Worth the replay?

1. #1

   BengalsatBills

   NFL· FoxBig comeback

   B

   63/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late10/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 84 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 63

2. #2

   SaintsatBuccaneers

   NFL· CBSDown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   60/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback12/20

   Decided late12/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

3. #3

   SteelersatRavens

   NFL· CBSDown to the wire

   B

   57/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback10/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

4. #4

   TitansatBrowns

   NFL· Fox

   C+

   51/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension20/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

5. #5

   TexansatChiefs

   NFL· NBC/Peacock

   C+

   49/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late7/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 66 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 49

6. #6

   BearsatPackers

   NFL· FoxDown to the wire

   C

   45/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 60 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 45

7. #7

   ColtsatJaguars

   NFL· CBSOne-sided

   D

   13/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

8. #8

   SeahawksatFalcons

   NFL· FoxOne-sided

   D

   11/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings9/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 15 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 11

9. #9

   RamsatCardinals

   NFL· FoxOne-sided

   D

   11/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 15 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 11

10. #10

    CommandersatVikings

    NFL· FoxOne-sided

    D

    8/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings7/25

    Comeback3/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

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

11. #11

    BroncosatRaiders

    NFL· CBSOne-sided

    D

    7/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings6/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 10 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 7

12. #12

    DolphinsatJets

    NFL· CBSOne-sided

    D

    5/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings6/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 6 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 5

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.