Worth the replay?

1. #1

   ChiefsatCardinals

   NFL

   B

   58/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late13/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 77 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 58

2. #2

   GiantsatBills

   NFL· NFL NetDown to the wireBack and forth

   C+

   55/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late14/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 73 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 55

3. #3

   SteelersatJaguars

   NFL

   C+

   54/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 72 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 54

4. #4

   TexansatVikings

   NFL· NFL Net

   D

   27/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension9/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late3/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 36 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 27

5. #5

   TitansatBuccaneers

   NFL

   D

   24/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension16/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 32 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 24

6. #6

   Broncosat49ers

   NFL

   D

   23/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension3/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback12/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 31 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 23

7. #7

   CowboysatRams

   NFLOne-sided

   D

   15/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension9/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 20 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 15

8. #8

   JetsatPackers

   NFL· NFL NetOne-sided

   D

   9/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 12 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 9

Ranked from each game's win probability as it was played (ESPN's for football and basketball; ours, from the goals, for hockey): how in doubt it was near the end, how far the winner came back from, how late it was decided, how big its momentum swings were and how often a team erased a deficit, with a bonus for overtime. That drama is then weighted by how good a matchup it was going in (its pre-game Watchability score), so a thriller between top teams ranks above an equally wild game between minor ones.