The Kansas City Chiefs have played at Christmas in each of the last two seasons, and if they go out with their own, it seems that they will play again at Christmas this year.
The NFL revealed this week that the 2025 calendar It will include three games on December 25, so there will be a total of six teams that will play at Christmas. According to Atlético, Chiefs want NFL to make them an “accessory” for Christmas games. Like Santa, Chiefs want to start appearing every Christmas. The team hopes that they can start playing at Christmas every year, just like the cowboys and the Lions play in thanksgiving every year.
The Chiefs have played a total of five Christmas games in the history of the franchise, including a wild 1971 playoff game that saw them lose to the Miami Dolphins in extra time. That division round game marked the first time that the NFL had scheduled a Christmas game (and it was the first double OT game in the NFL history). The Chiefs-Dolphins playoff game was part of a double game that also had the cowboys and vikings.
Chiefs have been playing regularly at Christmas in recent years. Kansas City played at Christmas in 2023 in a game they lost, 20-14, against the Raiders. In 2024, they were scheduled for another Christmas game, and this time, they beat the Steelers, 29-10, in a unique game on Wednesday.
A reason why Chiefs could have their Christmas desire to play on December 25 is because they are possibly the most popular NFL team at this time. Of the eight most observed regular seasonal games in 2024, four of them involved the Chiefs.
Another reason why Chiefs could expect to play at Christmas is because it could mean an extra break at a key point of the season. After playing his Christmas game on Wednesday at week 17 last season, they had 11 days off until their next game, and rest just before the start of the playoffs can certainly be useful. The other face of that is that the Chiefs had to play on Saturday in week 16 before playing on Wednesday in week 17, but that is a normal four -day change to which each NFL team is subject every time they go from playing a Sunday game to a Thursday game the following week. However, not all NFL teams get a 11 -day break before the last week of the season, which is what the Chiefs obtained.
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Every time Christmas is a Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday, the Chiefs would get a prolonged break in week 18. Playing at Christmas is not ideal for each player, because you are far from your family for a great vacation, but the Chiefs seek to hug him.
It is not clear if the NFL will grant the application of Kansas City, but it will undoubtedly be taken into account when the NFL calendar is published in May.
