFL Christmas Gameday on Netflix ' begins with a two-hour pregame show at 11 a.m., before Pittsburgh hosts Kansas City. Baltimore faces Houston in the second game. The streaming giant agreed to a three-year contract in May to carry Christmas Day games. Netflix 's 282.
Kansas City can clinch the top seed - which would mean a first-round bye and home field throughout the playoffs - with a win over the Steelers. Pittsburgh and Baltimore are tied atop the AFC North at 10-5, with the Steelers holding the tiebreaker due to a better conference record. Houston has wrapped up the AFC South and holds the fourth seed. Netflix hopes so.
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