Worth the replay?

1. #1

   Bearsat49ers

   NFL· NBC/PeacockDown to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   69/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback12/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 92 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 69

2. #2

   EaglesatBills

   NFL· FoxDown to the wireBig comeback

   B

   64/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 85 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 64

3. #3

   SaintsatTitans

   NFL· CBSDown to the wire

   B

   57/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late12/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

4. #4

   JaguarsatColts

   NFL· FoxDown to the wire

   C+

   54/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late12/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 71 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 54

5. #5

   SteelersatBrowns

   NFL· CBSDown to the wire

   C+

   51/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

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

6. #6

   BuccaneersatDolphins

   NFL· Fox

   D

   33/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension18/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

7. #7

   SeahawksatPanthers

   NFL· CBSOne-sided

   D

   12/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension6/30

   Swings7/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 15 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 12

8. #8

   GiantsatRaiders

   NFL· CBSOne-sided

   D

   10/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

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

9. #9

   CardinalsatBengals

   NFL· FoxOne-sided

   D

   9/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings9/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 11 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 9

10. #10

    PatriotsatJets

    NFL· FoxOne-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.