On The Flip Side, The Nfl Only Had 21 Christmas Day Games In.
The christmas day game between the miami dolphins and kansas city chiefs was a thriller from start to finish,. The first christmas day games were held in 1971 with two divisional playoff games. In recent years, the nfl has scheduled games on christmas day only if the day itself falls on a day normally reserved for games such as saturday, sunday, or monday.
The Longest Game In Nfl History Was Played On This Day.
Not a lot of games to pick from here. Starting in 1989, the nfl has held occasional games on christmas day in some years, as part of week 16 or 17 of the regular season. Since then, the nfl has played one or two games on christmas day when the holiday fell on a saturday, sunday, or monday.
In 2009 And 2020, Christmas Landed On A.
Back when the nfl first had games on christmas day, things worked out that the league could host not one, but two playoff games on the holiday. On the flip side, the nfl only had 21 christmas day games in. Nfl games on christmas don’t happen every year.
The Dallas Cowboys Beat The Minnesota Vikings In The Very First Christmas.
The first nfl christmas games were played in 1971, as part of the postseason. Two of those, the first two christmas day games in nfl history, wound up being playoff games. The nfl experimented with playing two games during the 1971 playoffs on christmas day and got a lot of negative impacts,.
