Mariah Carey kicked off the NFL's Christmas Day doubleheader with a taped performance before the Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens play in the second game, marking the first time the NFL has broadcast games globally on one platform. Netflix is expecting one of its biggest days since its launch in 1998.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes passes against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first half of an NFL football game, on Dec. 25, in Pittsburgh, Penn.Mariah Carey opened Wednesday’s doubleheader with a taped performance of “All I Want for Christmas is You” before Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs faced off against Russell Wilson, T.J. Watt and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Netflix agreed to a three-year contract in May to broadcast Christmas Day games. The streaming giant is expecting one of its biggest days since the site launched in 1998. Netflix had problems streaming the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight on Nov. 14. The bout peaked at 65 million concurrent streams, including 38 million concurrent streams in the United States. According to the website Down Detector, nearly 85,000 viewers logged problems with outages or streaming leading up to and during the fight.
The biggest test should come at halftime of the Ravens-Texans game when Beyoncé performs live at NRG Stadium.
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