Worth the replay?

1. #1

   RaptorsatWizards

   NBA· NBA TVDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   74/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback19/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 99 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 74

2. #2

   ChargersatDolphins

   NFL· CBSDown to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   70/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

3. #3

   NetsatSuns

   NBA· NBA TVDown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   68/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback19/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

4. #4

   CardinalsatColts

   NFL· FoxDown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   62/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

5. #5

   CowboysatPanthers

   NFL· FoxDown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   60/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 81 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 60

6. #6

   NuggetsatClippers

   NBA· ESPNDown to the wire

   B

   60/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 81 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 60

7. #7

   BroncosatJets

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

   C+

   55/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

8. #8

   BucksatBulls

   NBADown to the wire

   C+

   51/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 68 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 51

9. #9

   PatriotsatSaints

   NFL· CBS

   C

   42/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension23/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late11/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 56 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 42

10. #10

    49ersatBuccaneers

    NFL· CBS

    C

    36/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension23/30

    Swings12/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late8/15

    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 48 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 36

11. #11

    SeahawksatJaguars

    NFL· Fox

    D

    30/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension16/30

    Swings14/25

    Comeback7/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 40 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 30

12. #12

    LionsatChiefs

    NFL· NBC

    D

    26/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension6/30

    Swings15/25

    Comeback6/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth8/10

    Drama 35 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 26

13. #13

    WarriorsatLakers

    NBA

    D

    25/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension15/30

    Swings14/25

    Comeback1/20

    Decided late2/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 34 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 25

14. #14

    HeatatMagic

    NBA

    D

    23/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension7/30

    Swings14/25

    Comeback5/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth5/10

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

15. #15

    CapitalsatRangers

    NHL· NHL Net

    D

    21/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension20/30

    Swings4/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late4/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 28 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 21

16. #16

    RamsatRavens

    NFL· Fox

    D

    20/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension7/30

    Swings13/25

    Comeback4/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 27 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 20

17. #17

    BengalsatPackers

    NFL· CBSOne-sided

    D

    16/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension14/30

    Swings8/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 22 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 16

18. #18

    BrownsatSteelers

    NFL· CBSOne-sided

    D

    6/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension3/30

    Swings5/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

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

19. #19

    CavaliersatCeltics

    NBA· ESPNOne-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

20. #20

    TitansatRaiders

    NFL· FoxOne-sided

    D

    5/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings5/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 6 × 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.