Best games of Sep 29–Oct 5

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
    RamsatEagles
    NFL· Sun, Oct 4· FoxDown to the wireBig comeback
    A
    79/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings23/25
    Comeback19/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 92 × pre-game weight 0.85 (pre-game Watchability 71) = 79

  2. #2
    CowboysatTexans
    NFL· Sun, Oct 4· FoxDown to the wire
    B+
    71/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings25/25
    Comeback12/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth8/10

    Drama 89 × pre-game weight 0.79 (pre-game Watchability 58) = 71

  3. #3
    PatriotsatBills
    NFL· Sun, Oct 4· CBSDown to the wireBack and forth
    B+
    71/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings21/25
    Comeback14/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 90 × pre-game weight 0.78 (pre-game Watchability 57) = 71

  4. #4
    JaguarsatBengals
    NFL· Sun, Oct 4· CBSDown to the wire
    B
    59/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings16/25
    Comeback0/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 63 × pre-game weight 0.94 (pre-game Watchability 87) = 59

  5. #5
    ChiefsatRaiders
    NFL· Sun, Oct 4· CBSDown to the wireBack and forth
    C+
    55/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings15/25
    Comeback3/20
    Decided late13/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 71 × pre-game weight 0.77 (pre-game Watchability 54) = 55

  6. #6
    SteelersatBrowns
    NFL· Thu, Oct 1· Prime VideoDown to the wire
    C+
    48/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings20/25
    Comeback10/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth8/10

    Drama 82 × pre-game weight 0.59 (pre-game Watchability 18) = 48

  7. #7
    LionsatPanthers
    NFL· Sun, Oct 4· NBC
    C
    44/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension21/30
    Swings14/25
    Comeback8/20
    Decided late13/15
    Back-and-forth8/10

    Drama 62 × pre-game weight 0.71 (pre-game Watchability 42) = 44

  8. #8
    CardinalsatGiants
    NFL· Sun, Oct 4· CBSDown to the wire
    C
    44/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings23/25
    Comeback11/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth8/10

    Drama 86 × pre-game weight 0.51 (pre-game Watchability 2) = 44

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.