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| DETROITThe Lions lost the game and WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN on Thursday. St. Brown’s ankle injury isn’t too bad – but will he be back next Thursday for the Cowboys? Myles Simmons of ProFootballTalk.com: There is some relatively positive news on the injury front for one of Detroit’s key offensive players. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown suffered a low-ankle sprain during Thursday’s loss to the Packers that is not expected to land him on injured reserve. St. Brown will likely be considered week-to-week and should return sooner than later. In his fifth pro season, St. Brown leads the Lions with 75 receptions, 884 yards, and nine receiving touchdowns. The Lions will host the Cowboys next Thursday night. But the club won’t play again until 10 days after, with a big NFC matchup on the road against the Rams. That could give St. Brown more time to heal and be available for Week 15. |
| GREEN BAYThis note on EDGE MICAH PARSONS: Micah Parsons got his turkey leg Thursday and a nice chunk of NFL history all to himself, too, in the Packers’ 31-24 win over the Lions. The Green Bay defensive end was a constant in the backfield, sacking Detroit quarterback Jared Goff 2.5 times. He added four tackles and eight quarterback pressures in the brilliant showing, but it was the sacks that put the former Harrisburg High and Penn State star in a class all by himself. Parsons now has 12.5 sacks on the season, making him the first player in NFL history to record at least 12 sacks through his first five seasons. Per Bleacher Report, sacks became an official stat in the NFL in 1982, and Pro Football Reference has unofficial data dating back to 1960. So, there’s a chance that some player long ago might have matched the pace, but Parsons is the only player on record with such a run. That helped get him that turkey leg in the postgame interview. |
| MINNESOTADianna Russini of The Athletic on things in Minnesota: Everyone around the league is asking: What happened to the Minnesota Vikings? And they’re not alone. Inside the state of Minnesota, inside the building, inside that locker room, there are some pondering how different this season might look just with better quarterback play. The Vikings took a massive and costly swing this offseason, spending more than any NFC team. They walked away from 14-game winner Sam Darnold. They lost Daniel Jones to the Indianapolis Colts. They passed on four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers. From everything I’ve gathered, money wasn’t the hang-up in any of those situations; it was ultimately all about betting on J.J. McCarthy. This organization has been competitive for a decade and believes deeply in its coaching staff, especially 2024 Coach of the Year Kevin O’Connell. Even with differences in opinion about the quarterbacks inside the building, most notably with some in the organization wanting to retain Darnold, they decided collectively to back the 22-year-old McCarthy, fresh off a major knee injury that cut short his rookie year before it could begin. So far? The returns have been messy for 4-7 Minnesota. McCarthy’s 54.1 completion percentage ranks last among qualified starters. He owns the league’s longest active streak of games with an interception (six). The offense is averaging a paltry 247.5 yards per game in McCarthy’s starts, the smallest fraction ahead of the league-worst Tennessee Titans. McCarthy has also missed five games with a high ankle sprain and entered concussion protocol earlier this week. He is not expected to play against Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. I couldn’t help but recall a story my colleague Zak Keefer wrote in September after speaking with O’Connell: “In what world do you go from wearing a life vest and learning how to swim to being thrown into the deep end in the middle of a 200-meter freestyle against Michael Phelps? We decide in this league very quickly whether a guy can or can’t play quarterback,” O’Connell said. The 40-year-old coach’s point: NFL teams cycle through young quarterbacks and often have only themselves to blame. And now O’Connell, staring at that potential scenario in real time, is doing everything to keep this ship from sinking on his watch, even as the waves get taller by the week. So now what? Delay McCarthy again? I’ve been told there were some concerns about how another year sitting on the bench would affect him. And would it even help? Every question has a cousin, and suddenly they’re multiplying. Can a raw but talented quarterback grow fast enough to match a team built to win yesterday? That’s a lot of pressure on a young player, not to mention on QBs coach Josh McCown, offensive coordinator Wes Phillips and O’Connell himself. With McCarthy out again Sunday, it’s Max Brosmer time. The undrafted rookie, making his first NFL start, has evaluators using words like calm, organized and efficient. I’m told by a scout who liked him in college at New Hampshire and Minnesota, “He’s not flashy, but neither was Brock Purdy when he first got tossed into the fire for the 49ers and won the job.” At this point, the Vikings just need some type of spark at quarterback. Brosmer might not be the long-term answer. But O’Connell has another shot to stabilize this offense, squeeze something out of a season veering sideways, and, if nothing else, give maybe the best receiver in football, Justin Jefferson, a reason to smile again. The star wideout has stayed patient all season despite the quiet stat lines. This could be the reset the Vikings desperately need. Right now, the question ringing through the building and across the league is impossible to ignore: “Why did you ever let Sam Darnold go?”. |
