Best games of Oct 13–19

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
    SteelersatBuccaneers
    NFL· Sun, Oct 18· CBSOvertimeDown to the wireBig comeback
    A
    81/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings23/25
    Comeback16/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth5/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 97 × pre-game weight 0.83 (pre-game Watchability 67) = 81

  2. #2
    SeahawksatBroncos
    NFL· Thu, Oct 15· Prime VideoOvertimeDown to the wire
    A
    79/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings19/25
    Comeback5/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth5/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 82 × pre-game weight 0.97 (pre-game Watchability 93) = 79

  3. #3
    TexansatJaguars
    NFL· Sun, Oct 18· NFL NetDown to the wireBack and forth
    B+
    74/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings15/25
    Comeback7/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 77 × pre-game weight 0.95 (pre-game Watchability 90) = 74

  4. #4
    RavensatBrowns
    NFL· Sun, Oct 18· FoxDown to the wireBig comeback
    B
    61/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings19/25
    Comeback15/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 81 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50) = 61

  5. #5
    TitansatColts
    NFL· Sun, Oct 18· FoxDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth
    C+
    55/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings23/25
    Comeback18/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 96 × pre-game weight 0.57 (pre-game Watchability 14) = 55

  6. #6
    CardinalsatRams
    NFL· Sun, Oct 18· FoxDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth
    C+
    52/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings24/25
    Comeback17/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 95 × pre-game weight 0.54 (pre-game Watchability 8) = 52

  7. #7
    SaintsatGiants
    NFL· Sun, Oct 18· Fox
    C+
    49/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings20/25
    Comeback12/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 79 × pre-game weight 0.62 (pre-game Watchability 24) = 49

  8. #8
    BillsatRaiders
    NFL· Sun, Oct 18· CBSDown to the wireBack and forth
    C+
    49/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings13/25
    Comeback0/20
    Decided late9/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 62 × pre-game weight 0.78 (pre-game Watchability 57) = 49

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.