Worth the replay?

1. #1

   JetsatBengals

   NFL· CBSDown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   68/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback19/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 90 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 68

2. #2

   PackersatSteelers

   NFL· NBC

   D

   33/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension4/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late1/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 44 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 33

3. #3

   BearsatRavens

   NFL· CBS

   D

   31/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension12/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 41 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 31

4. #4

   BrownsatPatriots

   NFL· FoxOne-sided

   D

   14/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 19 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 14

5. #5

   CowboysatBroncos

   NFL· CBSOne-sided

   D

   12/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 16 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 12

6. #6

   DolphinsatFalcons

   NFL· CBSOne-sided

   D

   12/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings9/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 16 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 12

7. #7

   49ersatTexans

   NFL· FoxOne-sided

   D

   10/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension5/30

   Swings9/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

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

8. #8

   GiantsatEagles

   NFL· FoxOne-sided

   D

   10/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

9. #9

   BuccaneersatSaints

   NFL· FoxOne-sided

   D

   8/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 10 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 8

10. #10

    BillsatPanthers

    NFL· FoxOne-sided

    D

    5/100
    ▸ 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) = 5

11. #11

    TitansatColts

    NFL· CBSOne-sided

    D

    2/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings2/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 2 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 2

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.