Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Netflix's Christmas football games scored record-breaking viewership. According to the streamer, over 24 million people tuned in for both the 1 p.m. match-up between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers, as well as the 4:30 p.m. game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans .

The NBA’s lineup saw an 84 percent rise over 2023. The NFL’s Christmas numbers decreased from last season, but not at the rate that usually happens when something goes from broadcast to streaming.

Netflix set records as the most-streamed NFL games in U.S. history while the NBA had its best holiday numbers in five years according to Nielsen. The NFL and Nielsen said 65 million U.S. viewers tuned in for at least one minute of one of the two NFL games.

Chiefs wide receiver Justin Watson (No. 84) and Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes (No. 15) celebrate their 11-yard touchdown connection during an NFL Week 17 game against the Steelers at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024. Barry Reeger Imagn Images It was the most Mahomesian drive of 2024.

The Houston Texans might be headed back to the playoffs, but they gave little hope of being a threat to win multiple games following a putrid and near-watchable performance against the Baltimore Ravens.