Welcome to the Week 12 grades!
It took 23 years as Patriots coach, but it appears that Bill Belichick has finally hit rock bottom in the NFL. The “Patriot Way” is now the “Wrong Way.” The Patriots suffered one of the most embarrassing losses of Week 12 in a 10-7 setback to the Giants.
If you’re wondering how bad things got, here’s a small taste:
- They became the first NFL team in 30 years to lose back-to-back games despite surrendering 10 or fewer points in each game.
- Belichick has now lost two straight games when his team allowed 10 or fewer points. Before this season, Belichick had only lost two such games in 28 seasons as a head coach.
- NFL teams are 49-2 this season when allowing 10 or fewer points, which breaks down like this: The Patriots are 1-2 while the rest of the league is 48-0.
Like we said, it’s been ugly.
Another thing that was ugly was the Vikings‘ offensive performance on Monday night. Josh Dobbs threw four interceptions in a dramatic 10-9 loss to the Bears.
With that in mind, let’s get to the grades for Week 12, starting with the Monday game in Minnesota (If you want to see the grades for the Thanksgiving games and Black Friday game, be sure to click here).
Chicago 12-10 over Minnesota (Monday)
Bears-Vikings grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
N.Y. Giants 10-7 over New England
Patriots-Giants grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Atlanta 24-15 over New Orleans
Saints-Falcons grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Tennessee 17-10 over Carolina
Panthers-Titans grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Indianapolis 27-20 over Tampa Bay
Buccaneers-Colts grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Pittsburgh 16-10 over Cincinnati
Steelers-Bengals grades by Bryan DeArdo (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Jacksonville 24-21 over Houston
Jaguars-Texans grades by Jordan Dajani (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Philadelphia 37-34 over Buffalo (OT)
Bills-Eagles grades by Jeff Kerr (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Denver 29-12 over Cleveland
Browns-Broncos grades by Tyler Sullivan (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
L.A. Rams 37-14 over Arizona
Rams-Cardinals grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Kansas City 31-17 over Las Vegas
Chiefs-Raiders grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Baltimore 20-10 over L.A. Chargers
Ravens-Chargers grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
