A jam-packed day of sports on Christmas turned out to be a huge ratings success for both the NFL and NBA. The NFL easily won the day with an average of 22.9 million viewers for all three games, including a streaming-record 27.5 million watching the Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings game on Netflix.

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NFL games drew more than four times the viewership of the NBA’s matchups on Christmas Day, with the Vikings win over Detroit leading the way.

Despite the lack of drama in the NFL Christmas Games? The NFL blew the NBA out of the water in terms of ratings. Each contest had at least 19.9 million viewers, with the Lions-Vikings game leading the way at 27.5 million, per Ari Meirov.

When Andy Williams wrote the lyrics to "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" in 1963, it's unlikely he had sports on his mind. But sports fans have been given a few extra presents the past few years, as both the NBA and NFL have made a habit of ...

The Thunder-Spurs game featured the latest iteration of an emerging rivalry in the NBA, one that features a pair of the game’s most dynamic young stars in Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama and reigning NBA MVP, Shai Gilegous-Alexander.

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The Los Angeles Rams face the Carolina Panthers in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs on Saturday at Bank of America Stadium.