Worth the replay?

1. #1

   Chargersat49ers

   NFL· ESPN UnlmtdDown to the wire

   B

   57/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback12/20

   Decided late8/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 76 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 57

2. #2

   RamsatBrowns

   NFL· NFL NetDown to the wire

   C+

   54/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

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

3. #3

   BroncosatSaints

   NFLDown to the wire

   C+

   48/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late9/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 64 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 48

4. #4

   RaidersatCardinals

   NFL· NFL Net

   D

   33/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension16/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

5. #5

   JaguarsatDolphins

   NFL· NFL Net

   D

   24/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension18/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

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

6. #6

   BillsatBuccaneers

   NFL· ESPN Unlmtd

   D

   19/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension11/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 26 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 19

7. #7

   TexansatLions

   NFL· ESPN UnlmtdOne-sided

   D

   18/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 25 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 18

8. #8

   SeahawksatPackers

   NFL· NFL NetOne-sided

   D

   10/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension4/30

   Swings7/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 13 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 10

9. #9

   ColtsatBengals

   NFL· ESPN UnlmtdOne-sided

   D

   9/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 13 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 9

10. #10

    RavensatCommanders

    NFL· ESPN UnlmtdOne-sided

    D

    5/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings6/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 7 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 5

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.