Welcome to the Week 17 grades!
On the final day of 2023, the NFL gave us some fireworks with 14 games on the Sunday schedule, and most of those fireworks came from the Baltimore Ravens, who absolutely destroyed the Dolphins, 56-19, in the biggest game of the day.
With the win, the Ravens have now clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC. On the other hand, with the loss, the Dolphins are no longer a sure thing to win the AFC East. The 11-5 Dolphins will now be facing the 10-6 Bills in Week 18 with the winner taking the division crown.
In the NFC, the 49ers now have the No. 1 seed locked up after beating the Commanders, combined with losses by both the Lions (to the Cowboys) and Eagles (to the Cardinals).
Now that we have that out of the way, let’s get to the grades, starting with the Ravens’ huge win:
Baltimore 56-19 over Miami
Dolphins-Ravens grades by Garrett Podell (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Kansas City 25-17 over Cincinnati
Bengals-Chiefs grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Pittsburgh 30-23 over Seattle
Steelers-Seahawks grades by Bryan DeArdo (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Denver 16-9 over L.A. Chargers
Chargers-Broncos grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Buffalo 27-21 over New England
Patriots-Bills grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Chicago 37-17 over Atlanta
Falcons-Bears grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Indianapolis 23-20 over Las Vegas
Raiders-Colts grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
L.A. Rams 26-25 over N.Y. Giants
Rams-Giants grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
New Orleans 23-13 over Tampa Bay
Saints-Buccaneers grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
San Francisco 27-10 over Washington
49ers-Commanders grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Jacksonville 26-0 over Carolina
Panthers-Jaguars grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Houston 26-3 over Tennessee
Titans-Texans grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Arizona 35-31 over Philadelphia
Cardinals-Eagles grades by Jeff Kerr (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Dallas 20-19 over Detroit (Saturday)
Lions-Cowboys grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Cleveland 37-20 over N.Y. Jets (Thursday)
Jets-Browns grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
