December 27, 2024

NFL Week 5 grades: Raiders get a ‘B’ for wild Monday win over Packers, 49ers earn ‘A+’ for destroying Cowboys

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Welcome to the Week 5 grades!

For the second straight week, the winner of the ugliest loss award goes to the New England Patriots. It’s hard to put into perspective how ugly this loss was for New England, but we’re going to try and do it anyway. The Patriots’ 34-0 setback to the Saints was:

  • Largest home shutout loss in Patriots history
  • The first back-to-back 30-point losses for Patriots since 1970
  • Second-largest loss of Bill Belichick’s career (largest was last week against the Cowboys)
  • Largest shutout loss AND largest home loss of Belichick’s career
  • Also, the Patriots have now been outscored 72-3 in their last two games. In news that probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone, the Patriots are getting an ‘F’ this week. However, the Patriots weren’t the only team to get an ‘F.’ The Cowboys also got one after getting destroyed on “Sunday Night Football.”

    With that in mind, let’s get to the grades starting with Monday’s game between the Packers and Raiders. 

    Las Vegas 17-13 over Green Bay (Monday)

    Packers-Raiders grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

    Jacksonville 25-20 over Buffalo in London

    Jaguars-Bills grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

    Atlanta 21-19 over Houston

    Texans-Falcons grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

    Detroit 42-24 over Carolina

    Panthers-Lions grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

    Indianapolis 23-16 over Tennessee 

    Titans-Colts grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

    Miami 31-16 over N.Y. Giants

    Giants-Dolphins grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

    New Orleans 34-0 over New England

    Saints-Patriots grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

    Pittsburgh 17-10 over Baltimore

    Ravens-Steelers grades by Bryan DeArdo (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

    Cincinnati 34-20 over Arizona

    Bengals-Cardinals grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

    N.Y. Jets 31-21 over Denver

    Jets-Broncos grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

    Philadelphia 23-14 over L.A. Rams

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

    Kansas City 27-20 over Minnesota

    Chiefs-Vikings grades by Cody Benjamin (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

    San Francisco 42-10 over Dallas

    Cowboys-49ers grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

    Chicago 40-20 over Washington (Thursday)

    Bears-Commanders grades by John Breech (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)

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