Worth the replay?

1. #1

   BuccaneersatSeahawks

   NFL· CBSDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   71/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings24/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 94 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 71

2. #2

   DolphinsatPanthers

   NFL· FoxDown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   68/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

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

3. #3

   VikingsatBrowns

   NFL· NFL Net/NFL+Down to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   65/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 87 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 65

4. #4

   BroncosatEagles

   NFL· CBSDown to the wireBig comeback

   B

   64/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late14/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

5. #5

   TitansatCardinals

   NFL· CBSDown to the wireBig comeback

   B

   62/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback19/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 82 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 62

6. #6

   PatriotsatBills

   NFL· NBCDown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   60/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

7. #7

   CommandersatChargers

   NFL· Fox

   C+

   47/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension25/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback14/20

   Decided late5/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 63 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 47

8. #8

   GiantsatSaints

   NFL· CBS

   D

   26/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension6/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 34 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 26

9. #9

   CowboysatJets

   NFL· FoxOne-sided

   D

   13/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

10. #10

    RaidersatColts

    NFL· FoxOne-sided

    D

    10/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings9/25

    Comeback1/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

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

11. #11

    TexansatRavens

    NFL· CBSOne-sided

    D

    6/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings7/25

    Comeback1/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 8 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 6

12. #12

    LionsatBengals

    NFL· FoxOne-sided

    D

    4/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension2/30

    Swings3/25

    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.