“I was like, ‘Are they forcing you out?’ She’s like, ‘No Craig, I’m OK. I’m leaving,’” he recalled. “I was legit stunned, so much so that after she left, I went back to her dressing room, and I was like, ‘Are you sure you’re OK?’ It takes a certain kind of courage to leave anything when you’re at the height of your game.”

The anchor must wear the temporary tat on the back of his neck after the Birds pummeled the Commanders on Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl.

Today's new co-anchor Craig Melvin opens up in this week's PEOPLE cover story about the new hobby that he can't stop gushing about.

Dressed in a navy suit and yellow tie that his wife and kids picked out for the occasion, Craig stands at the TODAY desk reading over copy when music begins playing. He looks up, surprised, as the first verse of Hootie & the Blowfish’s “Let Her Cry” comes through the studio speakers.

Craig Melvin will be keeping his TODAY co-anchor Savannah Guthrie closer than ever for the next week — and it’s all because of a bet. After losing a wager that his Washington Commanders would emerge the victors of their Sunday,

Melvin had bet on the Commanders winning against the Eagles. Unfortunately for him, their loss meant he had to get a temporary tattoo of Guthrie’s face and the Eagles logo on his neck. “This is why we don’t gamble, kids!” Melvin warned viewers.

Craig Melvin lost a bet to Today coanchor Savannah Guthrie and was forced to reap the consequences. Craig, 45, and Savannah, 53, made a bet last week regarding the NFC Championship game. Savannah is a Philadelphia Eagles fan,

Craig Melvin got a temporary tattoo of his 'Today' coanchor Savannah Guthrie after losing a bet over the winner of the NFC Championship game

Will Ferrell is decidedly not impressed with John Krasinski being named People 's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2024.

Today' co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin settled a bet after Savannah’s Eagles defeated Craig’s Commanders in the NFC Championship Game

Nathan Congleton/NBC Craig Melvin is fulfilling the hilarious end of his NFC Championship bet with Savannah Guthrie. After betting that the Washington Commanders would beat the Philadelphia Eagles on the road to the Super Bowl,