{"id":156,"date":"2024-12-27T03:01:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=156"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:01:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:01:59","slug":"houston-erupts-as-beyonce-rides-in-on-a-white-horse-and-steals-the-christmas-day-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=156","title":{"rendered":"Houston erupts as Beyonc\u00e9 rides in on a white horse and steals the Christmas Day spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beyonc\u00e9 provided more excitement than either game during Netflix\u2019s NFL debut on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>Riding into her halftime appearance on a white horse, the 32-time Grammy winner rocked her hometown Houston crowd with a nearly 13-minute performance on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>She surprised fans by bringing along Shaboozey to perform \u201cSweet Honey Buckiin\u201d and Post Malone joined her for \u201cLevii\u2019s Jeans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The action on the field didn\u2019t live up to expectations as the NFL showcased four of the AFC\u2019s top five teams.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce exposed a glitch in Pittsburgh\u2019s defense during\u00a0Kansas City\u2019s 29-10 rout\u00a0in the first game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"screen-reader-only\">This content is imported from Twitter. 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Stroud and the Texans to 17-2 at halftime before Beyonc\u00e9 stole the show.<\/p>\n<p>Mariah Carey opened Wednesday\u2019s doubleheader with a taped performance of \u201cAll I Want for Christmas is You\u201d and then the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs trounced the Steelers to clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC.<\/p>\n<p>There were no signs of any major streaming issues during the game after Netflix experienced minor blunders at the start of the pregame show. The broadcast opened with roughly 10 seconds of silence because it appeared studio host Kay Adams\u2019 microphone wasn\u2019t turned on.<\/p>\n<p>Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s live performance at NRG Stadium was supposed to be the biggest test for the streaming giant and it seemed to go off without a hitch.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s7d2.scene7.com\/is\/image\/TWCNews\/Beyonce_Halftime_AP_Texas_12.26\" alt=\"Beyonc\u00e9's performance highlighted Netflix's NFL debut\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mahomes threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns and Kelce had eight catches for 84 yards and one score as the Chiefs (15-1) earned a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers (10-6) have lost three straight games and may have to settle for a wild-card spot instead of an AFC North title.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix agreed to a three-year contract in May to broadcast Christmas Day games. The NFL is expected to give the streaming service one of its biggest days since the site launched in 1998.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix\u2019s 282.3 million subscribers in more than 190 countries could stream the games, marking the first time one outlet distributed an NFL game globally. Netflix had the games available in five languages \u2014 English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and German.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix had\u00a0problems streaming\u00a0the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight on Nov. 14. The bout peaked at 65 million concurrent streams, including 38 million concurrent streams in the United States. 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