Best games of Sep 22–28

The most dramatic games of the week, ranked the same way as Worth the replay?: late drama, comebacks, lead swaps and overtime, weighted by how big a game it was. No scores, no winners.

  1. #1
    RamsatBroncos
    NFL· Sun, Sep 27· NBCDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth
    A+
    92/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings25/25
    Comeback18/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 98 × pre-game weight 0.94 (pre-game Watchability 88) = 92

  2. #2
    RavensatCowboys
    NFL· Sun, Sep 27· CBSDown to the wireBack and forth
    A+
    89/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings25/25
    Comeback11/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 91 × pre-game weight 0.97 (pre-game Watchability 95) = 89

  3. #3
    BengalsatSteelers
    NFL· Sun, Sep 27· CBSDown to the wireBack and forth
    B+
    68/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings18/25
    Comeback8/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 82 × pre-game weight 0.83 (pre-game Watchability 66) = 68

  4. #4
    SeahawksatCommanders
    NFL· Sun, Sep 27· FoxDown to the wire
    B+
    65/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings20/25
    Comeback11/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 81 × pre-game weight 0.80 (pre-game Watchability 61) = 65

  5. #5
    PanthersatBrowns
    NFL· Sun, Sep 27· FoxDown to the wireBack and forth
    B
    57/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings21/25
    Comeback13/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 89 × pre-game weight 0.64 (pre-game Watchability 27) = 57

  6. #6
    TexansatColts
    NFL· Sun, Sep 27· CBSDown to the wire
    B
    56/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings20/25
    Comeback6/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 75 × pre-game weight 0.74 (pre-game Watchability 48) = 56

  7. #7
    ChargersatBills
    NFL· Sun, Sep 27· Fox
    C+
    51/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension29/30
    Swings17/25
    Comeback5/20
    Decided late8/15
    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 63 × pre-game weight 0.79 (pre-game Watchability 59) = 51

  8. #8
    RaidersatSaints
    NFL· Sun, Sep 27· CBSDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth
    C+
    48/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings21/25
    Comeback16/20
    Decided late12/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 89 × pre-game weight 0.54 (pre-game Watchability 7) = 48

  9. #9
    TitansatGiants
    NFL· Sun, Sep 27· CBSDown to the wire
    C
    42/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings21/25
    Comeback7/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 73 × pre-game weight 0.57 (pre-game Watchability 15) = 42

  10. #10
    VikingsatBuccaneers
    NFL· Sun, Sep 27· FoxDown to the wire
    C
    41/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings13/25
    Comeback0/20
    Decided late13/15
    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 59 × pre-game weight 0.69 (pre-game Watchability 38) = 41

Updated nightly. Games from before our pre-game Watchability numbers start (early September) use an estimate from the AP rankings for college football and an average for the rest.