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Cheerleaders Catch Attention With Wild Performance During Lions-Packers

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Chris Licata | Last updated Dec 6, 2024 12:56 PM ET

The Detroit Lions still hold the best record in the NFL at 12-1 after knocking off the NFC North rival Green Bay Packers, 34-31, on "Thursday Night Football."

With the game tied at 31 with under four minutes to go in the fourth quarter, Jared Goff and company led an 11-play, 53-yard drive to run down the clock and kick a walk-off 35-yard field goal.

Fans in attendance at Ford Field had plenty of reasons to celebrate. With the victory, Detroit won its 11th consecutive game — a new franchise record — and completed a regular season sweep of the Packers for the second time in the last three seasons. They also clinched a playoff berth with four games to play and will now compete for the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff bracket.

The home team's cheerleading squad also captured attention in Week 14. In between a TV timeout in the second quarter, the Lions cheerleaders put on a wildly unexpected performance featuring the Grinch.

The NFL on Prime Video account on X captured the action and reposted a video that has since gone viral, having been watched nearly one million times since Thursday night.

"The Grinch Who Stole The Show ," the video was captioned.

The Grinch Who Stole The Show pic.twitter.com/ia0lqk4UWW
— NFL on Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) December 6, 2024

The 43-second clip shows a dancer dressed up as a life-sized Grinch while leading a choreographed routine, at one point doing a full dropdown split while Boston's "More Than a Feeling" played in the background.