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The NFL officially turned into a winter wonderland in Week 16. The league had eight games that kicked off with a temperature below freezing on Saturday, which was a record for a single day. Things were so cold in Nashville that the Texans-Titans game actually got delayed an hour due to rolling blackouts in Tennessee that were ordered due to the extreme cold. The Panthers played their coldest home game in franchise history (20 degrees at kickoff), which was a 37-23 win over the Lions. The Ravens also had their coldest home game in franchise history (17 degrees), a 17-9 win over the Falcons. Not to be outdone, the Seahawks dealt with a temperature (12 degrees) that was the coldest in franchise history for any regular-season game. One game where weather wasn’t an issue was in Minnesota, where the Vikings beat the Giants 27-24 on Greg Joseph’s game-winning field goal from 61 yards out. The kick was the fifth-longest game-winning field goal in NFL history. The Vikings are now 11-0 in one-score games this season, which is the most one-score victories in a single season in NFL history.So what kind of grade do you get for winning on a 61-yard field goal? Let’s get to the Week 16 grades and find out.
If you’re looking for a deeper dive on the Jaguars’ big win over the Jets that was played Thursday, you can check that out here. Minnesota 27-24 over N.Y. GiantsGiants-Vikings grades by Jared Dubin (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)Buffalo 35-13 over ChicagoBills-Bears grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
New Orleans 17-10 over ClevelandSaints-Browns grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)Carolina 37-23 over DetroitLions-Panthers grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)Baltimore 17-9 over AtlantaFalcons-Ravens grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Kansas City 24-10 over SeattleSeahawks-Chiefs grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)Cincinnati 22-18 over New EnglandBengals-Patriots grades by Tyler Sullivan (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)Houston 19-14 over TennesseeTexans-Titans grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)