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DALLASSomething is off – we are starting to find the Cowboys endearing and engaging. And at the moment, they are pretty good. Todd Archer of ESPN.com: As Dak Prescott jogged to the locker room after Thursday’s 31-28 win against the Kansas City Chiefs, he was chomping on a turkey leg. A number of offensive teammates had some turkey of their own. When owner and general manager Jerry Jones walked out of the locker room, he was carrying a turkey leg of his own. Inside the locker room, music blared, players danced and everybody was in a festive mood. The Cowboys have won three straight games for the first time since 2023. They have inched over .500 for the first time this season (6-5-1) and put themselves in position to be relevant in the playoff chase as the calendar turns to December. “We’ll play anybody, anywhere,” coach Brian Schottenheimer said. “You can see that by what we’ve done the last couple of weeks. The moment’s not too big for us.” In the span of five days, the Cowboys beat the two participants in Super Bowl LIX in February. They tied the franchise record for the largest comeback (21 points) to beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday and on Thursday they beat the Chiefs with a fourth-quarter comeback. It had Jones and Prescott searching for a better two-game stretch for the Cowboys since Prescott was made the starter in 2016. “Under the circumstances, I don’t remember a better two games back-to-back here at home,” Jones said. “And these guys played inspired.” Said Prescott, “I’m not sure if I have, honestly. On top of where we’ve put ourselves right before these games and just the place that we’re in of having to get these wins against two elite teams. I mean the two teams that played in the Super Bowl last year. Last year’s last year, but you’re talking about two organizations that obviously know how to win, and we just beat them both in two great games.” After a 27-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Nov. 3, the Cowboys fell to 3-5-1. A day later, they acquired defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and linebacker Logan Wilson in trades. Three days later, Marshawn Kneeland died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Through their sorrow, the Cowboys have persevered. Kneeland’s jersey still hangs in the Cowboys’ locker room. They carry a No. 94 flag with them on the field. The past three games, the locker room has been jubilant. “To me, this is a tough business, man,” Schottenheimer said. “And if you don’t celebrate these amazing times and these big wins, then why are we working so hard? Why do we sacrifice what we sacrifice of times with our family and things like that if you’re not going to enjoy it and have fun?” Prescott threw the go-head touchdown pass and 2-point conversion with 11:15 to play for his 26th comeback when trailing in the fourth quarter. CeeDee Lamb responded from three drops against the Eagles to catch seven passes for 112 yards and a touchdown against the Chiefs. George Pickens’ 13-yard catch on third-and-2 at the two-minute warning iced the game. Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdown passes against the Cowboys’ defense, but Dallas held Kansas City to just five third-down conversions on 13 tries. The defense sacked Mahomes three times and had four straight stops in the second and third quarters. “I feel good about where we are as compared to where we were,” Jones said. And Prescott knows the work is not done. In a week, the Cowboys play the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. The Lions are 7-5 and lost to the Packers on Thursday, but they had the best regular-season record in the NFC last year (15-2). When the schedule came out in the spring, this 12-day stretch figured to tell the tale of the Cowboys’ season. “I can tell you right now that we’re not going to just sit on some high because of [the winning streak],” Prescott said. “We know we’ve got a big one coming again next week. And all this really does for us is just give us more confidence knowing that we can go play with whoever.” We would think the Cowboys would be at least 7 point favorites in three of the five remaining games, with close odds against Detroit and the Chargers. Cowboys Remaining ScheduleAt DetroitMINNESOTA
