No hugs for Christie in Cowboys loss

This week, there were no hugs, at least not on camera. Gov. Christie, whose Dallas Cowboys fandom has been on conspicuous display this season, was mostly absent from television screens during the team's loss Sunday to the Green Bay Packers.

Christie did travel to the Packers' Lambeau Field with his son Andrew, a spokesman for the governor said.

He was expected to again sit with Dallas owner Jerry Jones, although the governor's office said Friday that he would pay his own way to avoid any "silliness."

Christie was the subject of scrutiny last week for accepting tickets from Jones to three games this season and a private plane ride for his family. Christie, who says he is a longtime Cowboys fan, has attended six Dallas games this season, including against the Eagles last month in Philadelphia.

Before Sunday's game, Christie said that Packers fans were "great" and that "this isn't like going to Philly. That's a different story," according to NJ.com.

New Jersey's rules allow governors to accept gifts from "personal friends." Whether Jones, as an NFL owner, could be considered solely a friend of the governor's was questioned by some ethics experts.

While FOX did not focus on Christie or Jones - who shared a much-chronicled public hug during last week's game between the Cowboys and the Detroit Lions - other politicians made their presence at Sunday's game known.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a potential rival of Christie's in a 2016 Republican presidential primary, tweeted a photo of himself sitting in the stands with fans - along with a photo of himself with a Packers fan who wore a cheesehead that read "Owner." The Packers are publicly owned.

Another Wisconsin Republican, Rep. Paul Ryan, also tweeted from the stands. Addressing Christie by his Twitter handle, Ryan asked the governor: "Do you need a hug now?"