Netflix Finalizes NFL Christmas Day Announcer Teams

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Ian Eagle with a microphone.

Netflix has released the announcer teams for its Christmas Day games.

Announcer Teams for the NFL on Christmas

At Front Office Sports Tuned In summit, Netflix’s announcers for the Christmas Day games were revealed. CBS Sports will produce the games for Netflix.

The first game will feature the Dallas Cowboys playing the Washington Commanders at 1 p.m. ET. The game will be played at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland.

Ian Eagle will do the play-by-play for the Cowboys vs. Commanders. Analysts Nate Burleson and Matt Ryan will be alongside Eagle in the booth.

Eagle is currently the No. 2 play-by-play behind Jim Nantz for the NFL on CBS. Burelson and Ryan are analysts on CBS’ pregame show, NFL Today.

The second game of the day features the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. It will be played at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Noah Eagle will call the game with Drew Brees. Eagle is one of NBC’s top college football announcers. Meanwhile, Brees returns to the broadcast booth for the first time since flopping at NBC Sports.

Netflix will announce the studio team and the sideline reporters at a later date.

Netflix Looking to Capitalize on 2024’s Success

2025 will be the second consecutive year that Netflix airs a Christmas Day doubleheader.

In 2024, Netflix broadcast two games. The Kansas City Chiefs played the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first game, while the Baltimore Ravens took on the Houston Texans in the second game.

The Chiefs beat the Steelers 29-10, while the Ravens dominated the Texans 31-2.

Per Netflix, the two games were the two most-streamed NFL games in U.S. history, with an average audience of more than 26.5 million viewers in the U.S. The game also drew over 30 million viewers globally.

Netflix continues to make its push into live sports. This past weekend, Netflix broadcast the fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terrence Crawford, which generated over 41 million views for the streamer.

Last November, a fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson became the most-streamed sporting event ever, peaking at 65 million concurrent streams.

Netflix also has WWE Monday Night Raw for the next 10 years.