NFL Week 16 grades: Bengals earn ‘B+’ with win over Patriots; The Cowboys get a “B+” for rallying past the Eagles

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 actually delayed an hour due to major blackouts in Tennessee that were ordered due to the extreme cold.

The Panthers played the coldest home game in franchise history (20 degrees in the serve), they beat the lion 37-23. The Ravens also had the coldest home game in franchise history (17 degrees), beat the Falcons 17-9. 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 game-winning goal NFL the history The Vikings are 11-0 in single games this season, which is the most wins in a single season in NFL history.

So what kind of grade do you get for hitting a 61-yard field goal? Let’s jump into the Week 16 ratings and find out.

If you want to dig deeper into the Jaguars’ big win against the Jets on Thursday, you can check that here.

Minnesota 27-24 over the NY Giants

Jared Dubin’s Giants-Vikings Grades (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Buffalo 35-13 over Chicago

John Breech’s Bills-Bears Grades (Love the grades? Hate the 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 the grades? Hate the 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 the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Cincinnati 22-18 over New England

Tyler Sullivan’s Bengals-Patriots Grades (Love the grades? Hate the 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

Eagles-Cowboys grades by Jeff Kerr (Love grades? Hate grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

San Francisco 37-20 over Washington

Commanders-49ers Grades by Jordan Dajani (Love Grades? Hate Grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

Pittsburgh 13-10 over Las Vegas

John Breech’s Raiders-Steelers Grades (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)