King of the End Zone Winner
It’s Turkey Day, and while that usually just means food, family and football, DraftKings has a little something special cooked up for the festivities!
During the today’s holiday slate of games, $2 million in Bonus Bets will be up for grabs. Users can opt in and receive a King of the End Zone token to use on any single touchdown prop under “TD Scorer” (minimum $5 wager). Passing touchdowns do not count as King of the End Zone winners. If the player in a qualifying bet scores the longest touchdown of the day, that DraftKings Sportsbook user wins a share of the $2 million in Bonus Bets, which will be credited within 24 hours of the game’s conclusion.
This will be our live blog to track the current leaders in the promotion as the day of Thanksgiving rolls on. If you’re on the hunt for a best bet for the King of the End Zone action, check out our top player picks here.
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King of the End Zone — What You Need to Know
Tracking Leaders for King of the End Zone
King of the End Zone kicks off with the Lions and the Packers at 1 p.m. ET. Stay tuned for updates!
Christian Watson Takes Home the Crown
Christian Watson is your 2025 Thanksgiving King of the End Zone. His 51-yard touchdown in the third quarter vs. the Lions was the longest score of the day. Let’s take a look at the play one more time:
Three Third Quarter Touchdowns
After just one touchdown in the first half, there’s been three touchdowns in the third quarter. The latest? This 29-yard score from Andrei Iosivas.
It’s the longest touchdown of the game, but not long enough to take the King of the End Zone lead.
Touchdown with a Side of Pancakes
Keaton Mitchell answers with an 18-yard rush to bring the score to 19-14 with just under four minutes left in the third.
The play, however, wouldn’t be possible without a key block from Zay Flowers.
Touchdown At Last
After a long wait, there’s another touchdown. Tanner Hudson made a ridiculous one-handed grab to give the Bengals a 19-7 lead.
Hudson’s touchdown was 14 yards, making him a few dozen yards shy of Watson. Clock is ticking … will someone steal the crown?
Quiet First Half
Despite numerous red zone chances, the Bengals could not score a touchdown. Cincinnati leads 12-7 at the break with Henry being the only player to score a touchdown.
King Henry Scores First
The game’s first touchdown is by none other than Derrick Henry. He’s reached 10 rushing touchdowns for the eighth consecutive season with this score.
Henry’s 28-yard score gives the Ravens a 7-3 lead in the first quarter.
One More Game
Two games down. One to go. Watson still holds the crown for the King of the End Zone.
Will someone from the Bengals vs. Ravens game surpass him?
Late Game Magic?
Mahomes finds Hollywood Brown for the 10-yard touchdown. This game is tight, but nobody has taken the crown from Watson yet.
Will Dallas answer, or will the Chiefs find a way to score again in the closing moments? The Cowboys lead 31-28 with under 3:30 to play.
Quick Dallas Answer
The Cowboys put together an eight-play drive over 3:36 to take the lead back. Javonte Williams makes a three-yard catch, and George Pickens converts the two-point conversion to give Dallas the 28-21 lead.
Although Williams gets the score, Pickens starred on that drive with a 39-yard reception. Even if he scored on that play, it wouldn’t have been enough to overtake Watson’s 51-yard score.
Fourth Down Demons
The Chiefs convert on fourth and goal again! This time Mahomes found Rashee Rice for his second touchdown of the game.
Kansas City leads 21-20 at the start of the fourth quarter. This three-yard score doesn’t come close to taking Watson’s King of the End Zone crown.
Malik Davis to the House
The Cowboys take the lead thanks to a 43-yard touchdown run from Malik Davis. This game is getting good!
This is Davis’ second touchdown of his career and first since 2022. Although an impressive feat, it’s not enough to surpass Watson for the King of the End Zone crown.
Chiefs’ Dynamic Duo
Fourth and goal? No big deal for Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. The Kansas City dynamic duo converts the two-yard pass to give the Chiefs a 14-7 lead with one second left in the first quarter.
