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The NFL officially became a winter wonderland in Week 16.
The league had eight games that started in sub-freezing temperatures on Saturday, which was a record for a single day. Things were so cold in Nashville that the Texans-Titans game was delayed an hour due to 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 faced a temperature (12 degrees) that was the coldest in franchise history for any regular season game.
One game where the weather wasn’t an issue was in Minnesota, where the Vikings beat the Giants 27-24 on Greg Joseph’s game-winning 61-yard field goal. The kick was the fifth-longest field goal in NFL history. The Vikings are now 11-0 in one-score games this season, which is the most one-score wins in a single season in NFL history.
So what kind of mark do you take to win on a 61-yard field goal? Let’s go to the grades of Week 16 and find out.
If you’re looking for a deeper dive into the Jaguars’ big win over the Jets on Thursday, you can check it out here.
Minnesota 27-24 over NY Giants
Jared Dubin’s Giants-Vikings Grades (Love grades? Hate grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Buffalo 35-13 over Chicago
John Breech’s Bills-Bears grades (Love grades? Hate grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
New Orleans 17-10 over Cleveland
John Breech’s Saints-Browns grades (Love grades? Hate grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Carolina 37-23 over Detroit
John Breech’s Lions-Panthers grades (Love grades? Hate grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Baltimore 17-9 over Atlanta
John Breech’s Falcons-Ravens grades (Love grades? Hate grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Kansas City 24-10 over Seattle
John Breech’s Seahawks-Chiefs grades (Love grades? Hate grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Cincinnati 22-18 over New England
Tyler Sullivan’s Bengals-Patriots Grades (Love grades? Hate grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Houston 19-14 over Tennessee
John Breech’s Texans-Titans Grades (Love grades? Hate grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Dallas 40-34 over Philadelphia
Jeff Kerr’s Eagles-Cowboys Grades (Love grades? Hate grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
San Francisco 37-20 over Washington
Jordan Dajani’s Commanders-49ers Grades (Love grades? Hate grades? Let him know on Twitter.)