Worth the replay?

1. #1

   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

2. #2

   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

3. #3

   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

4. #4

   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

5. #5

   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

6. #6

   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

7. #7

   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

8. #8

   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

9. #9

   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

10. #10

    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

11. #11

    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

12. #12

    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.