LA CHARGERSAt WashingtonAt NY Giants Next Thursday’s game – between the 6-5-1 Cowboys and 7-5 Lions feels like it could be for the final Wild Card berth. What do the Lions and 49ers have left? Lions Remaining ScheduleDALLAS At LA RamsPITTSBURGHAt MinnesotaAt Chicago Suppose the Lions lose to the Cowboys next Thursday – and go 2-2 in the final four. That’s 9-8 and not good enough. 49ers Remaining ScheduleAt Cleveland BYE WEEKTENNESSEEAt Indianapolis CHICAGOSEATTLE SF is 8-4 now, could have trouble against Myles Garrett this week, but still should be 10-4 going into 3 tough games to end the season. If they only win one, that’s 11-6 and a 5-0 Cowboys nip them at 10-5-1 Garrett Podell and Tyler Sullivan of CBSSports.com with more of the breakdown: The Dallas Cowboys didn’t just win a football game on Thanksgiving. They revived their season. On a day when millions tuned in for holiday football, Dallas delivered a 31-28 thriller over the Kansas City Chiefs that lived up to the hype as one of the best Thanksgiving matchups ever. It is Dallas’ third straight victory and the clearest sign yet that a team once left for dead is back in the playoff hunt. Just three weeks ago, the Cowboys were 3-5-1 after a deflating 27-17 home loss to Arizona on “Monday Night Football.” Their playoff chances had cratered to 5%, according to CBS SportsLine. Fast forward to Thursday: Dallas is 6-5-1, riding wins over Las Vegas, Philadelphia and Kansas City — the latter two being last season’s Super Bowl participants. Their postseason odds have jumped to 21% — and given the confidence in Dallas’ locker room Thanksgiving, that number is low. An “anything is possible” confidence is in the air. This is simply a different team than it was a month ago. The turnaround started at the trade deadline, when owner and general manager Jerry Jones pulled off two bold moves: acquiring New York Jets All-Pro defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson. Those additions, combined with the return of linebacker DeMarvion Overshown and rookie corner Shavon Revel from knee injuries in Week 11, transformed a defense that had been among the league’s worst. Before Week 11, Dallas ranked 29th against the run, allowing 143 yards per game. Since then, they’ve been fourth-best at 69.7. Williams has been a wrecking ball, leading the NFL with 20 quarterback pressures since joining the Cowboys, per TruMedia. “That trade was inspirational,” Jones said. “Quinnen is outstanding, but he’s playing beside guys who can really play off him and make us into a defense that gives us a better shot if we get into the playoffs.” The defensive surge has paired perfectly with an offense that ranks third in scoring at 29.3 points per game. Dak Prescott threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns Thursday, continuing a season that has him among the league’s elite. Prescott has four 300-yard games — most in the NFL — and has completed at least 60% of his passes in all 11 games, the longest active streak. His 25 touchdown passes trail only Matthew Stafford’s 30. Prescott’s resurgence has been fueled by a dynamic supporting cast. CeeDee Lamb, who shrugged off the dropsies to have a big Thanksgiving, remains the centerpiece, stretching defenses with his route precision and yards-after-catch ability. George Pickens has emerged as a vertical threat with some while running back Javonte Williams adds balance with physicality in the ground game. Together, they’ve helped Dallas become one of the league’s most explosive offenses. “We can be whatever we want to be,” Prescott said. “All these wins have given us confidence. It starts with preparation — one day at a time.” Veteran edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney, now on his seventh team, admitted he was stunned by Dallas’ early struggles. But after beating the Eagles and Chiefs in a span of four days, his tone has changed. “We’ve got too much talent to be losing the way we were losing,” Clowney said. “Now we’re bonding, playing complementary football. That’s a confidence builder for sure. We’re heading in the right direction.” Overshown, who tied for the team lead with six tackles while shadowing Patrick Mahomes, echoed that sentiment. “This team can do whatever we want to do,” Overshown said. “We’ve got the leaders in the locker room and the front office behind us. But it won’t mean anything if we don’t get the next one.” That next one comes quickly: a Week 14 road showdown with a desperate Detroit Lions on Thursday. Win that, and Dallas’ improbable revival might turn into a playoff reality. What does NFC playoff picture look like for Dallas?At 6-5-1, there is still plenty of work that needs to be done. If we strictly look at the wild card race, the Cowboys need to catch the likes of the Packers (8-3-1), 49ers (8-4), or Seahawks (8-3). Green Bay already won its Week 13 game, while San Francisco and Seattle are both favored to win their matchups on Sunday, potentially pushing them to nine wins on the year. That creates quite the gap for Dallas. Is it impossible? No, but not a lock as it may feel in this moment. — Tyler Sullivan Can the Cowboys actually run the table?Just five games remain on Dallas’ 2025 regular season slate, and after beating the Eagles and Chiefs in a span of four days, it’s worth asking if the Cowboys could actually win out? CBS’ SportsLine feels the same way as Jerry Jones: the analytics like their chances if they can get past the Lions on the road next week. The Cowboys have a 50% chance or better to win their last four games against the Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Commanders and New York Giants. Cowboys schedule, Opponent Opponent record SportsLine win probability Week 14 at Detroit Lions 7-5 49%Week 15 vs. Minnesota Vikings 4-7 78%Week 16 vs. Los Angeles Chargers 7-4 51%Week 17 at Washington Commanders 3-8 62%Week 18 at New York Giants 2-10 65% The DB’s rudimentary math says the Cowboys have a 7% chance of winning all 5 games with those probabilities (think of it as 5 mediocre free throw shooters making 5 in a row). But what if those probabilities don’t take into the reality of the state of the Cowboys at the moment. The last two seem kind of low for example So let’s boost all 5 probabililties by 10% to 59,88,61,72,75: It goes up to 14.9%, still a hard order. |
