As exciting as it was for viewers (and Netflix) to get to see NFL football on Christmas Day in this first-of-its-kind event, the reality of making teams play on a rare midweek Wednesday game quickly set in, and the actual play on the field in Chiefs-Steelers, and the first half of Ravens-Texans, was understandably sloppy and forgettable. Luckily for Netflix, the biggest superstar on the field — Beyoncé — came to the stage for a halftime performance that was easily the highlight of the entire NFL on Netflix experience… and she even brought friends!
Anticipation was high for Queen Bey, with many non-football fans voicing their excitement about tuning in on social media before, during and after her performance.
Commentator Greg Olson even made a joke about his excitement to get to the Beyoncé halftime show late in the first half, as Baltimore built to a 17-2 lead over Houston at the end of the second quarter (which apparently was the first such halftime score of its kind, another factoid Olson joked about in his valiant effort to find something of interest from this game).
