Worth the replay?

1. #1

   ChargersatRams

   NFLDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   70/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 93 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 70

2. #2

   49ersatRaiders

   NFL· NFL NetDown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   64/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 85 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 64

3. #3

   PackersatColts

   NFLDown to the wireBig comeback

   B

   63/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 84 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 63

4. #4

   DolphinsatLions

   NFL

   B

   59/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback10/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 78 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 59

5. #5

   BuccaneersatSteelers

   NFLDown to the wire

   B

   56/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 75 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 56

6. #6

   BrownsatEagles

   NFL· NFL NetBack and forth

   D

   33/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension11/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 43 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 33

7. #7

   PatriotsatVikings

   NFL

   D

   22/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension16/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 30 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 22

8. #8

   RavensatCowboys

   NFLOne-sided

   D

   17/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension3/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 23 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 17

9. #9

   JetsatGiants

   NFL· NFL NetOne-sided

   D

   15/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension7/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 21 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 15

10. #10

    CardinalsatBroncos

    NFL· NFL NetOne-sided

    D

    13/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings13/25

    Comeback2/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 17 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 13

11. #11

    PanthersatTexans

    NFLOne-sided

    D

    7/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension2/30

    Swings7/25

    Comeback1/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 10 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 7

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.