| NEW YORK GIANTSWill it be JAXSON or JAMEIS on Sunday? Dan Duggan and Charlotte Carroll of The Athletic: New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart has cleared concussion protocol, the Giants announced Thursday. He’s expected to start Monday night’s game against the New England Patriots. Dart has missed the previous two games due to a concussion he suffered in the Giants’ Week 10 loss to the Chicago Bears. Veteran backup Jameis Winston started those games, both losses, completing 37 of 65 passes for 567 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Winston also tallied one rushing and one receiving touchdown in those starts. Dart returns to a 2-10 Giants team mired in a six-game losing streak. The Giants haven’t won since their Week 6 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles, as they recently became the first team to be officially eliminated from playoff contention. Perhaps the biggest storyline regarding Dart’s return is how the team will manage his aggressiveness as a runner. Dart has been examined for a concussion four times this year, including the preseason, before suffering a confirmed concussion against the Bears. Under previous head coach Brian Daboll, who was fired after that loss to Chicago, Dart was used on designed runs more than any other QB in the league. Daboll typically encouraged the rookie’s bold running style, saying he trusted Dart to make the right decisions on the field. Dart, meanwhile, has been mostly defiant in response to suggestions that he practice more self-preservation when running the ball. “I’m going to play the game the way I want to play the game,” Dart said days before getting injured. The unknown variable at play this week is interim head coach Mike Kafka. Even while Daboll was in town, Kafka was still calling the plays as the offensive coordinator, so it was at his direction that Dart was running keepers at the goal line at the end of blowout losses. However, reports surfaced after Daboll was fired that the team would encourage Dart to be more cautious when he returns to the field, so perhaps Kafka will also be more measured and take fewer chances with his young quarterback. Dart has been around the facility the last few weeks, but hasn’t been able to talk with reporters while in protocol. When asked what he’s seen from the rookie, Winston said he was “locked” into the conversations like any regular week. “I mean, last week, man, he was determined to play,” Winston said. “It’s just the NFL has a strict protocol, and that’s what happened. I was grateful, but at the same time, I felt for him because I know how much work he puts in, and I know how he prepares, and I just told him I had his back.” |
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| SAN FRANCISCODianna Russini on Coach Kyle Shanahan’s finest season: For years, people said Kyle Shanahan could win with anyone under center. This year, he’s proving he can win with anyone at all — out of necessity. Being a scheme genius, a premier play caller, is one thing. Being adaptable, flexible, emotionally even-keeled and creatively relentless when your roster keeps falling apart — that’s where a coach becomes great. The San Francisco 49ers are somehow 8-4. Fred Warner and Nick Bosa are out for the season. Brandon Aiyuk hasn’t played, and George Kittle, Ricky Pearsall and Brock Purdy have missed significant time. Oh, and they’ve used three kickers to boot. This is Shanahan’s finest season. Coincidentally, it’s coming at the exact moment he has the least to work with. The San Francisco 49ers’ end-of-season outcomes Record 8-4 89% Make playoffs11% Out3% No. 1 seed + bye 4% Div. champ, No. 2, 3 or 4 seed82% Wild card berth, No. 5, 6 or 7 seed11% Pick No. 2–18 2026 draft |
| AFC WEST |
