The NFL is playing on Christmas for a third straight season

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The NFL is playing on Christmas for a third straight season

The NFL is playing on Christmas for a third Travis Shaw Jersey straight season in 2022. And this year, the league is going all out to produce a Christmas spectacular.The NFL announced during its schedule release Thursday that it will play three games on Christmas this year. The NFL has held Christmas doubleheaders on seven occasions since 1971, but this will be the first time that three games have been played on the holiday.Below is all the information you need to know about the NFL's Christmas schedule for 2022, including information about the first Christmas game the NFL played back in 1971.MORE:Christmas football schedule 2022The NFL has scheduled a tripleheader on Christmas Day for the first time in league history.The Packers and the Dolphins will get things started, followed by a clash between the reigning Super Bowl champion Rams and Ru sell Wilson's Broncos that will take place mid-afternoon and air on both CBS and Nickelodeon.The schedule will be capped off by Tom Brady's Buccaneers facing Kyler Murray's Cardinals in the night game. Below is all the information about how to watch the NFL's three games on Christmas.GameKickoff timeTV channelPackers at Dolphins1 p.m. ETFoxBroncos at Rams4:30 p.m. ETCBS/NickelodeonBuccaneers at Cardinals8:20 p.m. ETNBCPackers at DolphinsKickoff time:1 p.m. ETTV channel:FoxThe Packers and Dolphins will get things started on Christmas. The game won't be at the potentially snow-covered Lambeau Field, however. The Packers will be making their way down to Hard Rock Stadium for a green Christmas in Miami.While one might a sume that the Orlando Arcia Jersey Packers would enjoy a trip to South Beach to avoid freezing temperatures in Green Bay, the team could have i sues there. Aaron Rodgers is just 3-5 during his career when playing in the state of Florida. That includes the Packers' 38-3 defeat at the hands of the Saints in Week 1 last season when New Orleans had to move its home opener to Jacksonville due to damage from Hurricane Ida.As such, Rodgers may be a bit leery about playing in such conditions. He'll need support from Aaron Jones and the Packers' improving defense as Green Bay will look to take down Tua Tagovailoa and Co.The Dolphins should be solid test for the Packers. They were a middling team last season but plugged a lot of their holes in free agency and the draft. They made ma sive upgrades to their offensive line by signing Terron Armstead and Connor Williams, and they traded for Tyreek Hill to give their offense another top-tier weapon.Tagovailoa is the big wild card. If he can make a leap in Year 3, Miami could have a path to the playoffs late in the season. This contest should be important for both teams, so it should be a perfect way to start the Christmas Mike Moustakas Jersey Day viewing.FULL 2022 SCHEDULES: | Broncos at RamsKickoff time:4:30 p.m. ETTV channel:CBS | NickelodeonThe Broncos and Rams will face off in a highly anticipated matchup that some thought would be the season opener.The Broncos are trying to become the latest team to find succe s by adding a veteran quarterback to a roster that is ready to win now. They traded for Ru sell Wilson during the 2022 NFL offseason and instantly became a title contender in the stacked AFC.The Rams are a great test for the Broncos. They have a strong defense and are fresh off a Super Bowl title of their own during which they employed the import-a-QB strategy. Matthew Stafford panned out for Los Angeles, and he will look to bring them similar succe s in 2022.The Wilson vs. Stafford battle will be interesting to watch, but these teams are also stacked with offensive weapons. Cooper Kupp, Allen Robinson, Cam Akers and Tyler Higbee will test the Broncos' defense while Javonte Williams, Melvin Gordon, Courtland Sutton and Tim Patrick could give the Rams fits if they're all healthy.The Rams and Broncos are two of the most complete teams in the NFL. Add in that Nickelodeon will be producing a slime-filled broadcast of the event, and this game could be one of the most entertaining Christmas clashes in recent seasons.FULL 2022 SCHEDULES: | Buccaneers at CardinalsKickoff time:8:20 p.m. ETTV channel:NBCChristmas will wrap up with a clash between two of the NFC's top quarterbacks, Tom Brady and Kyler Murray.The Buccaneers are bringing back most of the team it has had over the past two seasons. They won Super Bowl 55 and nearly pulled off an improbable comeback in the NFC divisional round before losing to the eventual Super Bowl 56 champion Rams.Brady retired, and then unretired, during the offseason; he is back for what could be his final ride. By Christmastime, he and coach Todd Bowles will be hoping to make playoff plans and seeing what it might take to get through a weakened NFC.The Cardinals have tended to fade down the stretch under Kliff Kingsbury's watch. Murray has dealt with injuries late in each of his three seasons Yasmani Grandal Jersey as a starter. They may not challenge the Rams for the divisional crown, but they have the talent to make the postseason again as a wild card.The game could be a playoff preview. It could also present Kingsbury and Murray an opportunity to earn a signature late-season win. That's something that they haven't yet done during their three seasons together.FULL 2022 SCHEDULES: | NFL history of playing on ChristmasThere have been 24 Christmas games in the NFL's history, including two in 2021: Browns vs. Packers and Cardinals vs. Colts. Green Bay and Indianapolis emerging victorious.The first NFL Christmas games were played in 1971, as part of the postseason. They featured a 20-12 Cowboys win over the Vikings and a 27-24 Dolphins double-overtime win over the Chiefs. The NFL didn't play again on Christmas until 1989.This marks the third consecutive year that the NFL will be hosting games on Christmas Day. The three contests scheduled for this season will be an NFL Christmas Burch Smith Jersey record. Related Articles NFL schedule 2022: Sunday, Monday, Thursday night football schedules, TV channels for prime time games The 12 best revenge games on 2022 NFL schedule, from Ru sell Wilson vs. Seahawks to Mike McCarthy vs. Packers NFL Thanksgiving football schedule 2022: NFL releases holiday games, opponents for Cowboys Lions
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