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Malik Nabers Debuts IHOP Ad Playing Off Fantasy ‘Last-Place’ Punishments

Viewers praised the self-aware spot for nodding to his injury-shortened 2025 season.

Overview

  • The commercial first aired Thursday and quickly circulated on social platforms with largely positive reactions.
  • Sports personalities Ari Meirov, Michael F. Florio, and Bill Enright publicly lauded the ad, calling it well done and memorable.
  • The concept riffs on common fantasy-league punishments for last place, a trope that often includes 24-hour IHOP stays.
  • Nabers missed most of 2025 after a torn ACL four games into the season, following a standout rookie year of 109 catches for 1,204 yards.
  • Sporting News noted hope that the spot appears again during Netflix’s LionsVikings broadcast, a suggestion rather than a confirmed placement.