CeeDee Lamb Evens the Score
After a disastrous first drive, the Cowboys bounced back to tie the game at 7-7 in the first quarter. Dak Prescott found CeeDee Lamb for a 15-yard score with 6:50 remaining in the opening quarter.
Watson still holds the lead, but there’s plenty of time left in these games.
Rice is Nice
This afternoon’s tilt between the Chiefs and the Cowboys was projected to be the highest scoring game of the day, and it didn’t take long for Kansas City to get on the board. On the team’s second offensive snap, Patrick Mahomes hooked up with Rashee Rice for a 27-yard touchdown.
It’s not nearly a long enough score to unseat Christian Watson as King of the End Zone, but if it’s a sign of things to come, watch out.
Double Trouble
What a day for Dontayvion Wicks. The Packers’ wideout has found the end zone again on Thursday, this time on a one-yard dart from Jordan Love.
He’s no longer a factor in King of the End Zone, but I’m positive his (few?) fantasy owners are thrilled.
TeSlaa’s Electric
Jared Goff is having to seek out new targets with both Amon-Ra St. Brown and Sam LaPorta sidelined. Enter Isaac TeSlaa, who brought Detroit back within three, thanks to a 17-yard touchdown reception mid-way through the third quarter.
It nowhere close to the longest score in a game that’s been a shootout, but TeSlaa’s now found the end zone on three of his five career catches. Not too shabby.
Love Goes Deep to Watson
Christian Watson had been peppered with targets throughout the first half, but was only able to come up with two catches. It didn’t take long for him to change that trend in the third quarter.
Jordan Love delivered a moon ball right into the waiting arms of his No. 1 deep threat, and Watson was able to walk into the end zone after breezing past the coverage. The 51-yard score will be a hard number to beat in DraftKings’ King of the End Zone, so Watson TD bettors rejoice! … Though there’s still a lot of time left in the day.
Williams Breaks Free
With less than a minute to go in the first half, Jameson Williams gave us our fourth touchdown of the second quarter. The former 12th-overall pick spun through an early tackle attempt, then glided into the end zone to make it a 17-14 score heading into the break. Williams has had to step-up in the absence of Amon-Ra St. Brown, who exited the game with an ankle injury on the Lions’ second drive of the afternoon.
It was a 22-yard score, which ties Dontayvion Wicks for the longest touchdown of the slate. However, there’s still a very long way to go before we determine DraftKings’ King of the End Zone on Thanksgiving.
Doubs Finds Pay Dirt
Apparently the Packers only score touchdowns on fourth down. After a laaaaaaaate timeout call negated a false start penalty that would have ended Green Bay’s drive, Jordan Love found Romeo Doubs for his second passing TD of the first half.
The two-yard score is Doubs’ fifth of the season, and his fourth touchdown reception of five yards or fewer. In other words, Doubs hasn’t exactly been a King of the End Zone specialist.
David Montgomery Wildcat
It wasn’t the longest touchdown in world, but David Montgomery certainly earned these three hard-fought yards on the goal line.
The direct-snap score is the veteran running back’s first touchdown since Week 10, though it won’t be nearly enough to dethrone Dontayvion Wicks as the King of the End Zone leader in the clubhouse.
Wicks Taps the Toes
Neither the Lions nor the Packers found the end zone in the opening quarter of this classic Thanksgiving matchup, but Dontayvion Wicks made sure the fireworks started in the second. With Green Bay refusing to take a 39-yard field goal attempt on a fourth down snap near the red zone, Jordan Love loaded up and found his receiver in the corner of the end zone.
The 22-yard score was initially called a touchdown on the field, and then was upheld by official review, thanks primarily to some fancy footwork by Wicks. It was the former fifth-round pick’s first trip to the end zone this season, and Wicks has put up a decent length score to start this three-game slate. Will it hold as the King of the End Zone? We’ll have to wait and see.