The NFL officially turned into a winter wonderland in Week 16.
The league had eight games that started in below-freezing temperatures on Saturday, a record for a single day. It was so cold in Nashville that the game between the Texans and the Titans was actually delayed by an hour because Tennessee ordered power outages due to the extreme cold.
The Panthers played their coldest home game in franchise history (20 degrees at kick-off), 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), which was the coldest in franchise history for a regular season game.
One game where the weather didn’t matter was in Minnesota, where the Vikings defeated the Giants 27-24 after Greg Joseph scored the winning field goal from 61 yards. 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 wins in a single season in NFL history.
So what grade do you get if you win with a 61-yard field goal? Let’s get to the week 16 grades and find out.
And don’t forget, there will be three more matches on Christmas Day and we’ll be giving out marks for those too.
If you’re looking for a deeper look into the Jaguars’ big win over the Jets played on Thursday, you can read it here.
LA Rams 51-14 over Broncos
Broncos Rams Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the sheet music? Hate the sheet music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Green Bay 26-20 over Miami
Packers Dolphins Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Minnesota 27-24 over NY Giants
Giants Vikings Sheet Music by Jared Dubin (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Buffalo 35-13 over Chicago
Bills Bears Sheet Music by John Breech (Love Sheet Music? Hate Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
New Orleans 17-10 over Cleveland
Saints Browns Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Carolina 37-23 over Detroit
Lions Panthers Sheet Music by John Breech (Love Sheet Music? Hate Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Baltimore 17-9 over Atlanta
Falcons Ravens Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Kansas City 24-10 over Seattle
Seahawks Chiefs Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Cincinnati 22-18 over New England
Bengals Patriots Sheet Music by Tyler Sullivan (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Houston 19-14 over Tennessee
Texans Titans Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Dallas 40-34 over Philadelphia
Eagles Cowboys Sheet Music by Jeff Kerr (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
San Francisco 37-20 via Washington
Commanders 49ers Sheet Music by Jordan Dajani (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Pittsburgh 13-10 over Las Vegas
Raiders Steelers Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the sheet music? Hate the sheet music? Let him know on Twitter.)