Staggering amount of Thanksgiving food Cowboys and Chiefs fans will get through at AT&T Stadium
The Dallas Cowboys welcomed the Kansas City Chiefs for Thanksgiving at AT&T Stadium, where 14,002 turkeys were expected to be consumed during Thursday’s game.
According to sportswriter Tim Newcomb, the game might actually serve as the ‘largest Thanksgiving meal in the world,’ as about 80,000 fans were expected for a menu that included everything from traditional staples to egg rolls.
In total, 16,320 pounds of the Cowboys’ Mac ‘N’ Cheese was prepared, and that was just one single side dish.
Rounding out the rest of the dinner table were 310 gallons of gravy, 830 pounds of green beans, 5,025 pounds of potatoes, 252 gallons of cranberry sauce and another 5,300 pounds of ham, not to mention 970 pounds of pumpkin, 210 gallons of whipped cream, and 425 pounds of pecans for various pies.
And to sop it all up, the Cowboys provided 5,130 pounds of corn bread and an additional 5,000 dinner rolls.
Prices for the items vary and like many stadium experiences, food often comes complementary with the purchase of VIP suites or other premium tickets.
The Dallas Cowboys welcomed the Kansas City Chiefs for Thanksgiving at AT&T Stadium, where 14,002 turkeys were expected to be consumed during Thursday’s game
Thursday’s winner in Dallas will get a Thanksgiving-themed trophy honoring John Madden
Fans hold up signs prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys
In one of the NFL’s most celebrated traditions, Thursday marked the 56th time the Cowboys have hosted a Thanksgiving Day game.
It’s also the second time the Cowboys hosted the Chiefs on Thanksgiving. Three decades earlier, Dallas beat Kansas City and head coach Marty Schottenheimer, 24-12. Now, the late Schottenheimer’s son Brian serves as the head coach in Dallas.
Both the Cowboys (5-5-1) and Chiefs (6-5) entered Thursday in desperate need of a win. Dallas and Kansas City were coming off narrow victories over winning teams in Week 12, but couldn’t afford another defeat entering the final month of the regular season.
The game served as a homecoming for both the Chiefs, who were founded as the Dallas Texans back in 1960, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who grew up in the area.
Interestingly, Mahomes had only faced the Cowboys once prior to Thursday, helping Kansas City beat Dallas four years earlier.
Thursday’s winner in Dallas will get a Thanksgiving-themed trophy honoring John Madden, the long-time Oakland Raiders coach and NFL announcer who became a staple of the league’s Holiday broadcasts.
