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Kyle Hamilton nabbed two of the Baltimore Ravens’ three interceptions in the first half against the San Francisco 49ers in their Week 16 matchup.
However, his second turnover was particularly impressive to NFL fans, providing a vivid demonstration of how a player shouldn’t stop giving full effort until the whistle blows. 
Midway through the second quarter, Hamilton ran a blitz between the 49ers’ left tackle and guard. He was quickly flattened by Aaron Banks and Christian McCaffrey. (McCaffrey was flagged for an illegal chop block, going low while Banks blocked high.

The Philadelphia Eagles notched their 11th win of the season on Christmas Day with a 33–25 victory over the rival New York Giants, though it was anything but an encouraging performance from the Eagles.
Amid a disappointing stretch from the offense, fans at Lincoln Financial Field didn’t hesitate to boo the team.
Eagles fans loudly chanted “run the ball!” during the third quarter, and coach Nick Sirianni didn’t deny after the game that those jeers were audible from the field.
“Nah. We call the plays we feel like we need to call in the situations we need to call it.

Word around the NBA is that Warriors forward Draymond Green may only miss 11 to 13 games as part of his indefinite suspension. ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski said the timeline is not concrete but floats around the low mark.

The San Francisco 49ers got on the scoreboard first in their Week 16 Christmas night matchup with the Baltimore Ravens with a safety. The two points resulted from Lamar Jackson being called for intentional grounding while throwing from his end zone.
Jackson attempted to get rid of the ball while falling to the ground. However, the fall was caused by the Ravens quarterback tripping over umpire Alex Moore, who stumbled backward as he tried to avoid Jackson rolling to his left.

The ref’s face, though.
The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers always felt like a possible Super Bowl preview as the team’s prepared to face off on Christmas Day to cap Week 16. Baltimore entered the game as the No. 1 seed in the AFC, while San Francisco entered as the top seed in the NFC. It was also a showdown of two MVP favorites with quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Brock Purdy.
For such a marquee matchup, the scoring in Baltimore-San Francisco sure started in the strangest way possible.

The Los Angeles Lakers fell short against the Boston Celtics on Monday evening, as LeBron James failed to overtake former teammate Dwyane Wade for the NBA record for most wins on Christmas Day. 
After the game, James addressed reporters and delivered an honest take on the state of the Lakers, sizing up the team compared to the rest of the NBA’s top squads.
“I don’t think we’re where we wanna be to be able to compete against the top teams,” James said, via Lakers Daily.

The New York Giants benched rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito for Tyrod Taylor in the second half of their 33-25 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field, with coach Brian Daboll telling the FOX broadcast that it was “a coach’s decision.

Steve Kerr sounded off on the state of officiating in the NBA, saying he was “disgusted” during Monday night’s loss to the Nuggets after Nikola Jokic attempted 18 free throws.

The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers are playing in arguably the most anticipated game of the season on Monday night, as both teams enter Week 16 as the top seeds in their conference. However, as Fox was previewing the matchup during the Philadelphia Eagles–New York Giants game, the network made an egregious error.
Fox showed a graphic comparing the stats of Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, two of the favorites in the MVP race. However, the network got Jackson’s passer rating wrong, showing a pedestrian 69.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James made sure to make time for one of the NBA’s most adorable stars.
Deuce Tatum, the son of Boston Celtics guard Jayson Tatum, gave James a high five after his dad helped defeat the Lakers 126–115 at Crypto.com Arena.
“Deuce! Merry Christmas, man. What’s up, boy?” James asked the smiling Tatum youngster with a big grin.

Bron was excited to see Deuce 🫶😄 pic.twitter.