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Here Is How You Can Score Free Shake Shack Chicken Shacks

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This coming Sunday a touchdown can be worth more than six points. Shake Shack has announced that they will give out free Chicken Shacks if a player does the "chicken dance" upon scoring a touchdown.

"Our Chicken Shack is a sleeper in the chicken sandwich game and surpasses all the others, but you can be the judge of that," Shake Shack said in their press release.

Even ESPN's Adam Schefter called this promotion "Something to watch this Sunday," posting about it about it yesterday.

Here Is What You Need To Know

This fun campaign is applicable at Shake Shacks nationwide. The promotional period is Sunday, November 12 to Sunday, November 19. The free Chicken Shack sandwich is valid for orders placed at Shake Shack kiosks or for delivery or pick-up via the mobile app or placed at shakeshack.com, with a $10 minimum purchase.

Here is where the promotion is not applicable: for orders made through third party providers or apps. Furthermore, Shake Shacks located at airports, stadiums, arenas, travel plazas, and museums are not participating.

Sounds Great, But What Is a Chicken Shack?

Introduced by Shake Shack in 2016, the Chicken Shack is their tasty take on a fried chicken sandwich. It is described as, "crispy, white-meat chicken breast over lettuce, pickles, and buttermilk herb mayo on a toasted potato bun."

This is the most traditional chicken sandwich option on a Shake Shack menu that also includes chicken bites, a hot chicken sandwich, and an avocado bacon chicken sandwich.

The chicken dance promo is not the only fun thing going on at Shake Shack right now. In addition, this popular chain restaurant has also partnered with the new Trolls movie to create three shake flavors. They include Branchs Chocolate Peppermint, Poppys Sugar Cookie, and Vivas Cinnamon Roll shake.

On Sunday, you can start looking out for chicken dance touchdown celebrations as early as 9:30am EST. The New England Patriots play the Indianapolis Colts from Frankfurt Stadium, kicking off at that time.

Playoff Picture: Current NFC and AFC Rankings

The NFL Week 9 brought some surprises, which has been a common theme with the entire season so far. Even with both the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers having bye weeks, some major action took place in the NFC. So, what's the NFC and AFC playoff picture, and where do all the teams stand?

Let's talk NFC first and then take a look at the AFC. One big game this weekend for the NFC was the Seattle Seahawks, who were totally clobbered by the Baltimore Ravens. Now, the Lions' loss to the Ravens doesn't look nearly as bad. This team is just on fire, and they tend to tear apart anyone in their way. Then, another hot game in the NFC was the Philadelphia Eagles against the Dallas Cowboys. This was a close one, but the Eagles pulled off an exciting win. Finally, the Minnesota Vikings, even without their fearless leader Kirk Cousins, snagged another big win. So, the Eagles sit on top of the NFC. When it comes to just the NFC North, the Lions are still on top, followed by the Vikings, Packers and Bears. Both the Vikings and Packers won last weekend, but those wins weren't blowouts, by any means.

Now, looking at the AFC, this league also had some surprises over the weekend. For one, the Kansas City Chiefs totally annihilated the Miami Dolphins in Germany. So, the Chiefs are still on top, but the Ravens are close behind.

Also, to that guy who called me out on Facebook early in the season for not including the Buffalo Bills as one of the NFL's top five teams, the Bills are now out of the top seven in the AFC after their latest loss. So, yeah, there you go, buddy. Jacksonville and Miami are still in the top four. I have to say that Jacksonville is a sleeper hit this season.

Here are the current NFC and AFC standings and the playoff picture.

NFC Standings

Division leaders:

Eagles: 8-1
Lions: 6-2
49ers: 5-3
Saints: 5-4

Wild Card race:

Seahawks: 5-3
Cowboys: 5-3
Vikings: 5-4
Commanders: 4-5
Falcons: 4-5
Buccaneers: 3-5
Packers: 3-5
Rams: 3-6

So, in the NFC, the Lions are the Eagles' current biggest threat. The AFC is even tougher, though.

AFC Standings

Division leaders:

1. Kansas City (7-2)
2. Baltimore (7-2)
3. Jacksonville (6-2)
4. Miami (6-3)

Wild-Card race:

5. Pittsburgh (5-3)
6. Cleveland (5-3)
7. Cincinnati (5-3)
8. New York Jets (4-3)
9. Buffalo (5-4)
10. Houston (4-4)
11. Indianapolis (4-5)
12. Las Vegas (4-5)

So, in the AFC, both Kansas City and Baltimore are threats to the Eagles. I think Baltimore is especially dangerous.

Jeff Gorra is a Boston-based writer who has been with Beasley Media Group since the beginning of 2023. He writes about restaurants and food, as well as sports and rock music. His experience also includes show hosting and in-depth creative writing in rock and reggae dub music. Jeff’s an avid surfer, New York Giants, and Pearl Jam fan, however, if you make unforgettable pizza, he is sure to find you.