TheCincinnati Bengalscelebrated their32-14 win Thanksgiving nightagainst theBaltimore Ravenson the field at M&T Bank Stadium with NBC's Melissa Stark, and they were hilariously awkward as they ate turkey legs and other holiday food.
Bengalslinebacker Joseph Ossai choked as he talked with food in his mouth about the team's defensive effort. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow asked Stark what the crab was.
The broadcast captured an especially funny reaction of long snapperWill Wagnerbiting into a crab leg and reacting.
"What just happened?" NBC play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico joked.
Burrow was named Madden Thanksgiving MVP after lifting Cincinnati to a win in his first game back sincesuffering a turf-toeinjuryduring a Week 2 winagainst Jacksonville.
The broadcast also showed Bengals head coach Zac Taylor's congratulatory locker-room speech, in which he urged players to "take a piece of chicken" as they accepted game balls.
Tirico andanalyst Jason Garrettmocked Taylor for calling it chicken, as the dish was actually turducken.
Social media reactions to the celebration at the end of NBC's broadcast:
The WHOLE SQUAD pulled up for the postgame feast with@melissastark. 🦃pic.twitter.com/Emu5d2cO5a
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC)November 28, 2025
Joe Burrow adds Madden Thanksgiving MVP to his accolades 🙌pic.twitter.com/gfCNt1ETDi
— NFL (@NFL)November 28, 2025
Winner winner turkey dinner.pic.twitter.com/MhGzBCEDnG
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals)November 28, 2025
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