Best games of Oct 6–12

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
    BillsatRams
    NFL· Mon, Oct 12· ESPN/ABCOvertimeDown to the wireBack and forth
    A+
    96/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings25/25
    Comeback13/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.96 (pre-game Watchability 92) = 96

  2. #2
    RavensatFalcons
    NFL· Sun, Oct 11· NBCOvertimeDown to the wireBig comeback
    A
    79/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings25/25
    Comeback19/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth8/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.79 (pre-game Watchability 58) = 79

  3. #3
    49ersatSeahawks
    NFL· Sun, Oct 11· FoxDown to the wireBack and forth
    A
    75/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings18/25
    Comeback9/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 81 × pre-game weight 0.93 (pre-game Watchability 85) = 75

  4. #4
    EaglesatJaguars
    NFL· Sun, Oct 11· NFL NetDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth
    B+
    74/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings25/25
    Comeback20/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.74 (pre-game Watchability 49) = 74

  5. #5
    GiantsatCommanders
    NFL· Sun, Oct 11· FoxOvertimeDown to the wireBig comeback
    B
    61/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings24/25
    Comeback15/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth3/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 95 × pre-game weight 0.64 (pre-game Watchability 28) = 61

  6. #6
    BroncosatChargers
    NFL· Sun, Oct 11· CBSDown to the wire
    B
    57/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings22/25
    Comeback14/20
    Decided late10/15
    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 82 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 41) = 57

  7. #7
    BuccaneersatCowboys
    NFL· Thu, Oct 8· Prime VideoBig comeback
    C+
    51/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension23/30
    Swings17/25
    Comeback17/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 76 × pre-game weight 0.67 (pre-game Watchability 34) = 51

  8. #8
    BrownsatJets
    NFL· Sun, Oct 11· CBSDown to the wire
    C
    42/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings19/25
    Comeback10/20
    Decided late13/15
    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 77 × pre-game weight 0.55 (pre-game Watchability 10) = 42

  9. #9
    ColtsatSteelers
    NFL· Sun, Oct 11· CBS
    C
    36/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings14/25
    Comeback3/20
    Decided late8/15
    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 57 × pre-game weight 0.62 (pre-game Watchability 24) = 36

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.