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The NFL doesn't have a storied history on Christmas Day, as the league has typically avoided playing games on the holiday unle s it falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Monday. The league actually avoided playing on the holiday for 18 years after having a pair of Christmas Day games in 1971, not playing another Christmas game until 1989. (The Christmas Day games in 1971 were playoff games.)The NFL has made playing on the Christmas a sporadic event once Jaylen Adams Jersey a scheduled game on the holiday entered the fold. The league initially pushed the regular season back a week in 1989, meaning the regular season would coincide on Christmas for the first time. For the first time in NFL history, a bye week was added to the schedule in 1990 -- ensuring Christmas would fall during the regular season.When the NFL did play games on Christmas, they were typically late-afternoon events. There have just been five doubleheaders since regular-season Christmas Day games were added -- with all those doubleheaders taking place on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, as the late game typically coincided with Rodney Hood Jersey the "Sunday Night Football" or "Monday Night Football" package.In 2020, the NFL returned to Christmas with a rare Friday game --since the merger in 1970 and second on Christmas. The league has played just 19 games on Christmas Day, which leaves a rather interesting history on the holiday. running backadded to that history with his 155-yard, six-touchdown performance on Christmas last year. This season, the NFL will have two games on Christmas -- starting with the vs. the Green Bay Packers followed by the at the Arizona Cardinals. Let's take a look at the best performances and the all-time statistical leaders on Christmas (regular season games only). () -- 505*Boomer Esiason () -- 367Dave Krieg (Seahawks/Cardinals) -- 363*Trent Green () -- 358Troy Harry Gilles III Jersey Aikman () -- 350() -- 5Ben Roethlisberger (Steelers) -- 5*Boomer Esiason (Bengals) -- 3Kyle Boller () --3(Steelers) -- 191*Olandis Gary () -- 185Alvin Kamara (Saints) -- 155() -- 142Brian Westbrook () -- 122Derrick Mason (Ravens/Titans) -- 263*(Cowboys) -- 203Larry Centers () -- 172(Chiefs) -- 160Tony Gonzalez (Chiefs) -- 124Ben Roethlisberger and Le'Veon Bell actually played consecutive years on Christmas in 2016 and 2017, which is how they ended up on the holiday leaderboard. (It's rare for players to get one game on Christmas, yet alone two.) Derrick Mason was fortunate enough to play in three Christmas games -- 2000 and 2004 with the Tenne see Titans, and 2015 with the Baltimore Ravens.The Dallas Cowboys and Tenne see Titans have played four Christmas Day games, the most in the NFL (regular season). The Denver Broncos andare second on the list with three. The Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers,, andhave never lost a game on Christmas. ( Hassan Whiteside Jersey Eagles and Steelers have played twice on the holiday.) The best performance for quarterbacks on Christmas belongs to Aaron Rodgers, who completed 21 of 29 pa ses for 283 yards and five touchdowns in a 35-21 victory over thein 2011. No quarterback has ever thrown for more pa sing touchdowns in a single game on Christmas.Olandis Gary had the best rushing performance on Christmas, recording 29 carries for 185 yards and two touchdowns in Denver's 17-7 win over the-- until Kamara's standout performance in 2020. Kamara tied the NFL record with six rushing touchdowns in the Saints' 52-33 win over the Vikings, matching the record for rushing touchdowns in a game (1929). Kamara finished with 22 carries for 155 yards and six touchdowns, breaking Bernie Parmalee's record for rushing touchdowns on Christmas (three in 1994).Kevin Williams had nine catches for 203 yards and two touchdowns for the Cowboys in their 37-13 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in 1995. Cardinals fullback Larry Centers had a Christmas Day record 12 receptions for 172 yards in the lo s. The performance by Williams was his only 100-yard receiving game in his NFL career. Travis Kelce had 11 catches for 160 yards and a touchdown in the Kansas City Chiefs' 33-10 win over the Broncos Zach Collins Jersey on Christmas in 2016. The NFL is set to have games on Christmas for the next three years, as the holiday falls on a Sunday (2022) and Monday (2023).

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