| KANSAS CITYA sign of the times – this really happened Thursday as the Chiefs have lost their mojo with the offiicials: @OptaSTATSThe Chiefs committed 5 pass interference penalties in the second half (4 on defense, 1 on offense). That’s the most pass interference penalties by any NFL team in the second half of a game in the last 35 seasons (accepted penalties only). And so the conspiracy theories swing away from the faltering Chiefs: @MLFootball🚨🚨WILD STAT🚨🚨 The #NFL refs have thrown a historic amount of penalties in the last five days on the Dallas #Cowboys opponents. The #Eagles and #Chiefs have combined for: 24 penalties219 total yards The league would like Dallas to remain relevant for the playoffs. Hall of Fame Coach Tony Dungy has thoughts: @TonyDungyWhen you watch NFL football all day long you just come to the conclusion our officials don’t know what pass interference is. We tried making it reviewable a couple of years ago and that didn’t help. But these are monster penalties that are not called consistently at all. @SquireVirginiaDon’t like this coach. Have great respect for you and don’t like this cheap seats kind of gripes. Doesn’t reflect well. Anyways, hope you still had a good holiday. @TonyDungyI had a good day watching football. I just think pass interference is called very inconsistently. And they are sometimes 40 yard penalties. Doesn’t make it a cheap seat gripe. It’s just a statement of fact made from watching 3 games with DNs and WRs making contact on 40-50 passes. Anybody who watched the games would say the same thing. |
| LAS VEGASThis from Dianna Russini of The Athletic: • Quarterbacks coach Greg Olson has taken over as the offensive coordinator in Las Vegas after the team fired Chip Kelly on Sunday. I’m told minority owner Tom Brady was a big advocate of bringing in Kelly to run the offense, and he has shared with some people close to him his disappointment in the team’s overall performance. His frustrations go beyond the offense, too. |
| AFC NORTH |
| CINCINNATIBen Baby of ESPN.com on the return of QB JOE BURROW: One play on Thursday night showed just exactly what the Cincinnati Bengals have missed over the past nine games. Quarterback Joe Burrow stepped up in the pocket and layered a ball in the perfect spot for wide receiver Andrei Iosivas, who caught the ball in stride for a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens. Burrow celebrated accordingly by yelling and bumping helmets with left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. After missing more than two months with a turf toe injury that required surgery, Burrow threw two touchdown passes in a 32-14 win at M&T Bank Stadium. It was the reward for a long and strenuous rehab process that started back in September. “There’s no better feeling than that — putting in work for a long time and going out and it paying off,” Burrow said. Burrow was 24-of-46 passing for 261 yards, the two scores and no interceptions. He helped the Bengals (4-8) snap a four-game losing streak and pick up the team’s first win over Baltimore (6-6) since the 2022 postseason. It took a little while for Burrow and the offense to find their rhythm. Cincinnati’s first four drives into the red zone didn’t yield a touchdown, including a sequence where the Bengals were stopped on four straight plays inside Baltimore’s 2-yard line. Finding Ja’Marr Chase in key situations helped keep the offense moving. Chase had 100 yards before the end of the third quarter. But it was later in the game when Burrow finally hit his stride. “The whole first half, my feet were a little antsy back there,” Burrow said. “In the second half, I felt a lot more comfortable [and] started putting them where I wanted to.” One play could be considered the turning point. With the Bengals threatening to spoil another red zone possession, Burrow lofted a ball toward tight end Tanner Hudson, who spun and made an improbable one-handed catch just before exiting the corner of the end zone. That gave the Bengals a 19-7 lead with 7:22 left in the third quarter and some breathing room that had been hard to find until that point. “You felt the confidence in the entire team when we had a chance to create some separation for ourselves there,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said after the game. “So it was a big play.” Then came the throw from Burrow that swooped over a defender in zone coverage and into the arms of Iosivas. After the game, in a much calmer manner than in the moments immediately following the throw, Burrow said he was pleased with that ball. “Didn’t exactly spin it the way I wanted it, but that’s all right,” he said. “I put it in a good spot, and he was ready for the look. That one felt good.” Burrow played the game with a plate in his left shoe. During pregame warmups, Burrow did quick sprints back and forth and worked on changing direction quickly. After the quick tests, he fist-bumped Bengals rehab director Nick Cosgray and continued with the rest of his routine. And over the course of the game, Burrow had plenty of opportunities to test out that surgically repaired big toe. |
| AFC SOUTH |
| INDIANAPOLISPart of the reason QB DANIEL JONES may have cooled off a bit is that he’s playing with a broken leg. Bryan DeArdo of CBSSports.com: With his team battling for a playoff spot, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones will try to play through a fibula injury that limited his practice participation over the past two weeks. Jones is dealing with a fractured fibula, NFL Media reports. Jones was a surprise addition to the Colts’ injury report when the team returned from their Week 11 bye. Jones initially appeared on the Colts’ Week 12 injury report with a calf injury. Prior to the Colts’ game against the Chiefs, CBS Sports’ Tracy Wolfson reported that Jones in fact was dealing with a fibula injury while adding that he was not in jeopardy of missing that game. Despite the injury, Jones played in the Colts’ Week 12 