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NFL Week 17 football continues Christmas Day. What teams play NFL games today? What is NFL TV schedule? Each game's start time and how to watch Thursday.

Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season kicked off with a Christmas Day tripleheader Thursday featuring just two potential playoff teams. In the final "Thursday Night Football" game of the season, the Kansas City Chiefs hosted the Denver Broncos in a showdown with AFC playoff implications for the visitors.

A big game in the NFC playoff picture between the Seahawks and Panthers means prominent national distribution on CBS.