Robert Irwin, Witney Carson & Derek Hough Are the Trio DWTS Fans Didn’t Know They Needed
There is a lot of excitement ahead of the “Dancing with the Stars” Season 34 finale on Tuesday, November 25. Fan favorites Robert Irwin and Witney Carson are going to give it their all in the hopes of winning a Mirrorball Trophy, as they perform a Freestyle routine, an Instant Dance, and the Judges’ Choice dance.
Robert Irwin & Witney Carson’s Finale Performances
For the Judges’ Choice routine, judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tonioli will advise the competitors as they take on a new dance. For Irwin and Carson, that person was Hough, and from the photos shared on the official “Dancing with the Stars” Instagram account, the trio looked like they had a lot of fun working together.
The post features two playful photos of Irwin, Carson, and Hough. The last slide is a video of Irwin and Carson. In the clip, Irwin tells the camera, “Guys, it is the finale. It is the Judges’ Choice dance for the first one, and our judge is Derek.” Hough then enters the camera frame and informs fans that he has chosen the Quickstep for them to perform, and reveals what he expects from it.
Fans reacted to the post in the comments, including a comment from professional dancer Emma Slater. “I would love to see this trio personally!” she wrote.
Other reactions include, “Yessssss! Let’s go Team IrWINit! ” “This feels so full circle since Derek won with Bindi 10 years ago,” “Robert please win for Australia! Let’s make history as the first set of siblings to win the Mirrorball!” and “They be looking like siblings perfect match up.”
DWTS Season 34 Finale
In addition to Irwin and Carson, the remaining couples are Alix Earle and professional dance partner Val Chmerkovskiy, Dylan Efron and professional dance partner Daniella Karagach, Elaine Hendrix and professional dance partner Alan Bersten, and Jordan Chiles and professional dance partner Ezra Sosa.
The finale will be three hours long and feature exciting performances. It is a big night for the final five couples. It’s also a great night for fans of the show, as all the competitors from this season return to the ballroom. Season 33 champs “The Bachelor” star Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson will perform to “Tanguera” by Fabio Hager Sexteto.
These last few days have been emotional for fans, competitors, and the professional dancers, and Carson and Irwin’s final messages to each other have been so emotional and beautiful. They are undeniably a super team!
Detroit Lions HC Dan Campbell reacted to the Giants’ polarizing 4th-down decision in Week 12, noting that stopping New York from scoring a touchdown kept the Lions within one score and gave them a chance to tie and eventually win in OT
n his second game as New York Giants interim head coach, Mike Kafta faced a critical decision with 2:59 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Giants faced a fourth-and-six from the 6-yard line against Dan Campbell’s Detroit Lions.
Kafta elected to go for the touchdown. Giants quarterback Jameis Winston threw an incomplete pass intended for tight end Theo Johnson.
The Lions faced a long field, but after the stop, they needed just a field goal to tie. Detroit’s offense delivered and then scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime to knock off the Giants 34-27.
During his postgame press conference Sunday, Campbell seemed to indirectly defend Kafta’s decision and present an argument for why going on fourth-and-goal from the 6 was the wrong choice.
“We couldn’t give up a touchdown, you know, for sure. As long as we could keep in within one score, you’re good to go,” Campbell said in response to the Giants foregoing the field goal attempt. “But yeah, I’ll take anything that I can get.
“Any fourth down stop, I’m going to feel good. You’re going to feel relieved and feel better. Because certainly, you don’t have to go the distance anymore.
“You’re trying to, to win the game, but you’re just trying to get in position where you can at least tie it and finish it in overtime.”
Social Media Reacts to Giants Fourth-Down Decision
The analytics probably suggest to go on fourth down as the Giants did. But some social media users strongly disagreed with the decision.
“The Giants might have just blew this game by not kicking the field goal …,” wrote a fan on X.
“The Giants should have kicked the field goal,” wrote another social media user. “Mike Kafta has botched those last few plays.
“Make the Lions score a TD without their timeouts.”
Several social media users suggested New York’s poor record played a role in the aggressive fourth down decision.
“Giants clearly tanking,” wrote on fan. “You don’t go for it on fourth down there if you want to win.”
“I want an investigation into why the Giants didn’t kick the field goal in the 20 up by 3 with 2-mins left,” wrote an Eagles fan.
“The Giants are so unserious,” wrote yet another social media user. “Why not kick a field goal and make the Lions score a touchdown to beat you.”
As Campbell indicated, the Lions were going to feel good about forcing the Giants into a field goal attempt too. But as Campbell also implied, needing a touchdown is a lot more difficult than being in a situation where a field goal forces overtime.
Perhaps, though, it would have made more sense to go on fourth down if the Giants were just a couple yards from the end zone. A fourth-down try from the 6-yard line isn’t going to have a high success rate.
Dan Campbell, Lions Escape Giants in Week 12
The Lions took advantage of the fourth-down stop. Their offense drove 53 yards in 2:26 to kick the game-tying field goal.
Then in overtime, running back Jahmyr Gibbs continued to shine. He ran for a 69-yard touchdown to give the Lions their first lead of the day.
Gibbs rushed for 219 yards and two touchdowns, averaging an incredible 14.6 yards per attempt. Gibbs also caught 11 passes for 45 yards and another score.
Maybe the Lions win in regulation if they had to score a touchdown while down six. But it’s clear Kafta’s decision, and Detroit fourth-down defense played a significant role in the Lions comeback.