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. He went 19 of 31 for 181 yards and two touchdowns in the Colts’ 23-20 overtime loss. The Chiefs failed to sack Jones, but he ran the ball just three times for 16 yards. “It was just something that was hanging over, realized it last week,” said Jones, who was a full participant in practice. “Just trying to get treatment and make sure I’m in the best spot that I can be.” Jones also made it clear that he has every intention of playing in the Colts’ upcoming home game against the Houston Texans. “I’ll be ready to go on Sunday,” he said. “Obviously, (I) was out there last week. I’m good to go.” Jones’ health is clearly a cause for concern for the Colts, who, at 8-3, are just one game ahead of the Jacksonville Jaguars and are two up on the Texans in the AFC South standings. Jones, 28, in the midst of the best season of his career. |
| JACKSONVILLEA fun fact from Dianna Russini: • The only team never to play on Thanksgiving? That would be the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jags are also the only team never to have played a tie game. |
| AFC EAST |
| BUFFALOLook out, QB JOSH ALLEN! Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com: The Buffalo Bills will be without pivotal pieces of the offense when the team plays the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday as both starting offensive tackles — Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown — have been ruled out by coach Sean McDermott. They are dealing with injuries stemming from the team’s Week 12 loss to the Houston Texans. Brown suffered a shoulder injury in the game and tried to play through it, but was unable to finish the game, sitting out the final drive. Dawkins was evaluated for concussion during the game but cleared to return and finished the game. Concussion-related symptoms were reported the day after the game, and Dawkins was then placed in the protocol, where he remains. This is the first game Dawkins will miss due to injury since Dec. 1, 2022. Linebacker Terrel Bernard (elbow) and wide receiver Curtis Samuel (elbow/knee) have also been ruled out of the game. McDermott said that “it doesn’t look that way” when asked if injured reserve is a possibility for Brown and/or Bernard. |
| THIS AND THAT |
| WHITE AND MALONEKudos to the NFL for two fine halftime shows on Thursday. Jack White, with guest Eminem, was especially good in Detroit. Will Reid ofEOnline.com: Eminem is not afraid to rep his hometown. The “Love the Way You Lie” rapper surprised the crowd at the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers’ Thanksgiving game by making an appearance during Jack White’s halftime performance in the Motor City Nov. 27. Midway through the halftime show—which Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg executive produced—the rock star welcomed his fellow Detroit native to the stage for a rendition of the rapper’s 2002 song “Till I Collapse,” earning a sea of cheers from the audience. During the set, Eminem (born Marshall Mathers III) also made sure it was clear which team he was rooting for, sporting a blue Lions varsity jacket over his signature hoodie and ball cap. The Grammy winner’s unannounced performance was extra special as his 8-month-old grandson Elliot Marshall McClintock—whom his daughter Hailie Jade welcomed with husband Evan McClintock in March—watched on from the stands while wearing noise-cancelling ear muffs, as seen in a video on the Just a Little Shady podcast host’s Instagram page. Another Super Bowl worthy show in Dallas with this from Tomas Meir of Rolling Stone: Post Malone promised a “Texas big” halftime show performance at the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Kickoff — and he sure delivered. During halftime at the Dallas Cowboys-Kansas City Chiefs game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Thanksgiving, Malone played a medley of tracks from across his library, beginning with “Wrong Ones” from his 2024 country album F-1 Trillion. Malone followed up with a return to one of his defining tracks, “Wow.,” during which a squad of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders joined him on stage. He rounded out the three-set halftime show with another F-1 Trillion track, “I Had Some Help,” before closing out with a heartfelt message to his Texas team. “I’m from Texas. I grew up a Cowboys fan and have been watching this halftime show for years,” Malone said in a statement ahead of the performance. “It’s a real honor to be part of the Red Kettle Kickoff with The Salvation Army and the Dallas Cowboys and help bring hope to so many people.” The Cowboys announced that Posty would be performing at the game last week, sharing a silly trailer in which he’s seen driving a semi-truck alongside Cowboys mascot Rowdy as they crash into the parking spot of Jerry Jones. “Bigger is always better. You know what I mean?” said Malone in the video before pulling up to AT&T Stadium and having kicker Brandon Aubrey sign a “delivery.” “Let’s get big,” Malone says to end the spot. “Like, Texas big.” It’s been a big year for Post Malone, who hit the road this summer for his Big Ass Stadium Tour in support of his country album, F-1 Trillion. Nothing Bad about either show. |
