Netflix was on most sports fans' minds when its glitchy, buffering mess of a stream marred the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson boxing match. It was a bad showing. Making it more ominous was that the streamer was set to air a pair of NFL games 40 days later.

Netflix is planning on giving plenty of gifts to its viewers on Christmas Day – as long as everything goes to plan. On Wednesday, Netflix is set to livestream two high-profile NFL games as part of a three-year deal with the league,

The NFL is taking steps to mitigate the impact of buffering and lag on users. Whether the attempt actually works remains to be seen.