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Netflix Pursues Four-Game NFL Package Including Thanksgiving Eve and Week 1 International

The move signals the league’s plan to lock in short streaming bundles before the season.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 25: Netflix branded floats, fans and kayakers on Netflix branded kayaks are seen during the MLB Opening Night Game: Yankees vs. Giants, at Momo's on March 25, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images for Netflix)
An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Byron Murphy Jr. #7 of the Minnesota Vikings takes a bite of steak as he is interviewed by Diana Russini on Netflix after the game against the Detroit Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 25, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. , Image 2 shows Patrick Mahomes #15 and Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs speaks with a NETFLIX reporter after the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on December 25, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Overview

  • Netflix is seeking to expand to four NFL games, targeting a Thanksgiving Eve slot and an international matchup, according to a Wall Street Journal report Monday.
  • The Week 1 49ers–Rams game in Melbourne is set for Opening Week Thursday with no network named, and the NFL shifted it into a four- or five-game bundle, per Puck.
  • The league is carving out mini-packages of four to five games and wants new agreements to start right away and extend into 2033 or 2034.
  • After selling NFL Network to Disney, the NFL reclaimed four former NFLN game windows that it is now shopping to streamers.
  • Netflix is in the final year of its Christmas Day deal, and recent holiday games fell about 18% short of its ad guarantees, prompting make-goods that could shape talks.