{"id":15248,"date":"2024-11-28T19:06:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T19:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15248"},"modified":"2024-11-28T19:06:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T19:06:32","slug":"video-social-media-was-loving-the-saxophone-rendition-of-the-national-anthem-before-lions-bears-thanksgiving-day-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15248","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Social Media Was Loving The Saxophone Rendition Of The National Anthem Before Lions-Bears Thanksgiving Day Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NFL fans loved the performance by saxophonist Mike Phillips before the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/detroit-lions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Detroit Lions<\/a>&#8211;<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/chicago-bears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Bears<\/a>\u00a0Thanksgiving game today.<\/p>\n<p>As per NFL tradition, the Detroit Lions are hosting the first of three Thanksgiving Thursday games at Ford Field.\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/jared-goff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jared Goff<\/a>\u00a0and company are looking to deliver the Detroit faithful their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/lions\/2024\/11\/28\/lions-thanksgiving-record-all-time-results\/76603464007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first Thanksgiving W<\/a>\u00a0since the 2016 season.<\/p>\n<p>Before kickoff, Phillips performed a saxophone rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This saxophone rendition of the National Anthem World from Mike Phillips is INCREDIBLE. \ud83c\udfb7<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CHIvsDET?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CHIvsDET<\/a> on CBS\/Paramount+<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf1: Stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLPlus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFLPlus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qeTkQjLThS\">pic.twitter.com\/qeTkQjLThS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1862188601489907830?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Phillips\u2019 beautiful performance on the saxophone led to universal praise from football fans on X\/Twitter:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cSaxophone setting the tone for Thanksgiving football \ud83c\udfb7\ud83d\udd25 Who needs turkey when you\u2019ve got vibes like this?,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0one user wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cIncredible! They need to do this more often! Very talented saxophonist doing circular breathing while he is playing,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0another fan wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cIt was legendary! holding that last note for as long as he did<\/em><\/strong>,\u201d a fan said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cWhat an instrumental version of our National Anthem This was a sweet rendition<\/em><\/strong>,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=alexhoegler&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1862190423738896413&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fvideo-social-media-was-loving-the-saxophone-rendition-of-the-national-anthem-before-lions-bears-thanksgiving-day-game%2F&amp;sessionId=7c25cc1064088234c400d149d192c4d97facda8a&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1862190423738896413\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cI was vibin to it that was dope !!<\/strong><\/em>,\u201d commented one fan.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cThat was so moving!,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>said another.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cSo good\u2026got a little teary eyed,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>a fan wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cMike Phillips absolutely nails it with this soulful saxophone rendition! Truly an unforgettable take on the National Anthem,\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>another said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=alexhoegler&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1862189982854557888&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fvideo-social-media-was-loving-the-saxophone-rendition-of-the-national-anthem-before-lions-bears-thanksgiving-day-game%2F&amp;sessionId=7c25cc1064088234c400d149d192c4d97facda8a&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1862189982854557888\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Not that he needs a reminder, but another wonderful job by Mr. Phillips on the saxophone.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-detroit-lions-are-pushing-closer-to-nfc-north-division-crown\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detroit Lions Are Pushing Closer To NFC North Division Crown<\/h2>\n<p>The Lions and defending Super Bowl champion\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0share the best record in football at 10-1 heading into this week\u2019s slate of games. The Lions are a game up on the Minnesota Vikings (9-2) and Philadelphia Eagles (9-2) for the NFC\u2019s top seed.<\/p>\n<p>A victory over Chicago today would push Detroit even closer to their second straight division crown. Keep in mind that they play the Vikings again in Week 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; NFL fans loved the performance by saxophonist Mike Phillips before the\u00a0Detroit Lions&#8211;Chicago Bears\u00a0Thanksgiving game today. 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