NFL Thanksgiving Halftime Shows for 2025: Who’s Taking the Stage for the Lions, Cowboys, and Ravens?

The NFL’s traditional Thanksgiving tripleheader is set for 2025, featuring divisional clashes and a matchup between two of the league’s classic franchises. While the games themselves will draw plenty of attention, each contest will also include a special halftime performance.

The schedule includes Packers vs. Lions, Chiefs vs. Cowboys, and Bengals vs. Ravens, each with its own headlining entertainer. Here’s a breakdown of who will perform during halftime in Detroit, Dallas, and Baltimore.

Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Halftime Show

The Lions will keep things local this year. Detroit-born rock musician Jack White has been selected to perform during halftime of the Packers–Lions game, the franchise’s 86th edition of its annual holiday showcase.

The show will also have some big behind-the-scenes talent: fellow Detroit icon Eminem is serving as an executive producer. Kickoff from Ford Field is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.

About Jack White

White, a 12-time Grammy winner, rose to fame as part of The White Stripes, who entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2025. After the duo split up, he built a successful solo career with six studio albums and helped form other well-known groups like The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather. Widely regarded as one of the most influential guitarists of his era, White remains one of Detroit’s most celebrated musical exports.

Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Halftime Show

At AT&T Stadium, Post Malone will headline the Cowboys’ halftime entertainment during their Thanksgiving matchup against the Chiefs.

The performance continues the team’s long-running tradition: since 1997, the Cowboys’ halftime show has doubled as a major feature of The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign. The game is slated for a 4:30 p.m. ET start.

About Post Malone

Post Malone has earned accolades across several genres—rap, pop, rock, and more recently, country. The 18-time Grammy nominee and 11-time Billboard Music Award winner is known for major hits like “White Iverson” and bestselling albums such as Stoney, Beerbongs & Bentleys, and Hollywood’s Bleeding.

In recent years he’s shifted into country, highlighted by his massive collaboration with Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help.” Malone has strong ties to Texas, where he grew up, and he has openly supported the Cowboys throughout his career due to his father’s job with the team’s concessions department

Baltimore Ravens Thanksgiving Halftime Show

The night game features an AFC North rivalry between the Ravens and Bengals, and Baltimore has enlisted Lil Jon to energize the halftime crowd at M&T Bank Stadium. The game kicks off at 8:20 p.m. ET.

About Lil Jon

Lil Jon, a Grammy-winning artist and producer from Atlanta, is best known for high-energy tracks like Usher’s smash hit “Yeah!”—where he played a central role—and his collaboration with DJ Snake on the viral anthem “Turn Down for What.”

This won’t be his first NFL halftime appearance either; he previously joined Usher during the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show.