“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.

Craig Melvin hit a career high when he took over the cohosting job on Today upon Hoda Kotb's departure. However, the broadcaster said nothing can top marrying his wife, Lindsay Czarniak. “The best thing that’s ever happened to me personally and professionally is marrying Lindsay Czarniak,

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.

Savannah and Craig made an NFL playoff bet. What should loser have to do? Help decide! Savannah Guthrie’s beloved Philadelphia Eagles and Craig Melvin’s Washington Commanders will face off Sunday night in the NFC Championship game. Ahead of the match-up, Savannah and Craig have made a bet — and now, TODAY viewers can vote to help decide the stakes!

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.

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,

Will Ferrell was surprised with the viral animatronic Buddy the Elf during an appearance on the TODAY show on Jan. 28.

Exploring the best in funk and soul from the roots of black music through to the current club sounds, featuring classic tracks, new releases, sessions and interviews.

Today anchor Craig Melvin is sporting a neck tattoo of his co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's face with the Eagles logo.