Worth the replay?

1. #1

   RamsatEagles

   NFL· FoxDown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   70/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

2. #2

   Cardinalsat49ers

   NFL· FoxDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   68/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback14/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 91 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 68

3. #3

   BroncosatChargers

   NFL· CBSDown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   66/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 89 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 66

4. #4

   PackersatBrowns

   NFL· FoxDown to the wireBig comeback

   B

   63/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

5. #5

   JetsatBuccaneers

   NFL· FoxDown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   60/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 80 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 60

6. #6

   TexansatJaguars

   NFL· CBSDown to the wire

   B

   57/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

7. #7

   SteelersatPatriots

   NFL· CBSDown to the wire

   C+

   53/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late14/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 71 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 53

8. #8

   ChiefsatGiants

   NFL· NBC

   D

   20/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension8/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 26 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 20

9. #9

   CowboysatBears

   NFL· FoxOne-sided

   D

   17/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension2/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

10. #10

    FalconsatPanthers

    NFL· FoxOne-sided

    D

    11/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings8/25

    Comeback6/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 14 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 11

11. #11

    RaidersatCommanders

    NFL· FoxOne-sided

    D

    10/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings10/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

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

12. #12

    ColtsatTitans

    NFL· CBSOne-sided

    D

    5/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension2/30

    Swings5/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

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

13. #13

    BengalsatVikings

    NFL· CBSOne-sided

    D

    4/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings6/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 6 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 4

14. #14

    SaintsatSeahawks

    NFL· CBSOne-sided

    D

    4/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings5/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 5 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 4

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.