Here are the takeaways from the NFL's Christmas tripleheader, which saw the Lions get eliminated from playoff contention.

Bo Nix helped the Denver Broncos avoid an upset loss to Travis Kelce and a Kansas City Chiefs squad without Patrick Mahomes on Christmas Day, securing a 20-13 win.

PHILADELPHIA - The best ability in the NFL remains availability. The NFL’s usurping of the NBA on Christmas Day is evidence of that, with quarterbacks like Josh Johnson, Max Brosmer, and Chris Oladokun serving as the coal in the average streaming viewer's stocking.

"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 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,

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,