Beyoncé performs during the Texans vs. Raven’s Christmas Day

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Beyoncé is expected to perform at the halftime show for the Christmas Day game between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens, which will be streamed live on Netflix.

The streaming service announced the game’s hiatus in a statement on Sunday. The Texans-Ravens game at NRG Stadium in Beyoncé’s hometown of Houston is one of two that will mark the first time Netflix will live stream an NFL Christmas game, it said.

Beyoncé’s fans, sometimes referred to as her BeyHive, will be treated to the first performance of songs from her latest album, “Cowboy Carter,” outside of the studio recording, according to Netflix. She has not announced a tour since the album’s release in March.

Netflix said details would remain a secret, but it did reveal that Beyoncé is expected to have some of the special guests on the Grammy-nominated album, though it didn’t say who.

The album included contributions from artists including Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone and Shaboozey, among others.

Sunday’s announcement was also posted on the pop star’s social media accounts, with a teaser video showing her in a leather dress and cowgirl regalia. Beyoncé catches a football while standing on the hood of a red rose-covered coupe that appears to be a 1967 Cadillac DeVille set in the background of her song “American Requiem.”

Even before the Beyoncé announcement, social media users were wondering if Netflix could handle live sporting events after reports Friday of video quality issues and interruptions during the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul boxing match.

These concerns were renewed in the responses to Netflix’s post on X about the superstar’s upcoming performance.

After the boxing match, the streaming service said on X the event was so popular that it “had our buffer systems on the ropes.”

Beyoncé performed at the 2013 Super Bowl in New Orleans and at the 2016 Super Bowl in Santa Clara, California, where she joined Coldplay and Bruno Mars for one of the most-watched halftime shows in Super Bowl history.

The streaming service said it hopes the Christmas games will become a tradition. It said it has contracted with the NFL to live stream select games through 2026.

Netflix said it will live stream the Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the Pittsburgh Steelers starting at 6 p.m. 1 p.m. ET and the Texans-Ravens game at 4:30 PM ET on December 25th.