NFL Fans React to Huge Cowboys-Chiefs Thanksgiving Announcement

Andy Nesbitt | May 14, 2025

The Chiefs will face the Cowboys on Thanksgiving. / Denny Medley-Imagn Images

The 2025 NFL schedule has been trickling out this week and on Wednesday morning one of the more intriguing matchups was announced as Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will face Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day at 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS.

The Cowboys, of course, always host a game on the holiday. This matchup with the Chiefs is a juicy one because of the dynasty that Andy Reid's team has been in recent years despite its loss in the Super Bowl last season.

Now we'll get the Cowboys, who are always one of the biggest stories in the NFL, hosting a team that has been to three straight Super Bowls. That's fun.

NFL fans had reactions to that news:

The NFL has scheduled a banger of a matchup for Thanksgiving, with the #Cowboys hosting the #Chiefs at 4:30 PM ET on CBS. 🦃🏈 pic.twitter.com/jZOHCJZLYV

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) May 14, 2025

This may go down as the most viewed regular season game ever https://t.co/P0cVvL7HQ8

— Bryce DeGroat (@NFL_Convo) May 14, 2025

Over under 45 million viewers for this game https://t.co/WGyO4jI4gF

— Brady (@shagssportstalk) May 14, 2025

Yesss! Finally. We haven’t had a Thanksgiving game in forever https://t.co/eYgJQR4Fzy

— 🅰️rx3l_. (@Arx3l) May 14, 2025

The NFL is cooking up some for America 🇺🇸 https://t.co/owHdoz2hd9

— J Smith (@Franchise_deal) May 14, 2025

Omgggggg😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥good turkey day entertainment https://t.co/iv1sAzegj6

— KingJ🦅 (@otfjosh1) May 14, 2025

This is actually the best afternoon Thanksgiving game in awhile. https://t.co/1JW2o0hh6E

— ProMotoFanTalk (@ProMotoFanTalk) May 14, 2025

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