"The NFL got greedy and started adding Christmas games," Barkley said on Inside the NBA, via Colin Salao on Inside The NBA. "We used to have this day to ourselves, but Roger Goodell and them pigs at the NFL always want to hog every day of the week now. Christmas is an NBA day."

At home, Goff's wife, Christen Harper Goff, is focused on family life and their 5-month-old daughter, Romy. Christen says the Goffs will spend Christmas in Michigan per realtor.com: “We are here in Michigan through this season, so we're here, we'll be celebrating here.”

“The NFL got greedy and started adding Christmas games,” Barkley, 62, said before the day’s slate of games on NBA Tipoff on ESPN. “We used to have this day to ourself, but [NFL commissioner] Roger Goodell and them pigs at the NFL always want to hog every day of the week now.”

The NFL's Christmas Day slate was supposed to have playoff implications with key divisional matchups, but it won't featured three key starting quarterbacks in each game.

NFL sideline reporter Melanie Collins is at Northwest Stadium this Christmas to cover an NFC East showdown between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders. Collins has been a fan-favorite at CBS Sports since 2018,

The Cowboys have started the 2025 Christmas Day slate with a victory over the Commanders. Dallas came away with a 30-23 win after controlling the ball and the clock for much of the contest. Washington kept it close and made things interesting,

The Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs clash Christmas night. Kickoff for Thursday Night Football is at 8:15 p.m. ET in Kansas City, Missouri.