It has finally happened: Netflix now has live football. Announced earlier this year, Christmas Day marks the beginning of the NFL's expansion onto the popular streaming service, with two games on tap for this year: the Chiefs and Steelers in the opener at 1 p.m. ET, followed by the Ravens and Texans in the day's second game at 4:30 p.m. ET.

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Netflix's debut NFL broadcasts on Christmas Day received positive reviews and record streaming ratings but still attracted fewer viewers than the linear broadcasts last Christmas.Christmas Day sport in the USA has traditionally been the preserve of NBA basketball and their ratings for games on linear television were significantly below Netflix's NFL games with the five games averaging 5.

Patrick Mahomes has cleared the air about his less-than-enthusiastic reaction to Netflix’s football-shaped cake during a post-game interview after leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a Christmas Day win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Patrick Mahomes turned down a football-shaped cake offered by Netflix following his team's victory on Christmas Day. During the post-game interview, the 29-year-old had an awkward interaction with a journalist who suggested he and his teammate Travis Kelce pick up the interesting cake.

Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce have the Kansas City Chiefs back in a familiar spot late in the season as they clinched the top seed in the AFC with their Christmas Day win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.