NFL Week 17 grades: Lions earn ‘B+’ for wild Monday win over 49ers; Saquon Barkley leads Eagles to an ‘A+’

Welcome to the Week 17 grades!

There’s always a lot of drama in the NFL over the final two weeks of the season, and that was definitely the case in Week 17. The biggest surprise came in New York, where the Giants pulled off a stunner with a 45-33 win over the Indianapolis Colts. 

It was the shocker of the day for multiple reasons: For one, the Colts needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive, but they’re now eliminated after losing. On the Giants’ end, the victory was a shocker because it likely cost them any shot at the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Going into Week 17, the Giants were in control of the top pick and all they had to do was lose out, but they couldn’t even do that. 

With that in mind, here are our Week 17 grades for every game, starting with Detroit’s wild Monday night win over the 49ers. And then we’ll get to that Colts-Giants game. 

Detroit 40-28 San Francisco 

N.Y. Giants 45-33 over Indianapolis

Philadelphia 41-7 over Dallas

Buffalo 40-14 over N.Y. Jets

Las Vegas 25-10 over New Orleans

Tampa Bay 48-14 over Carolina

Jacksonville 20-13 over Tennessee

Miami 20-3 over Cleveland

Minnesota 27-25 over Green Bay

Washington 30-24 in OT over Atlanta

L.A. Rams 13-9 over Arizona (Saturday)

Cincinnati 30-24 in OT over Denver (Saturday)

L.A. Chargers 40-7 over New England (Saturday)

Seattle 6-3 over Chicago (Thursday)

Kansas City 29-10 over Pittsburgh (Wednesday)

Baltimore 31-2 over Houston (Wednesday)