NFL Week 17 opens with Christmas Day football when the Dallas Cowboys travel to face the Washington Commanders. Start time, schedule and how to watch.

The Detroit Lions hit the road to face off against the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Day at 4:30 EDT on Thursday, December 25. Here is everything you need to keep up with the action.

Pope Leo XIV’s first Christmas Eve mass held inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican will begin airing on Dec. 24 at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The coverage of the mass will air for approximately 90 minutes.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all! We've got some NFL action on Thursday 2025, as is the new tradition, with a couple of teams in the NFC North facing off in the second of three games on Netflix.