December 24, 2022 News and Notes

• The monstrous storms over the nation have already impacted one Saturday NFL game.  Rolling blackouts in Tennessee have gotten the NFL to move the kickoff of Tennessee's game with Houston back one hour.
• Only two games in the afternoon block today, but they are whoppers:  Washington at San Francisco, and Philly-Dallas.
• And the Franco Harris Tribute Game tonight:  Raiders-Steelers.  Yes, I do expect "the appropriate result", which would eliminate the Raiders.
• Cliffhanger win for the Steelers, as completely expected.
• The North Carolina quarterback who led his team to a 9-4 record, Drake Maye, is now the center of attention in a rumor (denied by Maye and his coach) that at least two schools have offered Maye FIVE MILLION DOLLARS EACH in NIL money to transfer.
• There has, apparently, now also been a complication with the Mets physical on Correa, but they're "working through" it.
• It would stand to reason, when you think of it -- and, at 4-10 for both teams, something needs to draw to this game.  Tomorrow's second Christmas game, Rams/Broncos, will be another of those Nickelodeon games.