Worth the replay?

1. #1

   Georgia TechatBYU

   CFB· ABCDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   A+

   90/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 95 × pre-game weight 0.95 (pre-game Watchability 90, estimated) = 90

2. #2

   LSUatHouston

   CFB· ESPNDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   68/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late8/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 82 × pre-game weight 0.82 (pre-game Watchability 65, estimated) = 68

3. #3

   VirginiaatMissouri

   CFB· ABCDown to the wire

   B+

   66/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 80 × pre-game weight 0.82 (pre-game Watchability 65, estimated) = 66

4. #4

   PittatEast Carolina

   CFB· ESPNBack and forth

   C

   45/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension22/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback10/20

   Decided late5/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 64 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 45

5. #5

   North TexasatSan Diego St

   CFB· ESPNBack and forth

   D

   28/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension9/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 34 × pre-game weight 0.82 (pre-game Watchability 65, estimated) = 28

6. #6

   Penn StateatClemson

   CFB· ABC

   D

   21/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension18/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 31 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 21

7. #7

   UConnatArmy

   CFB· ESPNOne-sided

   D

   17/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 25 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 17

8. #8

   Miami OHatFresno St

   CFB· CWOne-sided

   D

   17/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension5/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 24 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 17

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.