Best games of Nov 3–9

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
    BroncosatPanthers
    NFL· Sun, Nov 8· CBS
    B
    62/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings21/25
    Comeback8/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 78 × pre-game weight 0.80 (pre-game Watchability 60) = 62

  2. #2
    BrownsatSaints
    NFL· Sun, Nov 8· CBSOvertimeDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth
    B
    58/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings25/25
    Comeback20/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10
    Overtime+8

    Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.58 (pre-game Watchability 17) = 58

  3. #3
    BuccaneersatBears
    NFL· Sun, Nov 8· NBCDown to the wire
    B
    58/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings15/25
    Comeback0/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 62 × pre-game weight 0.93 (pre-game Watchability 86) = 58

  4. #4
    CowboysatColts
    NFL· Sun, Nov 8· FoxDown to the wireBack and forth
    C+
    52/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings22/25
    Comeback13/20
    Decided late15/15
    Back-and-forth10/10

    Drama 90 × pre-game weight 0.58 (pre-game Watchability 16) = 52

  5. #5
    Raidersat49ers
    NFL· Sun, Nov 8· Fox
    C
    38/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension30/30
    Swings11/25
    Comeback0/20
    Decided late12/15
    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 55 × pre-game weight 0.69 (pre-game Watchability 38) = 38

  6. #6
    RamsatCommanders
    NFL· Sun, Nov 8· Fox
    C
    36/100
    ▸ Why this grade
    Late tension16/30
    Swings13/25
    Comeback5/20
    Decided late0/15
    Back-and-forth8/10

    Drama 41 × pre-game weight 0.88 (pre-game Watchability 76) = 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.