LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two of the NFL's three Christmas Day games set viewership records.
The Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings late afternoon game on Netflix became the most-streamed NFL game in U.S. history and the Denver Broncos-Kansas City Chiefs night game set a record for Amazon Prime Video.
The Vikings' 23-10 victory over the Lions averaged 27.5 million U.S. viewers, according to Nielsen. The audience peaked at over 30 million. That surpasses the 27.2 million average for last year's Christmas game on Netflix between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texas, which was also in the late afternoon slot.
The Broncos' 20-13 win over the Chiefs had a 21.06 million average on Prime Video, breaking the network's 19.39 million mark for most-watched “Thursday Night Football” game in the four seasons it has had the package. The audience peaked at 22.9 million during the second quarter.
The first game between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders averaged 19.9 million. The Cowboys' 30-23 win was sharply down from the 25.8 million that tuned in for last year's early afternoon contest between the Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Figures for the three games also include local market viewing on broadcast stations and viewing on NFL+ via mobile or web viewing.
Netflix and Nielsen said Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party — which occurred at halftime of the Lions-Vikings game — averaged 29 million.
The two Christmas games on Netflix were streamed globally, with viewers from over 200 countries and territories watching at least one of the games. The Cowboys-Commanders game had a global average of 22.4 million while Lions-Vikings had 30.5 million.
Netflix said its “NFL Christmas Gameday” drew more than 632 million social impressions globally, with Snoop Dogg's halftime show garnering over 100 million impressions. Snoop was the number one trend socially in the U.S. along with Andrea Bocelli, Lainey Wilson and Duck Hodges.
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Minnesota Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy Jr. and linebacker Andrew van Ginkel are interviewed after the team's win against the Detroit Lions in an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Snoop Dogg performs with HUNTR/X during halftime of an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy Jr. reacts after the team's win against the Detroit Lions in an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
New England Patriots defensive lineman Christian J. Barmore is facing a domestic assault and battery charge after his girlfriend told police he threw her to the ground in August at his home outside Boston.
A criminal complaint issued Dec. 18 claims Barmore, 26, briefly took the woman's phone, threw her to the ground and grabbed her by the shirt inside the home in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
Mansfield Police Sgt. John Armstrong said the woman called police on Aug. 25 to report what had occurred almost three weeks earlier. The woman told police she had stayed at the home periodically during their relationship of several years.
Barmore's lawyer, David Meier, issued a statement Wednesday saying “the evidence will demonstrate that no criminal conduct took place.” Meier called it a personal matter and said he expected it to be "resolved in the near future and both parties will move forward together.”
The woman told police she took their daughter early the morning of Aug. 8 into Barmore's bedroom, where Barmore was upset because the thermostat was 2 degrees warmer than he preferred. She said their daughter wanted to see him.
She claimed Barmore “picked up the child, placed her on the floor just outside the master bedroom, turned back into the room and slammed the door shut,” according to police.
As the woman packed her belongings to leave later in the day, Barmore took the phone from her hand and disconnected a call with the woman's mother, according to the criminal complaint. When she headed for the front door to call for help, police said, Barmore allegedly “grabbed her before she could and threw her to the floor."
Barmore grabbed her by the shirt but “eventually let go” and the woman got up, she told police. A car provided by the team picked up the woman and their daughter and drove them to Delaware. She provided police with a photo showing bruises she said occurred when she was thrown to the floor.
New England coach Mike Vrabel said Barmore was away from the team with an illness Wednesday but that he hadn’t heard anything that would make him unavailable to play Sunday.
“We’ve made a statement and we’ve taken the allegations very seriously,” Vrabel said, referring to allegations against both Barmore and receiver Stefon Diggs. Diggs has been charged with felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery in a dispute with his former private chef.
“I don’t think we have to jump to any sort of conclusions right now. Let the process take its toll,” Vrabel said.
An arraignment was scheduled for early February. The charge is a misdemeanor.
The team's public relations office emailed a statement saying it had been aware of the matter when it occurred and notified the league.
“The matter remains part of an ongoing legal process. We will respect that process, continue to monitor the situation closely, as we have over the past few months, and cooperate fully with the league,” the Patriots said.
Barmore was a second-round pick in 2021 out of the University of Alabama.
Scolforo reported from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. AP Sports Writer Kyle Hightower in Foxborough, Massachusetts, contributed to this report.
FILE - New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore (90) warms up before an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
