It may be the most-watched common season of all-time when the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs — boasting giant fan bases and polarized public opinion — meet on Thanksgiving.
The climate must be dry and nice in Arlington on recreation day, leaving a risk the not often opened roof at AT&T Stadium allows some recent air. Largely sunny skies point out the opportunity of late-day daylight wreaking havoc on the sport vs. the Chiefs by way of the stadium’s southwest-facing home windows.
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Arlington climate for Chiefs vs. Cowboys recreation
The National Weather Service in Dallas/Fort Worth predicts temperatures hovering proper round 60 levels at gametime, with no likelihood of precipitation and delicate wind. Ought to the stadium roof be open, it shouldn’t have an effect on the play on the sector.
The AccuWeather forecast is extra of the identical, with barely hotter temperatures within the decrease 60s and barely stronger winds. The forecast additionally requires sunny skies and a brightness index of 9, thought of very shiny.
Nov 5, 2017; Arlington, TX, USA; Kansas Metropolis Chiefs defensive finish Chris Jones (95) and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) change jerseys after the sport at AT&T Stadium. Obligatory Credit score: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports activities
How Chiefs vs. Cowboys climate will impression odds, betting
Whereas the roof is more likely to be closed — it was open for simply 30 of its first 126 video games and had a notable incident the place a piece of metal fell when opened last November — the solar may nonetheless play a task within the recreation. Gamers like receiver CeeDee Lamb have been affected by the solar earlier than and the sunny skies on Nov. 27, coupled with the upcoming sundown, may create troublesome situations for visibility on the sector.
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Betting websites don’t anticipate any climate impacts on the sport, making word the sport is performed within the dome.
The visiting Chiefs are 3.5-point favorites as Kansas Metropolis battles to remain within the playoff image. Dallas has longer odds (simply 8%) to make the postseason however a win right here would go a good distance towards that ambition. The over/below is about at 52 factors.
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The Cowboys lead the all-time series, 7-5, although the groups haven’t performed since 2021, a 19-9 win for the Chiefs. Dallas is 34-22-1 total on Thanksgiving.
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The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys will play at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thanksgiving day, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. The sport can be broadcast on CBS associates. Jim Nantz and Tony Romo will name the sport with sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson.
— Steve Howe stories on climate, local weather and the Nice Lakes for the Democrat and Chronicle. An RIT graduate, he has coated myriad subjects through the years, together with public security, native authorities, nationwide politics and financial growth in New York and Utah.
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