Craig Melvin isn't even a week into his tenure as co-anchor of the 'Today' show and already his co-anchor has left him. Melvin, 45, joked about Savannah Guthrie's absence at the top of the Thursday, Jan.

He'd spent all day Sunday with Guthrie in Tampa for the Sunday Night Football game, then stayed up until 11 p.m. to watch his favorite team, the Washington Commanders, win the game. His first-day, back-to-school jitters started with rising at 3:45 a.m. for his hour commute to 30 Rock.

Craig proved to be a man of his word after his Washington Commanders lost to Savannah's Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game.

It’s Craig Melvin’s first week as Hoda Kotb’s replacement on Today but his cohost Savannah Guthrie was forced to miss an episode of the show. During the Thursday, January 16, broadcast, Savannah, 53,

The stars promoted their new partnership with an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on January 15 and undertook a challenge. Craig and Savannah were tasked with answering questions about one another for a game of Know Your Co-Host. However, it got off to a disastrous start as can be seen in the video below.

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,

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,

While it may be January, the classic 2003 Christmas movie, Elf, was on the mind of the hosts of the Today show recently as they surprised their guest, Will Ferrell with a life-size version of his Buddy the Elf character.

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

Will Ferrell joked about losing Sexiest Man Alive to John Krasinski.The comic actor is not giving up his dream of being named PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive. During his January 28