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Brock Purdy entered the night with the best pa ser rating in the league. He left with no touchdowns and four interceptions asKyle Hamilton (two), Patrick Queen and Marlon Humphrey all got in on the pick party.After Purdy suffered a stinger late (and was cleared to return),Marcus Williams picked Sam Darnold off to seal the win. The five interceptions tied a franchise record for the Ravens. On the other side of the ball, Lamar Jackson was magnificent, with 252 yards pa sing, two touchdowns and 45 yards rushing. There were several MVP moments on the night, but the 30-yard scramble on third-and-16 stands out.What more could you want? In a matchup of 11-3 teams, the Ravens just walloped the NFL's supposed "best" team by 14 points. Baltimore was a . The Ravens played 12 games against teams with at least eight wins this season. In those games, they are 9-3 with a +148 point differential, both tops in the NFL. We can talk about inconsistencies closing out games and nitpick other i sues. No team is perfect, but right now, the Ravens are the league's best. Credit the coaches. After Jackson won MVP in 2019 and then seemingly plateaued, first-year offensive coordinator Todd Monken has brought out a new level in him. Second-year defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald might be just as good. And John Harbaugh continues to lead one of the best, most consistent organizations in sports. Merry Christmas, Ravens fans. Honorable mentions The Eagles held on for a over the Giants, Philadelphia's first win of December. The defense and the turnovers are worrisome, but wins are wins.Shohei Ohtani Joe Kelly's wife a Porsche.The MarinersMitch Garver.The Padres Yuki Matsui.The Jets Robert Saleh and Joe Douglas.Purdue stayed No. 1 in the while FAU jumped to No. 7 after beatingArizona,.South Carolina remained atop the .THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Thanks to their latest lo s on Christmas, the Chiefshave now given to us ... five lo ses on the season, four Patrick Mahomes sacks, three straight home lo ses, two defensive touchdowns allowed and a Travis Kelce . How about that for a lyrics change? , to Las Vegas after another dispiriting performance from the reigning champs. The Raiders won despite completing zero pa ses over the final three quarters, the first team to do Ray Allen Jersey so since 2000. Here's how: The Raiders scored 14 points in a seven-second span: Isiah Pacheco fumbled a trick play handoff to Mahomes, and Bilal Nicholsscooped and scored. One play later, Jack Jones had a .The Raiders joined the 1983 Steelers as the . Zamir White ran for 145 yards, the most by any player against the Chiefs this season.The Chiefs will have their first losing December since 2013. They will fail to win 12 games for the first time since 2017. The lo s guaranteed the Chiefs will not be the No. 1 seed in the AFC -- and even looking ahead to the playoffs seems overly optimistic. Why? This offense is lost. Mahomes averaged 3.82 seconds to throw, the second-highest of his career, and is averaging the highest time to throw (3.10 seconds) of his career this season. The quick game -- traditionally a great balance to Mahomes' improvisation -- is nonexistent. Mahomes doesn't look confident or trusting in his supporting cast. Jason Terry Jersey To be fair, the supporting cast hasn't inspired much confidence.As a result, Mahomes had a career-high nine scrambles -- hero ball all afternoon.The Chiefs managed just 14 points on four red-zone drives. From 2018-22, the Chiefs ranked second in red-zone touchdown percentage. This year they are 14th.The wide receivers are what they are. The linemen are what they are. The Chiefs look shockingly average -- at best -- and there are no easy answers. Not so honorable mentions Kevin Durant is with the Suns' supporting cast.This umpire was ... not great!The Giants Tommy DeVito for Tyrod Taylor.Week 16 spanned Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, so there's a lot to recap and a lot of moving pieces with just two weeks left in the regular season. We have to start in Detroit, where theLions are division champions for the first time since 1993 -- back when it was the NFC Central -- after a over the Vikings. Jahmyr Gibbs scored twice, Amon-Ra St. Brown went over the century mark receiving, and the Lions picked off Nick Mullens four times. The game also had huge implications in the NFC Wild Card picture, where ... The Packers survived a meeting with the Panthers, , after .The Seahawks had and beat the Titans, . Geno Smith found Colby Parkinson for the game-winning score.Baker Mayfield led the Buccaneers to a of the Jaguars. Jeff Kerr says Tampa Bay, and Jordan Dajani named Mayfield ... again.Here's what the NFC playoff picture : 49ers (11-4, clinched NFC West)Eagles (11-4, clinched playoff berth)Lions (11-4, clinched NFC North)Buccaneers (8-7)Cowboys (10-5, clinched playoff berth)Rams (8-7)Seahawks (8-7)Vikings (7-8)Falcons (7-8)Packers (7-8)Saints (7-8)Bears (6-9)If you thought Mayfield was a surprise, how about Joe Flacco?! The agele s wonder threw for 368 yards, with Amari Cooper on the receiving end of a and two touchdowns, in a over the Texans. Cooper joined Terrell Owens as the . One of those three teams surely wished it still had him Sunday: The Cowboys fell to the Dolphins,, with Jason Sanders knocking through a 29-yarder -- his fifth field goal of the day -- as time expired. Miami lost Jaylen Waddle to a , but Raheem Mostert . Elsewhere around the AFC ... The Colts fell, , to the Falcons in a game Shane Steichen said It was a brutal week for the AFC South, with all four teams losing. Making matters even John Henson Jersey worse, Trevor Lawrence -- who in time to play -- .The Broncos lost to the Patriots, , a huge hit to Denver's playoff hopes.That benefited the Bills andSteelersafter both won Saturday. Buffalo scraped past the Chargers, , and Pittsburgh blasted the Bengals, . Mason Rudolph lived up to his last name, coming up clutch Saturday.Pittsburgh's season sweep of Cincinnati could be key in the playoff race, which ... Ravens (12-3, clinched playoff berth)Dolphins (11-4, clinched playoff berth)Chiefs (9-6)Jaguars (8-7)Browns (10-5)Bills (9-6)Colts (8-7)Texans (8-7)Steelers (8-7)Bengals (8-7)Raiders (7-8)Broncos (7-8)The Celtics andLakersare the NBA's greatest rivalry, with 17 championships apiece (tied for most all time) and 12 NBA Finals meetings (most all time). But Monday marked just the second time they've met on Christmas, and one team looked much closer to its 18th Larry O'Brien Trophy than the other. Boston raced past Los Angeles, , for its 12th win in its last 14 games. The Celtics are awesome. All five starters had at least 18 points, with Kristaps Porzingis' 28 leading the way. Boston is an NBA-best 23-6 and a deserving No. 1 in Colin Ward-Henninger's . Elsewhere on Christmas ... | Jalen Brunson Mirza Teletovic Jersey 's 38 points is the most by a Knick on Christmas since 1984.|Steve Kerr was by the officiating. | Philly falls to 0-4 without Joel Embiid. |Luka Doncicscored 50 points and for his career. Quick Lane Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Minnesota, 2 p.m. on ESPN First Responder Bowl: Texas State vs. Rice, 5:30 p.m. on ESPN Pacers at Rockets, 8 p.m. on NBA TV Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Kansas vs. UNLV, 9 p.m. on ESPN Hornets at Clippers, 10:30 p.m. on NBA TV