Everyone says the same thing about straight-forward national anthem before Texans-Chargers playoff game
Everyone says the same thing about straight-forward national anthem before Texans-Chargers playoff game
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NFL fans overwhelmingly approved of the national anthem before Saturday’s playoff opener in Houston. Rather than a major celebrity such as Beyoncé, the hometown Texans booked another local talent in opera singer Nancy Curtis for the Wild Card game against the visiting Los Angeles Chargers.
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What followed is has since been described as a ‘straight-forward’ national anthem, and that’s not an insult. ‘Wow an actual singer doing a national anthem,’ one fan remarked on X. ‘Phenomenal national anthem,’ another added. One fan announced: ‘that's how our National Anthem should be sung!’.
The national anthem today performed by Nancy Curtis pic.twitter.com/QHgyUO5ays. Rather than a major celebrity such as Beyoncé, the Texans booked another local Houston talent in opera singer Nancy Curtis for the Wild Card game against the visiting LA Chargers.
![[NFL fans overwhelmingly approved of the anthem before Saturday’s playoff opener]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/21/93998697-14274505-image-a-12_1736632766900.jpg)
Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh joins players during a moment of silent reflection for the California wildfire victims before Saturday's playoff opener in Houston. . NFL fans overwhelmingly approved of the anthem before Saturday’s playoff opener.
Fans were particularly impressed with Curtis’ range and stamina. ‘Nancy Curtis did a beautiful job singing our nation's anthem,’ one fan wrote on X after the singer’s dramatic crescendo. ‘She hit the high notes beautifully.’. There were a few detractors, but they were in the extreme minority.
