NFL Week 17 Ratings: Packers get ‘A+’ for blowout win, Tom Brady’s Buccaneers get ‘A’ for passing Panthers

With multiple playoff berths up for grabs on Sunday, it turned into a week where contenders were separated from contenders.

One team that definitely qualifies as a contender is the Washington Commanders, who saw their playoff chances crumble after losing to the Browns. Although the Commanders will not make the playoffs, the other three NFC East teams will. We’ve already seen the Eagles and Cowboys clinch berths earlier this season and on Sunday the Giants joined them with a win over the Colts.

Of course, you can’t have an NFL postseason without Tom Brady and he’ll be heading to the playoffs for the 14th straight season after his Buccaneers clinched the NFC South title with a victory over the Carolina Panthers. The Bucs beat the Panthers 30-24 after coming out of a 14-0 hole.

So what kind of mark do you get for making a 14-point comeback with the division title on the line? Let’s jump into the Week 17 Notes and find out. If you’re looking for a deeper dive into the Cowboys’ 27-13 win over the Titans that was played on Thursday, you can check that out here.

Tampa Bay 30-24 against Carolina

Panthers-Buccaneers Notes by Jordan Dajani (Love Notes? Hate Notes? Let it know on Twitter.)

New York Giants 38-10 against Indianapolis

Colts-Giants Ratings by John Breech (Like ratings? Hate ratings? Let it know on Twitter.)

Cleveland 24-10 against Washington

Browns-Commanders Notes by John Breech (Love notes? Hate notes? Let it know on Twitter.)

Detroit 41-10 against Chicago

Notes Bears-Lions by John Breech (Love notes? Hate notes? Let it know on Twitter.)

Jacksonville 31-3 vs. Houston

Jaguars-Texans Notes by John Breech (Love Notes? Hate Notes? Let it know on Twitter.)

Atlanta 20-19 against Arizona

Cardinal-Falcon Ranks by John Breech (Love notes? Hate notes? Let it know on Twitter.)

Kansas City 27-24 vs. Denver

Broncos-Chiefs Ratings by John Breech (Like ratings? Hate ratings? Let it know on Twitter.)

New Orleans 20-10 against Philadelphia

Saints Eagles Notes by Jeff Kerr (Love Notes? Hate Notes? Let it know on Twitter.)

New England 23-21 v Miami

Dolphins-Patriots Notes by Garrett Podell (Love notes? Hate notes? Let it know on Twitter.)

San Francisco 37-34 in overtime against Las Vegas

49ers-Raiders Ratings by John Breech (Like ratings? Hate ratings? Let it know on Twitter.)

LA Chargers 31-10 vs. LA Rams

Notes Rams-Chargers by John Breech (Love notes? Hate notes? Let it know on Twitter.)

Green Bay 41-17 against Minnesota

Vikings-Packers Notes by Cody Benjamin (Love Notes? Hate Notes? Let it know on Twitter.)

Seattle 23-6 against the New York Jets

Jets-Seahawks Ratings by Jared Dubin (Like ratings? Hate ratings? Let it know on Twitter.)

Pittsburgh 16-13 vs. Baltimore

Steelers-Ravens Ratings by John Breech (Like ratings? Hate ratings? Let it know on Twitter.)