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.

Netflix will broadcast both NFL Christmas games this year. Do you need a Netflix subscription to watch the games?

The first NFL games on Netflix brought in big audiences for the streamer - and the biggest ever for a streaming NFL matchup. But they came up short of the audience for last year's Yuletide contests that ran on broadcast networks.