Worth the replay?

1. #1

   FalconsatJets

   NFL· FoxDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   67/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 89 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 67

2. #2

   RamsatPanthers

   NFL· FoxDown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   65/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late14/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 86 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 65

3. #3

   BroncosatCommanders

   NFL· NBC/PeacockOvertimeDown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   61/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 82 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 61

4. #4

   TexansatColts

   NFL· CBSDown to the wire

   B

   57/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

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

5. #5

   SaintsatDolphins

   NFL· FoxDown to the wire

   C

   44/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 58 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 44

6. #6

   CardinalsatBuccaneers

   NFL· Fox

   C

   37/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension25/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late14/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 49 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 37

7. #7

   BillsatSteelers

   NFL· CBSOne-sided

   D

   16/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 21 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 16

8. #8

   49ersatBrowns

   NFL· CBSBack and forthOne-sided

   D

   14/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings7/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

9. #9

   RaidersatChargers

   NFL· CBSOne-sided

   D

   13/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension4/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

10. #10

    JaguarsatTitans

    NFL· CBSOne-sided

    D

    8/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings8/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

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

11. #11

    VikingsatSeahawks

    NFL· FoxOne-sided

    D

    5/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings7/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 7 × 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.