Jazz trumpeter Freddie Jones played the national anthem for the Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants Thanksgiving game on Thursday. The two sides locked horns at the AT&T Stadium.
Jones is a popular jazz trumpet player and composer in Dallas.
“With an amazing musical gift, Freddie Jones kicks up the energy of a room a notch or two and thrills a jazz-lover’s soul! Audiences are in awe of the sound this Freddie Jones can coax from his horns,” his website says.
The New York Giants visit the Cowboys on Thanksgiving with the NFC East rivals sharing 7-3 records, two games behind division-leading Philadelphia. The game kicked off with Jones playing the national anthem.
“Freddie Jones’s trumpet national anthem is one of the better renditions I’ve heard. Especially compared to some vocal performances. Very well done!” a Twitter user said.
“Freddie Jones on the trumpet means it’s going to be a good day,” another one said.
“God Damn Freddie Jones that was one of your best. Salute to you legend keep killing it,” a third one added.
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Dallas come to the Thanksgiving week after securing a mammoth 40-3 win over the Minnesota Vikings. They had blown a 14-point lead entering the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers in Week 10.
Quarterback Prescott is finding a rhythm after missing five games with a fractured thumb on his throwing hand.
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“I think coach (Mike) McCarthy said it best,” Prescott said. “Take a picture of what it felt like, of what it looked like when we were at our best. And when you’re not, remind yourself or do the things that are necessary to get back to that.”
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The Giants just gave up season highs in points and turnovers (three) in a 31-18 loss to Detroit that dropped them into a tie with the Cowboys.
Since Dallas won 23-16 at New York in Week 3, the Giants would essentially fall two games behind the defending NFC East champions with another loss to them.
