The Lions don't have an exemption with playing on a holiday, which is where the problem lies. The NFL could compensate the teams on Christmas by having them play a Saturday tripleheader to give them five rest days (similar to how the league scheduled the Christmas games when the holiday was on a Wednesday last year).

The Chiefs want to be the NFL's Christmas team. They have requested to be a staple on Christmas, according to a report by The Athletic. It's a smart move. Because there will come a day in which the NFL won't want to feature the Chiefs in a prime television spot, but they'll likely be grandfathered in.

The NFL’s move to Christmas is expanding and seems part of a bigger strategy to dominate streaming and sideline the NBA.

With Christmas landing on a Thursday in 2025, the NFL will resume its three-window takeover of the day. The inevitability was made official on Tuesday. As expected, Netflix will stream the first two games. Amazon, which has the Thursday Night Football package, will have the Thanksgiving night game.

According to Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio, the NFL will have another triple-header on Christmas Day, which falls on a Thursday this year. The first two games will be streamed on Netflix, and the third will be available on Amazon, which owns the rights to the league's Thursday Night Football package.

Christmas Day playing time is at the top of the Chiefs’ holiday wishlist. Kansas City wants to be a staple in the NFL’s Dec. 25 slate moving forward and has requested such to the league, The Athletic reported Wednesday, with the Chiefs “expected to be one of the teams to play” on the holiday later this year.

With the NFL schedule announcements coming soon, the Kansas City Chiefs want to become a permanent fixture on Christmas Day.

The NFL will be playing a Week One game in Brazil again this year and it looks like the AFC champions are likely to be involved in it.