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The 49ers announced a number of roster moves ahead of Monday night’s game against the Ravens. Veteran wide receiver Willie Snead has been signed to the active roster off of the practice squad. The Niners opened the roster spot for Snead by waiving offensive lineman Matt Pryor. Snead has appeared in three games this season and he has one catch …

Welcome to the Week 16 grades! This is the time of year when Santa is known for delivering, but he’s not the only one, the NFL is also delivering on Christmas Day with the league’s first-ever Monday tripleheader.  In the first game, the Raiders pulled off the upset of the weekend by beating the Chiefs in Kansas City. The loss …

49ers elevate CB Verrett for Christmas night clash vs. Ravens originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Veteran cornerback Jason Verrett earned a nice Christmas present with his work in practices over the past two weeks. The 49ers on Monday elevated Verrett from the practice squad to be available to play against the Baltimore Ravens in the …

It’s always explosive when the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders meet up. But amid frustrations and the heat of division rivalry, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs couldn’t create offensive fireworks in the 20-14 loss on Christmas Day. Las Vegas didn’t have a stellar offensive outing either, recording the only points of the first quarter with a 24-yard …

Getty Images Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Jack Jones got the best Christmas gift of all during Monday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs: an interception off quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Jones intercepted the ball at the Kansas City 25-yard line and ran it back for a touchdown.  After the pick-six, Jones appeared to offer the intercepted football to a young fan …

Eagles inactives: Eagles without top 2 linebackers vs. Giants originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles will be without their top two linebackers as they host the Giants on Christmas Day. Zach Cunningham will miss his second straight game after being ruled out with a knee injury on Saturday. And Nicholas Morrow (abdomen) will also miss this game after …

Getty Images Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was visibly upset during their Christmas Day game against the Las Vegas Raiders. After the Chiefs offense was stuffed yet again near the end of the first half, Kelce spiked his helmet down on the sideline in clear frustration. Here is a look at what went down: Afterwards, head coach Andy …

The Indianapolis Colts had won five of their last six games before they fell 29-10 to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. After throwing three touchdowns and putting up 30 points last week, quarterback Gardner Minshew had no touchdowns and the offense only made it into the end zone once. Head coach Shane Steichen said their performance was not in line …

The Chiefs looked like they might’ve gotten their groove back on offense. But the Raiders made sure that wasn’t the case. After going down 7-3, Las Vegas scored a pair of defensive touchdowns in two plays to take a 17-7 lead over Kansas City with 4:48 left in the second quarter. Starting with the ball at their own 13, the …

Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark showed up to watch the Kansas City Chiefs in their Christmas Day matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders. So far, the superstars are watching a rough start. Swift is back at Arrowhead Stadium to support Travis Kelce. It’s her fourth consecutive appearance at a Chiefs game. The team is 5-2 when she’s present, notching wins …

Purdy, 49ers’ offense face major test in matchup vs. Ravens’ defense originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The personnel the 49ers’ offense will face Monday night is a challenge in itself. But quarterback Brock Purdy and the rest of the 49ers’ offense will be tested in other ways against the Baltimore Ravens, too. “They’ll mix up …

The Week 16 NFL schedule concludes with a Christmas Day tripleheader on Monday, including a showdown between the top two teams in the NFL. San Francisco sits atop the NFC with an 11-3 record, while Baltimore is in first place in the AFC with the same record. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is one of the league’s premier players, but he …

Just three weeks remain in the 2023 regular season and the Week 16 was packed with high-profile matchups that’ll certainly shake up the playoff picture — with three more remaining on Christmas Day. Division titles and playoff spots were up for grabs over the course of the holiday weekend — the Lions and Dolphins punched their tickets on Sunday — …

When winning a coin toss to start an NFL game, there are two primary choices: (1) “we want the ball and we’re gonna score”; and (2) we’ll defer the option to the second half. On Sunday, Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander almost made a mistake that would have given the Panthers the ball to begin both the first quarter and the …

It will be a merry Christmas indeed for NFL fans with three games slated for Christmas Day. Chiefs vs. Raiders (1 p.m. ET) is followed by Eagles vs. Giants (4:30 p.m. ET), with the day concluding with Ravens vs. 49ers at 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday Night Football. NFL DFS lineups figure to be loaded with playmakers like Christian McCaffrey, …