NFL News & Notes: Touchdown Leaders, FanDuel’s Thanksgiving ‘Pass The Leg’
This year, NFL games over the Thanksgiving weekend begin with three matchups on Thursday, continuing through to the Monday night game between the New York Giants and New England Patriots (ESPN). All teams are in action during Week 13.
The Thanksgiving-week schedule includes a Friday matchup between the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles on Prime Video.
The full NFL schedule means all the league leaders in key statistical categories should be in action, barring injuries and any other reason for being sidelined.
Those stastical categories include league leaders in touchdowns scored, either rushing or receiving. They are:
- Jonathan Taylor, running back, Indianapolis Colts: 15
- Josh Jacobs, running back, Green Bay Packers: 11
- Davante Adams, receiver, Los Angeles Rams: 10
- Josh Allen, quarterback, Buffalo Bills: 10
Fast fact: Taylor and Buffalo’s James Cook are the only running backs so far with more than 1,000 yards on the ground. Taylor has rushed for 1,139 yards, while Cook has rushed for 1,084 yards.
FanDuel Kicks Off ‘Single Group Parlay’
Also this year, FanDuel Sportsbook is launching an in-app feature called Pass The Leg, allowing “customers to build a single group parlay collaboratively, with each participant adding their own leg before placing individual bets using their own funds.”
“Designed to bring friends and family together around one of the biggest football days of the year whether near or far,” FanDuel says in a statement, “the feature allows users to start or join a Group Build, invite others to contribute picks, and then add the completed parlay to their personal betslip. Each contributor can also take advantage of a dedicated Pass The Leg Profit Boost, amplifying the excitement and potential payout of the shared pick.”
The feature is available exclusively for the three NFL games taking place on Thanksgiving Day.
“FanDuel developed this feature to meet growing demand for more interactive and communal betting experiences, giving fans an easy, intuitive way to bring the group-chat banter directly into the app,” the company says.
The Thanksgiving Day games are:
- Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions: 1 p.m. ET, FOX
- Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys: 4:30 p.m. ET, CBS and Paramount+
- Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens: 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC and Peacock.
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