NFL Week 16 grades: Steelers get B+ for wild win, Bills get C for sloppy victory

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Welcome to the Week 16 grades!

This is the time of year when Santa is known for delivering, but he’s not the only one — the NFL has also been delivering some wild games in Week 16. Heading into Monday, there have been 15 games played and NINE of them have been decided by six points or less. 

The Seahawks pulled off a wild overtime win on Thursday and that was followed by an equally crazy overtime win by the Bears on Saturday. And then on Sunday, we saw several games go down to the wire, including Carolina’s huge 23-20 victory over the Buccaneers in an NFC South showdown. The Steelers also pulled off a huge upset on the road with a 29-24 win over the Lions. In the Sunday night game, the Patriots overcame an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to top the Ravens, 28-24. 

We’ve got grades for those five games and every other contest in Week 16, so let’s get to them, starting with New England’s impressive win. 

New England 28-24 over BaltimoreCarolina 23-20 over Tampa BayPittsburgh 29-24 over DetroitJacksonville 34-20 over DenverHouston 23-21 over Las VegasAtlanta 26-19 over ArizonaL.A. Chargers 34-17 over DallasBuffalo 23-20 over ClevelandTennessee 26-9 over Kansas CityCincinnati 45-21 over MiamiMinnesota 16-13 over N.Y. GiantsNew Orleans 29-6 over N.Y. JetsChicago 22-16 over Packers in OT (Saturday)Philadelphia 29-18 over Washington (Saturday)Seattle 38-37 over L.A. Rams in OT (Thursday)