With a strong slate of games in Week 13, things were expected to get crazy and that's exactly what happened. In Cincinnati, the AFC showdown between the and the went down to the wire before ending in a 27-24 lo s for Kansas City. The Bengals' win means that is now 3-0 in his career against . In New York, the and gave us the second tie of the season, marking the first time since 2018 that we've seen two ties happen in the same year. In a twist, this was the Giants' first tie since 1997 when they also tied Washington. For the Commanders, this was their first tie since Thomas Vanek Jersey 2016 when they tied the Bengals in London. In Houston, returned to the field for the first time in 700 days and recorded po sibly the most bizarre win of his career. Although the handily won 27-14, they didn't score a single offensive touchdown, giving them the most points in a game by a team without an offensive TD since 1999. So what kind of grade do you get when your team doesn't score an offensive touchdown? Let's get to the Week 13 grades and find out. If you're looking for a deeper dive on the ' win over the that was played Thursday, . B- The are probably going to be kicking themselves over this lo s for the rest of the season. After shutting down the offense for nearly the entire game, all the Saints defense had to do was protect a 16-3 lead over the final five minutes of the game, but they couldn't get the job done in what can only be described as an epic meltdown. The lo s overshadowed an impre sive performance by , who completed 71.4% of his pa ses for 225 yards. His numbers actually could have been better if his receivers hadn't dropped several pa ses. The Saints had a chance to turn the NFC South race upside down here, but instead, this lo s likely ends any hopes they have Matt Dumba Jersey of winning the division.B- Since signing with the Buccaneers in 2020, the Saints are the one team always seems to struggle against, but he might have finally exorcised those demons Monday. With the Buccaneers trailing, 16-3, late in the fourth quarter, Brady pulled off one of the most magical comebacks of his career with two touchdown pa ses in the final three minutes. Brady's magic bailed out some questionable coaching by Todd Bowles, and it also helped end the game with a giant exclamation point for a Buccaneers offense that did absolutely nothing before the final five minutes of the fourth quarter. The Buccaneers defense deserves a lot of credit for making this comeback po sible by holding the Saints to just 16 points and forcing two fourth-quarter punts. A lo s here would have thrown a wrench into the Bucs' division title chances, but with a win, Tampa Bay is definitely the undisputed front-runner going forward.B The Browns defense was phenomenal, forcing a season-high four turnovers, including fumble-return and interception-return touchdowns. Cleveland's special teams shined as well with scoring the first touchdown of the game on a 76-yard punt return score. Kicker also had a clean game, knocking through both of his field goals and all three of his extra points. The only thing keeping this grade from approaching an "A" is their offense. Deshaun Watson's timing was way off in his first start in 700 days as he had many underthrows and late pa ses. Running back only had 80 yards rushing against the NFL's worst run defense. Being able to beat a team without scoring an offensive touchdown is impre sive, but being unable to find the end zone on offense usually gets teams beat. Cleveland lucked out it was playing the worst team in the NFL this week D Their offense was abysmal, turning the ball over three times including two that went for scores. A fourth turnover came on special teams when punt returner fumbled. Their defense had a nice performance, intercepting Deshaun Watson in his season debut and limiting Nick Chubb's effectivene s. However, the were their own worst enemy on Sunday, which got them officially eliminated from playoff contention C Both teams tried to give this game away, but the other team wouldn't take Charlie Coyle Jersey it, which is why we ended up with a tie. Washington made two glaring errors to start the second half (a lost fumble that set up a Giants TD and a mi sed FG) and those errors put the Giants in control of the game. With New York leading 20-13 in the fourth quarter, the Commanders looked to be left for dead, but then engineered a game-tying TD drive in the final two minutes that included a fourth-and-4 conversion from his own 27. If the Commanders learned one thing from this game, it's that they should feel Alex Stalock Jersey comfortable sticking with Heinicke for the rest of the season. Both of these teams played exactly average football, which is why they're both getting a 'C.' C The Giants defense, which came up with five sacks and a turnover, played dominant football for the better part of three quarters before letting the Commanders drive 90 yards late in the fourth quarter to tie the game. Offensively, the Giants kept shooting themselves in the football with mistakes that ranged from a lost fumble from to a huge dropped pa s from late in the game. Both of these teams played exactly average football, which is why they're both getting a 'C.' B The didn't do anything flashy against the , they just beat them the old-fashioned way with a well-rounded performance in all three phases of the game. The Steelers ground attack was firing on all cylinders led by (17 carries for 87 yards), which opened things up for . Although Pickett struggled some, he did throw the game's only TD pa s to in the second quarter. The Steelers offense was so dominant in the first half that Pittsburgh didn't punt a single time. Kicker also came up with four clutch field goals from (46, 46, 48 and 38). The Steelers might not make the playoffs, but they did take one step closer to helping Mike Tomlin finish with a winning record for the 16th straight season.B- For the second straight week, the Falcons got inside their opponent's 10-yard line with a chance to score a go-ahead TD late in the fourth quarter and for the second straight week, they failed to do that. The Falcons offense is at its best when its able to run the ball, but they were held to just 28 yards during a first half where the Steelers jumped out to Jason Zucker Jersey a 16-6 lead. For a Falcons offense that has struggled to score points over the past few weeks, that was just too big of a hole to dig out of. B As the self-proclaimed owner of the , made sure to let everyone in Chicago know that he still owns the team. The QB wasn't great early in the game, but he did guide three fourth-quarter scoring drives to lead Green Bay to the win. One big reason the Packers won is because of , who is a legitimate budding star. The rookie receiver scored two touchdowns, including one that came on a 46-yard run in the fourth quarter that iced the game. Defensively, the Packers had some trouble with Fields, but they more than made up for that with two fourth-quar