Since 2006, the NFL has aired three Thanksgiving day games, adding a nightcap to the traditional Lions and Cowboys games. 2023 features an NFC West throwdown between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks. Who performs during halftime?

Prolific EDM DJ Steve Aoki gets to keep the energy levels at a maximum during his NFL Thanksgiving halftime show. When and where can you watch the Thanksgiving night game? Here’s how to watch the 49ers and Seahawks divisional tilt and more about Aoki.

Who Is Steve Aoki?

Aoki was born in Miami, Florida, in 1977 but spent most of his childhood in Newport Beach, California. Born to Rocky Aoki and Chizuru Kobayashi, his father was a former wrestler and founder of the restaurant chain Benihana. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating with two B.A. degrees in women’s studies and sociology.

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Aoki entered the electronic music scene in 1996 when he founded his label, Dim Mak Records, which released music by other EDM artists, including early MSTRKRFT and Infected Mushroom. He would remix countless songs from artists of all genres, such as The Jackson 5, Kid Cudi, All-American Rejects, and BTS, to show his range.

Since then, the DJ has been one of the highest-grossing EDM artists in North America, gaining the majority of his money through touring. He would not release his first official album until January 2012 with Wonderland. Releasing seven albums since Aoki is sure to give Seattle a top-notch show with more than just remixes.

San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks

• Start time: 8:20 p.m. ET
• Channel: NBC
• Live stream option: Peacock

A high-energy halftime performance deserves an equally exciting game. The 49ers and Seahawks should deliver in the final Thanksgiving game of the day. The Niners are back on track after their three-game losing streak from Weeks 6-8. After thoroughly beating Jacksonville in Week 10, San Francisco quickly dispatched the Buccaneers.

QB Brock Purdy looks like he did before the injury bug hit the offense, throwing six touchdowns in the last two games. Will the Seahawks be able to pressure the young QB into the same mistakes from San Francisco’s losses? They desperately need it after getting swept by the Rams this season.

While Los Angeles HC Sean McVay owns Seattle HC Pete Carroll throughout their rivalry, a one-point division loss is brutal when chasing down the 49ers. The Seahawks desperately need the win, but it will be even more difficult with WR Deebo Samuel and LT Trent Williams returning for the 49ers.

Seattle isn’t having the same luck heading into this matchup. QB Geno Smith missed practice on Monday but was limited in walkthroughs on Tuesday. What’s more concerning, though, is RB Kenneth Walker III and WR DK Metcalf are not practicing this week. If both are out, this hill becomes much more challenging to climb for Seattle.

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Baltimore Ravens RB Gus Edwards has been fantastic getting in the end zone as of late, while RB Keaton Mitchell continues to look solid in limited time on the field. So which one of the two is the better choice for fantasy football managers to start this week? We’ll break down the two players and give you their fantasy outlook for this week.

Should You Start Gus Edwards or Keaton Mitchell This Week?

In the Pro Football Network Start/Sit Optimizer, our Consensus Rankings say that Edwards is the player to start. His projected 9.4 points include 67 rushing yards, but he isn’t predicted to have any receptions. Still, his projected stat line outperforms the consensus projection of Mitchell’s 7.7 points.

My ranking for these two running backs aligns with the consensus. Edwards’ ability to get in the end zone has been impressive, while Mitchell simply hasn’t gotten on the field enough to make a huge fantasy impact.

Fantasy Outlook for Gus Edwards This Week

Edwards has been a fairly consistent performer this season for the Ravens. Since Week 2, he has rushed for at least 40 yards in all but one game, and he is averaging 53.2 rush yards per game and 4.3 yards per carry over his last 10 games.

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But the touchdowns are the big separator with Edwards. He has 10 on the season — just one off the NFL lead of 11 from Miami Dolphins RB Raheem Mostert. Plus, the Raven has scored multiple touchdowns in three of his last four games.

This comes from a player who came into the season with 13 career rushing touchdowns over his first four seasons, covering 52 games.

The Los Angeles Chargers have been decent at stopping the run most of the season, ranking 12th in rush yards allowed per game (102.0), but they did allow 200 rushing yards by the Detroit Lions two weeks ago. Only four teams have allowed more rushing touchdowns than the Chargers (12).

