Lamar Jackson tossed 2 goal passes in a period of 18 seconds in the 3rd quarter and the Baltimore Ravens obstructed Brock Purdy 4 times in a 33-19 success over the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night.
Jackson and the Ravens (12-3) turned an extremely prepared for match in between the leading 2 groups in the NFL into an uneven win with strong efficiencies on both sides of the ball.
Kyle Hamilton and the defense set the tone early by obstructing Purdy on 3 of the very first 4 drives of the video game for the 49ers (11-4) before Jackson began to take control of the video game.
He rushed 30 backyards to establish a basket on the last play of the very first half to provide the Ravens a 16-12 lead and after that assisted put the video game away early in the 3rd quarter.
After Baltimore required a punt on the opening drive of the 2nd half, Jackson topped a drive by tossing a six-yard goal pass to Nelson Agholor.
Purdy then was obstructed by Patrick Queen on the next play from skirmish. Jackson right away turned that into another rating with a nine-yard TD pass to Zay Flowers that made it 30-12.
Jackson tossed for 252 backyards, ran for 45 more and risen previous Purdy to end up being the MVP preferred, according to the majority of oddsmakers. His only genuine incident came when he got required deliberate grounding in the end zone after almost tripping over the umpire, resulting in a security in the very first quarter.
Purdy had his roughest video game as a professional, ending up being the very first 49ers quarterback to toss 4 interceptions in a video game considering that Colin Kaepernick in 2015, including a couple of more near interception and being not able to produce the huge plays that made him the league’s most effective quarterback entering the video game.
Purdy ended up 18 for 32 for 255 backyards before getting changed by Sam Darnold after getting a stinger in the 4th quarter.
San Francisco’s other MVP prospect fared far much better with running back Christian McCaffrey running for 102 backyards and a TD and including 28 lawns getting. He set a franchise record with his 8th straight video game with a minimum of 100 backyards from skirmish.
This marquee match marked the 2nd time ever that the groups with sole belongings of the very best record in each conference played in Week 16 or later on.
Both groups stay on top of their conferences. The Niners remain in a three-way tie with Philadelphia and Detroit for the very best record in the NFC and can still clinch the No 1 seed and a first-round bye with wins in their last 2 video games.
The Ravens stayed a video game ahead of Miami for the very best record in the AFC and can clinch the No 1 seed with a win next week versus the Dolphins.
Las Vegas Raiders 20-14 Kansas City Chiefs
Las Vegas got a set of protective goals for the 2nd straight week, consisting of a pick-six of the having a hard time Patrick Mahomes, and the resurgent Raiders held back the careless Kansas City Chiefs 20-14 on Monday to keep their slim postseason hopes alive.
Huge defensive take on Bilal Nichols returned a fumble 8 backyards for a goal, and Jack Jones took an interception 33 lawns for another rating 7 seconds later on, assisting the Raiders (7-8) snap a six-game losing streak to the Chiefs.
Kansas City (9-6) misused a chance to clinch the AFC West for the 8th successive year with among their worst efficiencies of the Mahomes period.
Together with 2 protective TDs, Harrison Butker missed out on a chip-shot basket, charges and dropped passes were once again an issue, and two times they stopped working to transform on 4th down in the 2nd half.
The Chiefs had an opportunity after Mahomes struck Justin Watson for a goal with 2:42 to go. On the occurring ownership, the Raiders’ Zamir White got loose for a 43-yard gain, selecting up an initially down that permitted them to run out the clock.
Mahomes ended up 27 of 44 for 235 lawns and an interception; he almost tossed a 2nd however it was reversed upon evaluation.
The Raiders, playing without hurt running back Josh Jacobs, won regardless of a depressing day from their own offense.
Aidan O’Connell was 9 of 21 for 62 lawns, never ever finishing a pass after the very first quarter, while White had 145 lawns on the ground.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid had actually invested the previous couple of weeks regreting the careless play that kept costing the Super Bowl champs.
