Pair of Christmas NFL games on Netflix set streaming records

About 65 million combined viewers watched a pair of NFL games on Netflix on Christmas Day to set streaming records.

About 65 million combined viewers watched a pair of NFL games on Netflix on Christmas Day to set streaming records.

The matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers scored an average of 24.1 million viewers, and the Baltimore Ravens’ win over the Houston Texans averaged 24.3 million viewers, making the games the most streamed NFL games in U.S. history, according to Nielsen, the NFL said in a statement Thursday.

Viewership for Ravens-Texans spiked with the “Beyonce Bowl” — the much-hyped Beyoncé performance at halftime — with more than 27 million viewers, Netflix said Thursday in a statement.

The NFL said it was thrilled with the Christmas Day numbers.

“Fans in all 50 states and over 200 countries around the world watched some of the league’s brightest stars along with a dazzling performance by Beyoncé in a historic day for the NFL," Hans Schroeder, the NFL’s executive vice president of media distribution, said in the Netflix statement.

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nfl/pair-christmas-nfl-games-netflix-set-streaming-records-rcna185507

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