That would appear to play right into Edwards’, and the Ravens’, hands. Baltimore is the league’s top rushing team (155.1 rush YPG), and they have rushed for at least 125 yards in nine of 11 games this season.

Edwards’ yards may not be elite this season, but his trips in the end zone sure are, which is why he gets the edge from me to start over Mitchell this week.

Fantasy Outlook for Mitchell This Week

Mitchell has 20 total carries on the season, and two of them have gone for touchdowns. His touchdowns have covered 40 yards and 39 yards, and his overall yards-per-carry average is an eye-opening 10.3. So clearly, the big-play threat is there with this rookie.

But averaging less than eight touches a game (7.7) makes it difficult to make a huge fantasy impact, especially when you are deciding whether or not to choose that player over one that has nine touchdown runs over his last five games.

The PFN Start/Sit Optimizer projects Mitchell to finish with 46 rushing yards and one catch for six yards.

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Miami Dolphins running back De’Von Achane has a very real chance to play Friday against the New York Jets, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel suggested Wednesday — but several hurdles still need to be crossed before they give him the green light.

The biggest is that Achane needs to convince the Dolphins coaches that he will be able to hold up for four quarters.

Miami Dolphins Practice Report

McDaniel spoke to reporters prior to the team’s final practice of Week 12. He told them that the plan is for Achane — who, in his first game back from IR Sunday, aggravated the knee injury that forced him to miss time — to get some on-field work Wednesday.

Depending on how he responds, the team is open to playing him against the Jets, with an important caveat:

They can’t have a repeat of Week 11 when he lasted just three snaps.

Achane’s injury recurrence left the Dolphins with just two active running backs: Raheem Mostert and Salvon Ahmed (who later suffered a foot injury that likely ended his season).

That’s a function of the NFL game-day roster restrictions, which makes teams work without their full 53-man roster. Jeff Wilson Jr. was a healthy scratch in that game; they certainly could have used him after Achane got hurt.

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“That position, in particular, has an unpredictable injury flowchart,” McDaniel said of Wilson. “I’m so excited for where Jeff’s at, because it has nothing to do with his performance. … One of the things that was really a part of [Ahmed’s growth] this year was his ability to contribute on special teams.”

Wilson, “who is healthy, fully healthy,” will almost certainly be up this week.

As for Achane, the Dolphins need to make a decision on his availability well ahead of Friday’s game. If McDaniel elects to hold him out, expect the team to elevate Darrynton Evans from the practice squad. Miami is not concerned that playing Achane this week will make his existing injury worse.

The offensive line has its own injury concerns, but the Dolphins expect Austin Jackson (oblique) and Lester Cotton (hip) to play against the Jets after being limited in practice Tuesday.

As for guard Robert Hunt, the Dolphins seem more inclined to have him active but only use him in an emergency.

More good news for the Dolphins: Guard Robert Jones (knee) and tight end Durham Smythe (ankle) returned to practice Wednesday after sitting out Tuesday, per the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets Injury Report

Dolphins

Did Not Practice

None

Limited

• G Rob Jones (knee)
• TE Durham Smythe (ankle)
• RB De’Von Achane (knee)
• OT Terron Armstead (knee)
• WR Chase Claypool (knee)
• G Lester Cotton (hip)
• WR Tyreek Hill (hand)
• OL Rob Hunt (hamstring)
• FB Alec Ingold (foot/ankle)
• OL Austin Jackson (oblique)
• RB Raheem Mostert (ankle/knee)

Full

• WR Braxton Berrios (hamstring)

Jets

Did Not Practice

• DB Michael Carter II (hamstring)

Limited

• OL Mekhi Becton (ankle/knee)
• LB Sam Eguavoen (hip)

Full

• DB Tony Adams (finger)
• DL John Franklin-Myers (knee)
• LB Jermaine Johnson (hip)
• LB Chazz Surratt (ankle)
• OL Billy Turner (finger)
• LB Quincy Williams (knee)
• WR Garrett Wilson (elbow)
• OL Duane Brown (hip)
• TE Jeremy Ruckert (shoulder)
• TE Kenny Yeboah (hamstring)

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