It’s not often you know what’s under the tree at Christmas – especially since it ruins the surprise.
Christmas comes early in the NFL, however, as commissioner Roger Goodell plays the role of Santa. This year, Santa Goodell left a tripleheader of matchups under the tree for football fans to enjoy on Christmas Day – with a doubleheader returning to Netflix in 2025.
On Tuesday, Netflix began unwrapping that gift as they revealed the voices that serve as the soundtrack for those games.
Here’s a look at the initial announcer roster for those two games, according to a statement from Netflix:
Washington Commanders vs. Dallas Cowboys: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Nate Burleson (analyst), Matt Ryan (analyst)
Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions: Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Drew Brees (analyst)
Additional on-air talent will be announced in the weeks to come, but the current roster is a group of familiar names and voices for football fans.
The father-and-son Eagle duo both called the inaugural Christmas Day slate on Netflix in 2024, but find themselves paired up with some new analysts this time around.
Burleson is currently the cohost of ‘CBS Mornings,’ but comes with plenty of NFL experience as a player and as a former cohost of ‘Good Morning Football’ on NFL Network. Ryan now serves on CBS’s NFL pregame show, ‘The NFL Today,’ after initially joining the network as a broadcaster.
Brees, longtime quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, got his introduction to broadcasting on NBC, calling Notre Dame football games. He eventually departed that role, but this will be his return to the booth.
While the kickoff of these games is still months away, everything is beginning to take shape.
Despite the presence of Halloween candy on the shelves across the retail industry, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas once again.