Worth the replay?

1. #1

   ColoradoatGeorgia Tech

   CFB· ESPNDown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   65/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 93 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 65

2. #2

   UAlbanyatBuffalo

   CFB· ESPN+Down to the wire

   B

   58/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 83 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 58

3. #3

   UMassatRutgers

   CFB· BTNBig comeback

   D

   24/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 34 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 24

4. #4

   UABatIllinois

   CFB· BTNOne-sided

   D

   9/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 13 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 9

5. #5

   IdahoatUtah

   CFB· ESPNUOne-sided

   D

   7/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings6/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 8 × pre-game weight 0.82 (pre-game Watchability 65, estimated) = 7

6. #6

   MerrimackatDelaware

   CFB· ESPN+One-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 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 5

7. #7

   AR-Pine BluffatMissouri

   CFB· SEC NetworkOne-sided

   D

   0/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings0/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 0 × pre-game weight 0.82 (pre-game Watchability 65, estimated) = 0

8. #8

   BethuneatUCF

   CFB· ESPN+One-sided

   D

   0/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings0/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 0 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 0

9. #9

   AkronatWake Forest

   CFB· ACC NetworkOne-sided

   D

   0/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings0/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 0 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 0

10. #10

    West GeorgiaatKennesaw St

    CFB· ESPN+One-sided

    D

    0/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings0/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 0 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 0

11. #11

    E IllinoisatMinnesota

    CFB· PeacockOne-sided

    D

    0/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings0/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 0 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 0

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.