Kansas City Chiefs fans and Taylor Swift should be nervous about Netflix

Let's be honest. Netflix's showing of Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul was a mess. The Hollywood Reporter even recently reported (because that is what they do) that some subscribers were suing the streamer due to buffering issues during the fight. Of course, what is slightly odd is that a person who pays for Netflix was sort of getting the Tyson-Paul fight as an addition, so maybe let's just relax a bit.

That does not mean NFL fans should not be nervous about how well Netflix will pull off showing two games on Christmas day for the first time. The streaming giant has been great at bringing us original films and series as well as a back catalog of excellence, but they have failed at live events. This teaches the rest of us that it is easier to replay than doing something live, one might guess.

This Christmas, after you have finished opening presents and eating your figgy pudding, the NFL is going to feature the Kansas City Chiefs versus the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 pm ET and then the Baltimore Ravens against the Houston Texans at 4:30 pm ET (Beyoncé will be the halftime show). There is a good chance that Taylor Swift will be at the Chiefs' game rooting for boyfriend Travis Kelce, so Netflix has an issue.

Netflix has to prove to NFL fans and Taylor Swift fans it knows what it is doing with live broadcasts

The streaming service has to prove not only to millions of football fans that they are worthy of showing games in the future but also to the billions of Swifties that when they tune in to see their hero, there is a decent chance they are going to see her. Buffering issues aside, of course.

The other problem is that the games might turn out to be extremely important for the season. The Chiefs are going to win their division, but they are also fighting for the top seed in the AFC. The Pittsburgh Steelers are in first place in the AFC North but still need to keep winning to keep the second-place Ravens at bay.

Baltimore needs to win to have a chance at the postseason even if they do not win their division. They have a two-game lead in the Wild Card playoff race now, but who knows what the standings will look like come Christmas. Both the Ravens and Texans are trying to fend off the Indianapolis Colts for a playoff berth.

And sure, that is a lot of football talk, but the question is whether Netflix will fix the issues it had during Tyson versus Paul so that NFL fans are happy. If that works well, Netflix will likely get more games. If things go awry, the NFL is not going to wait long for the streamer to get its problems corrected.

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