Gather 'round the tree ...
The Kansas City Chiefs will host the Denver Broncos on Christmas night - which is becoming a regular NFL thing.
The announcement, coming as part of the league's purposely leaky NFL schedule release for 2025, means this will be the third straight year that the Chiefs will have played a game on Christmas Day.
Kansas City - now obviously among the most marquee teams in sports - played host to the Raiders on Christmas in 2023 and visited the Steelers on the holiday last year.
With Patrick Mahomes and company looking to stay at the top of the AFC summit, a place they've occupied for the past couple of seasons, having the 11th-hardest schedule (based on the combined 2024 record of teams they play in 2025) makes for a tricky read on the year ahead.
But this much we know ...
The Chiefs have made it apparent that they want to be a constant fixture on Christmas Day.
And the league has made it apparent that the Chiefs are going to end up on TV ... a lot.
One other key game to look for, of course? KC at Buffalo.
The Bills have beaten the Chiefs the last four times in the regular season, but Kansas City has beaten Buffalo the last four times in the playoffs.
Given the Chiefs have the Bills on the road this year, it will be a tough outing at Highmark Stadium for the AFC champs, but it could be a pivotal clash with playoff seeding likely needing to be determined.
So the Chiefs get their Christmas wish. And maybe they can "get'' the Bills, too.
This game will be part of a Christmas Day triple-header, and the full NFL schedule will be announced on Wednesday at 7 p.m. CT.