They could not have actually been much sloppier on Christmas Day.
They went three-and-out on successive series to begin a video game for just the 2nd time with Mahomes at quarterback. They were held to minus-18 backyards in the very first quarter, the second-worst overall for the club because a minimum of 1991. And the ruling league MVP was sacked two times in those 2 series, while 2 more offending charges just made matters worse.
The Chiefs lastly pulled ahead when Isiah Pacheco took a direct breeze 12 backyards for a goal, and Las Vegas had actually provided the ball right back after a punt. Pacheco once again took a direct breeze however this time attempted to hand off to Mahomes, who lost the exchange, and the 315-pound Raiders protective deal with Nichols existed to scoop it up and run for the goal.
On the next offending play for Kansas City, Mahomes was selected off by Jones, who returned it 33 lawns for his 2nd pick-6 in successive weeks. The Raiders’ 4th protective TD in the 2 weeks, and their 2nd in a period of 7 seconds, provided a 17-7 lead over their long time divisional bane.
Jones appeared to play the Grinch when he fabricated providing the ball to a kid using Chiefs clothing in the crowd.
It was still 17-7 when the Chiefs’ Butker, among the NFL’s a lot of precise kickers, missed out on a chip-shot basket before halftime, and the Raiders added a basket late in the 3rd quarter to take a 20-7 lead heading to the 4th.
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Pop super star Taylor Swift took in Monday’s video game at Arrowhead Stadium to view her partner and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Swift and Kelce have actually turned into one of the most popular star couples worldwide because they started dating early in the season, and the 12-time Grammy Award-winner has actually enjoyed her partner various times at Arrowhead.
This time she appeared in a joyful red t-shirt under a black coat with Santa Claus by her side.
Swift wasn’t the only celeb in the structure. Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark, the ruling AP females’s gamer of the year, was on the sideline for pregame warmups. She switched jerseys with Chiefs pass receiver Rashee Rice.
New York City Giants 25-33 Philadelphia Eagles
Jalen Hurts scored on the “tush push” that offered him the NFL record for many hurrying ratings by a quarterback in a season, tossed for a goal, and the Philadelphia Eagles kept their possibility at the NFC East title alive with a 33-25 win over the New York Giants.
The Eagles (11-4) snapped a three-game losing streak that put Philly fans on edge– and caused a shakeup in protective play-calling. The losses to San Francisco, Dallas and Seattle basically ended Philadelphia’s quote for the No 1 seed in the NFC.
The course to a 2nd straight department title is a clear one. The Eagles require to beat Arizona next week and beat the Giants once again in the season ending to end up atop the NFC East.
After 3 squashing beats, it took a see from the Giants to correct the Eagles. The Eagles are 11-0 at the Linc versus New York given that 2014 and beat the Giants 3 times last season.
Adoree’ Jackson offered the Giants (5-10) a late trigger when he returned an interception 76 backyards for a rating and Saquon Barkley transformed a two-point conversion that made it 20-18 late in the 3rd quarter.
Injures and the Eagles hung on thanks to the play calls of the fans, lots of impersonated Santa Claus.
Fed up with the pass-heavy offense, Eagles fans shouted “Run the ball! Run the ball!” in the 4th.
Harms tossed an insufficient pass and the crowd appeared in boos. Coach Nick Sirianni and offending organizer Brian Johnson ultimately listened, and fans went wild when Kenneth Gainwell ripped off a 22-yard run. D’Andre Swift scored on a five-yard run– yes, a hurrying rating– that made it 27-18.
That TD can be found in useful when New York’s Tyrod Taylor– who changed Tommy DeVito to open the 2nd half– gotten in touch with Darius Slayton for a 69-yard rating late in the 4th that made it 30-25.
With the Giants driving and at the Eagles 26, Taylor was selected off in the end zone by Kelee Ringo on the last play of the video game.
Harms ultimately functioned in a season where he stopped working to look after the b