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Jim Nantz is confident that the Thanksgiving Day game between the Chiefs and the Cowboys will set a new viewership record for the NFL.<\/p>\n

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Dak Prescott, Jim Nantz, and Patrick Mahomes (Image Credits: L-IMAGO, R-IMAGO, C-via Associated Press)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This year, the NFL has promised viewers an absolute cinematic showdown on Thanksgiving Thursday. The\u00a0Patrick Mahomes<\/strong>-led Kansas City Chiefs will be playing against a new-look Dallas Cowboys led by\u00a0Dak Prescott<\/strong>. Irrespective of what team wins that night, the NFL will get to call it a significant milestone as the matchup will not disappoint in terms of viewership numbers.<\/p>\n

It is not just fans who are excited for this game. Iconic announcer\u00a0Jim Nantz<\/strong>, who has called hundreds of NFL games throughout his career, is looking forward to the Week 13 matchup between America\u2019s most popular football teams.<\/p>\n

In his recent appearance on\u00a0The Rich Eisen Show, Jim Nantz shared his thoughts on the NFL\u2019s calendar for the upcoming season. The Chiefs,\u00a0arguably the new America\u2019s Team, have the privilege of appearing on CBS for nine games out of their 17 games, a first for any team. However, it is the Week 13 game that Nantz is particularly looking forward to.<\/p>\n

On Thanksgiving Day, Kansas City at Dallas, you could argue two of the biggest brands right now in the NFL. The Cowboys have obviously been the brand, the national team moniker, for 40 years<\/em>\u00a0at least, and now Kansas City is trying to lay claim to that. They are trying to get a piece of Christmas Day on a full-time basis.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The announcer believes the\u00a0game will be historic\u00a0because fans will witness the reigning claimant to the \u2018America\u2019s Team\u2019 branding, the Cowboys, defend their rights to the name against the Chiefs, a team that has continually made the Super Bowl five times since Patrick Mahomes became the starter, and won three championships since.<\/p>\n

The Dallas Cowboys have recorded historic viewership numbers on Thanksgiving Thursday for years<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Historically, the Cowboys rank second to the Lions in terms of Thanksgiving game appearances. So far, Dallas has\u00a0played in 54 Thanksgiving games. The last time that the Chiefs and Cowboys went at it on Thanksgiving Thursday was in 1995, and that game set a record with a viewership of 35.72 million viewers.<\/p>\n

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Jim Nantz (via NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

KC and Dallas, to put those two gigantic brands together on the most-watched day of the regular season in the NFL. It\u2019s gonna set records. That\u2019s not what I\u2019m out for it to do. I just hope it\u2019s a great football game. It will be a wonderful matchup to call on Thanksgiving. KC at Dallas, it\u2019s the game we wanted. We wanted KC and Buffalo, also, I think those are the headlines on our schedule.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nantz concluded<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While it would have been exciting for fans to witness the fiery Chiefs-Bills rivalry while enjoying a slice of turkey, the Cowboys-Chiefs game will not be any less entertaining to witness.<\/p>\n

The NFL has continued to break viewership records on Thanksgiving Day. Here\u2019s a list of the most iconic Thanksgiving Day games that have garnered the most views to date:<\/p>\n

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YEAR<\/strong><\/td>\nTEAMS<\/strong><\/td>\nVIEWERSHIP (IN MILLIONS)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/td>\nGiants vs. Cowboys<\/td>\n42.06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>\nRaiders vs. Cowboys<\/td>\n40.80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nGiants vs. Cowboys<\/td>\n38.80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\nDolphins vs. Cowboys<\/td>\n38.41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nBears vs. Lions<\/td>\n37.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nChiefs vs. Cowboys<\/td>\n35.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nWashington vs. Dallas<\/td>\n35.11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nGiants vs. Cowboys<\/td>\n33.79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nWashington vs. Dallas<\/td>\n32.71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nVikings vs. Cowboys<\/td>\n32.68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nBills vs. Cowboys<\/td>\n32.64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nPanthers vs. Cowboys<\/td>\n32.49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

It will be interesting to see if the 2025 Thanksgiving game can beat the 2022 record of 42.06 million set by the Cowboys in their matchup against divisional rivals, the New York Giants. Jim Nantz\u2019s instinct indicates that the game can shatter all prior records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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